Former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, has been named the new chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party. The PDP is Nigeria’s biggest opposition party, and was only defeated in May 2015 after holding power for 16 years. Mr. Sherrif, who is replacing Ahmadu Mu’azu, the former chairman who resigned shortly after the polls, […]
Continue ReadingThe continued detention of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki by the Department of State Security Service (DSS), in spite of a court order that admitted him to bail since last year has again stalled his trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Dasuki who is being accused of unlawful possession of firearm […]
Continue ReadingFormer national security adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki was today, produced in court by the federal government, in compliance an order of the federal high court, Abuja. It was on January 20, that Justice Adeniyi Ademola ordered the federal government to produce Dasuki before the court on February 16. Justice Ademola gave the order after Dasuki […]
Continue ReadingAt the resumed trial of Gabriel Suswan, a former governor of Benue State and his Commissioner of Finance, Okolobia Okpanachi, on Monday, February 15, 2016, with a prosecution witness, Brijid Shiedie, managing director and chief executive officer, Benue Investment and Property Company Limited, telling Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja, how […]
Continue ReadingIn what is already looking like a busy week for President Muhammadu Buhari, he approved the appointment of Abike Dabiri-Erewa, as Senior Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora. Ms. Dabiri-Erewa is a former member of the House of Representatives. She was chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Media and Publicity from 2003 […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, while reconstituting the Governing Ccouncils of 12 federal universities, announced the appointment of Najatu Muhammed as the chairperson of the Governing Council of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State. In a shocking development, Najatu Muhammed rejected her appointment both via a letter to the Minister of Education and an […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army inaugurated a court martial to try three soldiers serving in the special task force on Jos crisis for running afoul of their rules of engagements. At the inauguration of the court martial at 3 Armoured Division of the Nigeria Army, Rukuba, Plateau State, the commander of the task force, Tagbo Ude, said […]
Continue ReadingOn an activities packed Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari said in Abuja that the Federal Government had begun mobilizing the military and task forces to stop the sabotage of oil facilities and kidnapping of citizens for ransom in the Niger Delta region. President Buhari who spoke in a meeting with a delegation from the United States […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a statement, announcing the removal of 26 heads of federal parastatal and agencies. The list shows 20 more names, added to the six heads of agencies under the Ministry of Information and Culture that were sacked earlier today. Read full statement below. 1. The President of the Federal […]
Continue ReadingFast rising sensation Wonder J, who recently teamed-up with Oritse Femi on ‘Baba God Abeg’ last year (2015), has taken as step forward with his new love track featuring “SolidStar“; and he dubs the song Special Kind of Love. The song is produced by Soft Tunez. Download and enjoy this special kind of love.
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