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Residents of Osissa community in the Ndokwa-East Local Government Area of Delta State are currently protesting. The are also holding the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Festus Ovie Agas, and his convoy hostage over the alleged killing of three members of the community by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The protesters numbering over one thousand intercepted […]

 A civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP), has challenged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, to speak out on Justice Iyang Okoro’s allegation about Transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi. Okoro, one of the arrested judges had alleged that Amaechi tried to bribe him during the Rivers State, Akwa Ibom State […]

Former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Pauline Tallen, has rejected her ambassadorial nomination by President Buhari. Tallen’s name was among the 46 non-career ambassadorial nominees President Buhari sent to the Senate for confirmation last week. In a statement released by her media office, Tallen said she is turning down her nomination because  her nomination did […]

An allegations has been brought up by a Jos based Pastor, Kallamu Ali Dikwa, over the alleged N7billion ‘donation’ to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) by the Goodluck Jonathan campaign organization ahead of last year’s election. Dikwa, who blew open the allegation in Kaduna over the weekend said that the money was given to CAN […]Read More

. Denies 19 vehicles were recovered from him Immediate past Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arase has put a lie to claims that 19 assorted vehicles belonging to the police were recovered from him even as he raised the alarm that some forces were bent on tarnishing his image. The ex-IGP’s reaction is coming […]

One of President Muhammadu Buhari daughters Hajiya Hadiza Buhari-Bello, has reacted to the allegation by the Bring Back Our Girls group that she stole their franchise, saying the allegation was unfounded. Don Uche, secretary of the Africa Support and Empowerment Initiative (AFRISEI), a Non-Governmental Organisation,  said their organization was a responsible body that would never […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday re-arrested Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, after he emerged from trial before a Federal High Court in Lagos. This is coming barely two days after his wife and infant were detained in a bank for hour in Ekiti. It took the intervention of the state governor, Ayodele Fayose […]

Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’aba on Friday described Nigeria as a country that is heading for doom because of her inability to provide internal democracy in the various political parties in the country. The former speaker made this comment at the launch of a book: “Of Rust and Gold (Snippets of […]

Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Na’aba has on Friday described Nigeria as a country that is heading for doom because of her inability to provide internal democracy in the various political parties in the country. The former speaker made this comment at the launch of a book: “Of Rust and Gold (Snippets […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the nomination of 46 non-career Ambassadors-Designate.  It will be recalled that the President had earlier approved the nomination of 47 Career Ambassadors-Designate.  This second batch completes the list of the President’s nominees, reflecting character and gender consideration. The full list of all appointees and states which make a total of 93 is […]Read More

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has on Thursday, asked all the judges  accused of involvement in acts of corruption to excuse themselves from further judicial functions or proceed on compulsory leave, until their innocence is fully and completely established.  The NBA held that such step was needed to protect the integrity of judicial processes that […]

President Mohammadu Buhari, Thursday, forwarded names of forty-six non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and sudsequent confirmation. The names read by Senate President Bukola Saraki on the floor of Senate plenary, Thursday, include: Abia- Dr. (Mrs) Uzoma E. Emenike Adamawa- Dr Cliford Zirra Akwa Ibom- Major General Godwin Umo (retd) Anambra- Christopher J .N. […]