Internal problems rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Wednesday, intensified, as the Board of Trustees, BoT, held its meeting, thereby defying the decision of the National Working Committee that all meetings of the organs of the party be shifted to next week. The Board of Trustees (BoT) removed Haliru Bello as its chairman, and […]
Continue ReadingThe leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday fired a warning, against the cavalier manner in which security agents go about killing IPOB , lamenting that over 1,000 members of the group have been publicly and secretly killed since their leader was arrested and detained. IPOB Media and Publicity Officer, Mr. Emma Powerful, […]
Continue ReadingA former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday said he was “bubbling with joy” while he was incarcerated. Recall that the military junta of Sani Abacha sentenced Obasanjo to life imprisonment in 1995, after he was convicted for allegedly plotting to overthrow that government, but he regained freedom three years later, following the death […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari, who embarked on a short vacation from Friday February 5 to Wednesday February 10, 2016, has returned to the country. It would be recalled that when the president embarked on vacation, he handed power to Yemi Osinbajo, the vice president.
Continue ReadingThe National Emergency Management Agency on Wednesday, confirmed 58 people lost their lives and 78 other victims were injured after suicide bombers detonated explosives at the Internally Displaced Persons camp in Dikwa, Borno State. Emergency workers reported that the incident occurred when the IDPs queued up to collect their morning food ration in a camp […]
Continue ReadingSonia Foods Industries Limited, a Nigerian owned company, manufacturer of Sonia Tomato Paste is making major improvements to its Shagamu, Ogun State factory plant as part of an ongoing plan to meet growing demand for its products and maximize efficiencies. The capital improvement project, valued at more than $8 million, will create more jobs likewise […]
Continue ReadingThe Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested a recruiter for the Islamic State (IS) in Kano state. The DSS also disclosed that it had apprehended some hackers who had concluded plans to compromise the treasury-single-account system domiciled at the office of the accountant general of the federation. “In line with the service statutory mandate […]
Continue ReadingDakuku Peterside, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Rivers state governorship election, has reacted to the verdict of the Supreme Court, which upheld the election of Governor Nyesom Wike. On January 27, the apex court set aside the judgement of the appeal court and the election tribunal, which nullified the election of […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, has distanced himself from the 2016 budgetary allocation for his ministry, maintaining that his ministry did not submit what was presented before the national assembly. Mr. Adewole said that the state house clinic, which was allocated more money than all federal hospitals, is not under the supervision of the […]
Continue ReadingAt the resumed court trial of the PDP Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Tuesday, a witness, Junaid Sa’id, a detective at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said, Metuh took N50m out of the N400m given to him by Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), diverting the money meant for “security services” to […]
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