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Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has hailed the triumph of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) as another victory of Nigerians over tyranny, saying; “I am happy that I predicted that the CCT will absolve the Senate President in my 2017 predictions and it has come to pass.” Governor Fayose who […]Read More

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) sitting in Abuja has discharged and acquitted the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki in the 18 count charges of false declaration of assets brought against him by the federal government in September 2015. The tribunal held that the evidence brought against Saraki by the federal government lacked verifiable value […]

Men of the Lagos state Police Command have arrested a 45-year-old man, Lucien Tosume suspected to be a ritualist, for possessing a human skull. Tosume was arrested on June 4 2017 following an intelligence report in Iraye village, Sagamu local government area of Ogun state.   According to ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, Lagos Police Public Relations […]

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja has granted the embattled Chairman of Atlantic Energy Brass Development Limited and Atlantic Energy Drilling Concept Limited, Jide Omokore, who is standing trial for a N1.6 billion oil scam, the permission to travel abroad between July 11, 2017 and September 10, 2017. The trial judge has […]

Plans are underway to extradite to Nigeria, former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, to face charges of fraud, authorities have revealed.  The disclosure was made on Tuesday by Mr Johnson Ojogbane, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC charged Adoke and two multinational oil companies to […]

There was chaos at the National Assembly on Tuesday as legislative aides to lawmakers stage a protest over delays in payment of their salaries and allowances. The protesters were see displaying placards and obituary pictures posters.  They revealed that they were protesting the death of Abiodun Hassan, a legislative aide to the Deputy Speaker of […]

Heirs Holdings today announced the appointment of Pelumi Fadairo as Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications.  Fadairo will be responsible for driving the Group’s strategic marketing objectives and co-ordinating brand management of its rapidly growing portfolio of pan-African investments in the power, financial services, oil and gas, hospitality and real estate, and healthcare sectors. Prior to joining Heirs […]Read More

Following the receipt of a full brief on the 2017 Appropriation Bill as passed by the National Assembly, and to buttress the unity at the highest level of government, President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated that it is in the interest of the nation’s economy for the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, to sign the Appropriation […]

Nigeria’s Federal Government has promised to assist neighbouring Republic of Niger to successfully transit from analogue to digital broadcasting under the Digital Switch Over (DSO) project. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the promise on Monday when he hosted in his office in Abuja the visiting Minister of Communication of Niger, Madam Sani Koubra. He said Nigeria would make […]Read More

On this day, 24 years ago, June 12, 1993, Nigeria held presidential elections adjudged to have been the most free, fair and credible ever, since the country gained political independence in 1960, and which the late Chief Abiola won decisively. But in a streak of authoritarian madness, the election was annulled by then military ruler, […]

Saddened by the events at the Diocese of Ahiara in Imo State,  Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, has directed the tribal masterminds to pledge allegiance to the Vatican or be fired. The Pope said he was constrained to take the action because the situation had gone beyond tribalism as some people were attempting to […]

As Monday marking the another commemoration of annulment of June 12,1993 Presidential election, which was generally believed to be won by the business mogul, Late Bashorun MKO Abiola, a human rights activist and Executive Chairman, Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice(CHRSJ),Comrade Adeniyi,Alimi Sulaiman has urged President Muhammadu Buhari led-Federal Government to recognize the late winner of the election as […]Read More