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The flip flop that has characterized  the  ruling  APC government continued  on Thursday with the Vice President reversing himself within hours. The Vice President Yomi Osinbajo  informed  the National Economic Council that plans by the Boko Haram sect to dump bomb-laden refuse in his house has been uncovered. Osinbajo made the information public via a copy […]

Military operatives in the Niger Delta region were on Thursday all alert, not knowing what could result from the planned meeting of leaders of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). The meeting was called by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, leader of MEND and scheduled for the Izon House in Yenagoa, Bayelsa.   […]

…Tribunal Fixes 3rd August for Continuation of Trial The Independent National   Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have again accused the All Progressive Congress (APC)  and its gubernatorial candidate in the just concluded governorship election in Delta State, Olorogun  Otegar Emerhor   of  stalling trials  in the  on-going Delta State Election Petition Tribunal. […]

Protocols; On behalf of my colleagues in the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), I wish to thank Your Excellency immensely for granting us this audience with you, other principal officers and ranking members of the Senate. We recognize that this is a particularly trying times for the leadership of the Senate, therefore receiving […]

I am delighted to be here this morning, and I wish to thank the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Atlantic Council, the National Democratic Institute (NDI), the International Republican Institute (IRI), and the International Foundation of Electoral Systems (IFES) for providing me with this platform […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo seems to be on the same pedestal with his boss, President Muhammadu Buhari who, in the United States of America days ago, vowed to tackle corruption irrespective of anyone’s party affiliation or position in Nigeria. Osinbajo said on Wednesday that there wouldn’t be any sacred cow in the fight against corruption […]

Scores of residents of Gombe on Wednesday night met their death following two bomb explosions at two major motor parks within the state capital. Unconfirmed reports have put the figure at over 30, but at the time of filing this report, rescue operations were still on-going. The first explosion occurred at the Dadinkowa Motor Park […]

President Muhammadu Buhari in the United States has vowed that his administration would trace the accounts of individuals who stashed away ill-gotten oil money, freeze and recover the loot and prosecute the culprits. Reacting to questions from members of Nigerians In Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) in the United States and Canada at the Nigerian Embassy in […]

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday alerted residents to a new dimension being employed by men of the underworld to carry out their evil machinations. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Habib Aruna, the state government said unscrupulous persons render their prospective victims unconscious through rubbing a perfumed […]

Notwithstanding his offence, the public drama in which officers of the Department of State Security (DSS) invaded and sealed-off the Abuja and Sokoto residences of erstwhile National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki is shameful and most embarrassing to Nigerians. It is a debasement of Nigerian democracy and a sad manifestation of the rule of […]

Barrister Calistus Nwabueze Obi has taken over as the Acting Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) following the handing over by Dr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi as directed by the Federal Government. The announcement was made on Tuesday in a statement issued by Deputy Director/Head Public Relations NIMASA, Isichei […]

The World Bank Group has pledged its support to dash out the sum of $2.1 billion to help Nigeria rebuild the damaged properties in the northeast, of the country. Representatives of the group, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the World Health Organisation (WHO) while meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, said the move […]