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Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the N400 million project fund; in which he is standing trial was paid to him by former President Goodluck Jonathan and not the former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd). Metuh told the court […]

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has berated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), declaring that corruption in the country has been taken to the “next level” with what he described as the “vote and snap” syndrome, which characterized the recent National Assembly leadership elections. The “vote and snap” […]

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, has dismissed allegations by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission that under his watch, the Emirate Council misappropriated a total sum of N3.5 billion, attributing the accusations to crass ignorance of how the Emirate Council functions by the petitioners and the commission. In a rebuttal […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned what it called the charade being presented as the inauguration of new State Houses of Assembly in Edo and Bauchi States, describing the exercise as a joke and embarrassment to the party and the country. “Democracy must be governed by the rule of law. A situation where […]

In 2014, the Edo House of Assembly was engulfed in a crisis that resulted in the emergence of two parallel leaderships that sat separately. The crisis was latently triggered by the then ruling party at the national level, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), while Edo Government, led by Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of the all Progressives […]

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has sacked his special adviser on media and publicity Festus Adedayo 48 hours after his appointment. The Senate President had on Tuesday appointed Babagana Aji as his Chief of Staff as well as Festus Adedayo as his Media Adviser. The termination of Adedayo’s appointment came after a section of the All […]

A crisis ensued at Bauchi State House of Assembly when two speakers emerged after the inauguration of the 9th Assembly on Thursday. A mild drama on Thursday unfolded at the Bauchi state House of Assembly when 11 members of the 31 member Assembly gathered and elected Suleiman Abubakar Dangaldiman Ningi of the All Progressive Congress […]

A Kano high court has refused to grant Kano state government’s application to vacate orders directing all parties to maintain status quo on the appointment and inauguration of the new four emirs in Kano. A member of Kano state house of assembly, Habibu Sale Gwarzo had sought the leave of the court to stop Governor […]

Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) have advised a civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), to challenge in court, the refusal of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to disclose the details of President Muhammadu Buhari’s assets. Sequel to the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, SERAP had sought from the CCB the disclosure of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The corporation disclosed this in a statement released by the  NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu,in Abuja, on Thursday. He said that the appointment will take effect from July […]

The Presidency on Wednesday said claims by former president Olusegun Obasanjo that he was not invited for the country’s Democracy Day celebrations were blatant lies, saying Obasanjo owes Nigerians an explanation for his unexplained absence. “The claim that he was not invited or he did not receive an invitation cannot be sustained,” Garba Shehu, Senior […]

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), yesterday clarified that it never discussed the composition of the next Federal Executive Council during its closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State, House, Abuja. The president, who took the oath of office […]