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  • Jonathan Squandered $35bn I, Yar’Adua Left Behind ― Obasanjo

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo again threw another salvo at his estranged god-son, President Goodluck Jonathan, accusing him of squandering the billions of dollars saved from the sale of crude oil by his administration and that of the late Umar Yar’Adua and left behind in the government’s coffers. Obasanjo had, for some time now, been very […]
  • Judicial Workers Down Tools

    The strike action embarked upon by the judicial workers across the country affected activities at the various high courts and magistrate courts in all States on Monday. Entrances to the courts across the state were shut in compliance with the industrial action resulting in the inability of the courts to function. In courts where the […]
  • President Jonathan Loses Sister

    Mrs Jonathan Olei, younger sister of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has passed. Announcing her passing, Reuben Abati, in a statement, said, “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan announces with deep sorrow, the passing away of his beloved junior sister, Mrs. Nancy Jonathan-Olei.” “Mrs. Jonathan-Olei passed away earlier today at a hospital in Yenagoa after a brief illness. She […]
  • INEC Releases Names of Governorship Candidates in Ogun

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State has released names of governorship candidates of the various political parties in the state. Also released are names of the running mates of the governorship candidates for the election. As released ahead of the February 2015 election, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, who is seeking re-election under the […]
  • We Don’t Keep Officers’ Original Certificates — Army

    The administration of the Nigerian Army has denied having possession of the original academic credentials of former Head of State and Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Major General Muhammadu Buhari. The revelation is coming only a few days after Buhari noted in an affidavit submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) […]
  • Many Injured in Failed Bomb Attack on Church

    Numerous people were injured outside an evangelical church in Gombe northeast Nigeria on Thursday when a suicide bomber set off his explosive vest while church-goers were celebrating the New Year. Eye witnesses said the bomber actually targeted the people in the church but he was quickly noticed and prevented from getting into the church building. […]
  • Jonathan`s New Year Broadcast To The Nation

    Dear Great People of our nation, 1.I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the New Year today. As we mark the beginning of this New Year, 2015, a new nation is being born.  A new nation is being born because of the foundations we have all laid, working together for the good […]
  • Do Not Despair, Buhari Tells Nigerians

    As the world enters into 2015, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, has appealed to Nigerians not to loose hope after all the evils and issues of lack of good governance that they witnessed in 2014. Buhari, in a New Year message to Nigerians on Wednesday, urged them to maintain hope […]
  • Car Bomb Kills Six in Yobe

    On New year’s eve, a car bomb has killed six persons in Maiduwa village, Fika Local Government Area of Yobe state north east Nigeria. The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the town confirmed the incident to our reporter that the explosion occurred around 1pm. He explained that the bomber boarded a commercial […]
  • Nigeria is Witnessing ‘Hurricane Poverty’ – Atiku

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians not to be frustrated, but to continue being hopeful that they would one day be proud of their country. In a New Year message issued on Tuesday, Atiku likened Nigeria’s poverty level to a sweeping hurricane. He condemned Nigerian leaders for doing less to nothing to alleviate […]
  • FG is Trying to Hound Opposition Ahead of 2015 Polls, APC Alleges

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised alarm over an alleged plan by the Federal Government to use the security agencies, especially the DSS and the Police, to harass and intimidate the opposition with a view to decapitating it ahead of the 2015 elections. APC made the allegation on Wednesday in a statement issued by […]