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The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Metuh was said to have been picked up in his Abuja home on Tuesday morning by four armed officials of the agency who came in a White unmarked Toyota Hiace bus.  […]

The account of an organisation, Destra Investment Limited, allegedly linked to the spokesman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh  may be frozen when the ongoing $2.1 billion arms  probe gets to a “convenient bend,” Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is suggesting. It was revealed that detectives of the anti-graft agency probing the $2.1 […]

Embattled Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has taken the last chance in his struggle to retain his acclaimed mandate from the 2015 general election after he was sacked by the Appeal Court sitting in Imo State. Ikpeazu on Monday headed to the Supreme Court while still protesting that he is yet to see the […]

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde is visiting Nigeria for a four-day official. In the course of the visit, the IMF representative will meet President Muhammadu Buhari To discuss how the relationship between the organisation and Nigeria could be strengthened. The meeting is also expected to address ways of overcoming Nigeria’s […]

The Nigerian military will not tolerate any form of corruption, the Defence Headquarters has warned, pointing out that  corruption has done far more damage to the country than any other thing. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar made the comment on Monday, telling  journalists that the military was fully in support of […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday signed the N662.588bn Y2016 Appropriation Law with a promise that the budget would be faithfully implemented in line with the determination of his administration to make Lagos work for all, irrespective of age, gender, tribe or status. The Governor who spoke at a brief ceremony held at […]

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Anarchy looms when chief law compliant becomes chief law breaker under a democratic dispensation. The Federation of Nigeria under Muhammadu Buhari is both in danger and endangered. Though President Muhammadu Buhari’s open and brazen contempt for constitutionalism and rule of law during his last night’s maiden presidential chat is condemned by all and sundry; but […]

The Presidency has denied insinuations and rumors that the Buhari administration has banned Hijab. Giving a clarification on the pronouncement of the President on his Media Chat on Wednesday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said the speculations are unfounded, and that the Buhari administration would always respect […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upturned the verdict of the Taraba Election Petition Tribunal which ruled in favour of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aisha Alhassan. Alhassan, currently a minister in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, had petitioned the tribunal against the electoral victory of Governor Darius […]

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose   on Thursday described the return to power of President Mohammadu Buhari as a misadventure for Nigerians, calling on the international community, especially organisations like the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) to focus their attention on human rights abuses and contempt for the rule of law in Nigeria […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has announced the re-appointment of three of the outgoing members of the State Civil Service Commission for an additional tenure of five years. Ambode, who made this known at a dinner organised by the State Government in honour of the outgoing Chairman and Commissioners of the Commission, said the […]