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At exactly 12:17 pm on Saturday, the Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja declared that it was satisfied that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the April 2015 governorship election in the state, Dakuku Peterside, being the petitioners, have proven their case against the electoral victory of Nyesom Wike, the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the tribunal judgement that sent Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers packing as a script by the All Progressives Congress (APC) , but declared that it would reject the judgement in line with the law. The party declared that the verdict of the River State governorship election tribunal sitting […]

The Election Petition Tribunal handling the case against the electoral victory of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has nullified the election that brought him in as governor. The ruling came on Saturday with the tribunal ordering another election within 90 days. The All Progressives Congress and its candidate in the April 11, 2015 election, […]

Despite the several losses the Boko Haram sect has suffered in the hands of anti-insurgency troops, the group has once again unleashed terror in Yola, the capital of Adamawa State. On Friday, suicide bomber suspected to be a member of the sect attacked the Jummat Mosque in Jambutu, Jimeta, Yola, killing at least18 people and injuring […]

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has described the appointment of yet another northerner, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a vindication of his position that “President Mohammadu Buhari is a sectional leader, who sees himself mainly as leader of the Hausa/Fulani, and not that of the entire people of […]

The presidency on Friday denied Mr. Gideon Samani and his statement about President Muhammadu Buhari’s shyness when with the opposite sex. Samani, who was described as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Political Matters, was reported as saying the President was shy around the opposite sex and that this was the reason he […]

Good morning. It is a rare pleasure to stand before you distinguished Senators in this hallowed chambers. I am deeply humbled and honoured to have been nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari to serve in the office of a Minister in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. My name is Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, and I am the […]

Two recent stories about former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan are likely to have conflicting impacts on his supporters and also on the trajectory of his post-presidency life. The first story is a report that Tanzania is agog with excitement that former President Jonathan would lead the Commonwealth Election Observer Mission to the country’s election billed […]

Justice Babatunde A. Adejumo of the National Industrial Court, Abuja has reserved ruling on the alleged case of wrongful dismissal brought against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by Juliet Ibekaku, its former assistant director, legal and prosecution till 16th December 2015. At Wednesday’s sitting, counsel to both the plaintiff and the defendant adopted […]

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc and a prime promoter of the creative arts industry in Nigeria is supporting the visual arts festival in Enugu tagged “Life in my City”. The Bank is supporting this event under the auspices of the First@arts initiative which is driven by the quest to promote […]

The Senate was on Thursday thrown into a rowdy session as the senators screened former Governor Rotimi Amaechi as a nominee of the President Muhammadu Bihari government. The near commotion came after Amaechi introduced himself and told the senators what he could do as a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Senate Minority Leader […]

Whatever once the power to float your boat can still rock your world. Today’s friends can become tomorrow’s enemies. The ones who once put an hedge around you to protect you from danger can also break the hedge and push you to the edge of the cliff, where you either stutter of you fly like […]