Kashamu speaks on rumoured defection to APC
The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, has denied of any plan to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. Kashamu in a statement yesterday said “our people have...
View ArticleNo rift between Saraki, Ahmed – Kwara APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Kwara State chapter has said the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and the Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed share cordial and fraternal...
View ArticleThree persons crushed to death by moving train in Ilorin
Three persons in a car were on Sunday crushed to death by a moving train in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. It was learnt that two young men and a lady were inside a Toyota Camry car, with all four...
View ArticleWhat does home mean to Nigerians?
Sitting with mum and dad eating Jollof rice and dodo. Gazing in awe at Zuma Rock. Drinks with friends on Victoria Island. Catfish pepper soup with grandma. A dog barking outside a house in Owerri....
View ArticleFalana urges Buratai to release 70 convicted soldiers
Human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana SAN, on Sunday urged the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Tukur Buratai to release all 66 soldiers, whose death sentence was commuted to 10 years imprisonment,...
View Article2016 budget is not late – Senator Adamu
Senator Abdulahi Adamu (APC Nasarawa West) says the presentation of the 2016 Budget to the joint session of the National Assembly on Tuesday as proposed is not late. Adamu made the observation in an...
View ArticleTaraba: Appeal court reserves judgment on Ishaku’s election
SThe Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Gov. Darius Ishaku of Taraba against the nullification of his electoral victory by a tribunal. Justice Abdul Aboki said...
View ArticleWe will make Kogi ungovernable if Faleke is not sworn in – Group warns
A group under the auspices of Faleke Solidarity Movement (FSM), has warned that if Abiodun Faleke was not declared the Governor-Elect of the state by January 10, 2016, there would be unrest in the...
View ArticleJonathan to be blamed for current fuel scarcity – Lai Mohammed
As the ongoing scarcity of petrol continues to bite across the nation, the Federal Government has blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration for the ugly development. The...
View ArticleMilitary reveals new Boko Haram tactics to Nigerians
The military on Monday said that Boko Haram terrorists have devised other means of inflicting harm on innocent citizens to further their terrorist cause. Rabe Abubakar, a Brigadier General and acting...
View ArticleI remain FIFA president, I am not ashamed – Blatter reacts to 8-year ban
Sepp Blatter has insisted he is not guilty of any wrongdoing, after he was banned for eight years from all football-related activities. The 79-year-old is accused of making an illegal payment to Michel...
View ArticleI know Guardiola’s next club – Bayern Munich chairman
Bayern Munich chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, has claimed that he knows which club Pep Guardiola will be joining next year. Guardiola will be leaving the Bundesliga champions at the end of this...
View ArticleMixed reactions trail Mimiko’s political associates’ defection to APC
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the defection of two political associates of Governor Olusegun Mimiko from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). It could be...
View ArticleBiafra: Stop using MASSOB to collect money from politicians – Uwazuruike...
Biafra proponent, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike has cautioned expelled members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, against using the organisation to collect money...
View ArticleShiite/Army clash: El-Zakzaky needs “orders from above” to allow access to...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomom Arase has disclosed that Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, the spiritual leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria is currently receiving treatment in an undisclosed...
View ArticleFG to slam another fine on MTN if they fail to meet December 31 deadline
The Federal Government has warned telecommunication company, MTN that it would not be intimidated by its court action over the N1.04trn fine imposed on the company which was later reduced to N780bn,...
View ArticleBuhari is committed to Niger Delta development – NDDC
Newly appointed Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, on Tuesday stated that President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to repositioning the...
View ArticleFull text of President Buhari’s 2015 Budget
PROTOCOLS I am honoured and privileged to present the 2016 Budget proposal. This is my first address before this joint session of the National Assembly. I have come here today, not only to address...
View ArticleEdo scraps Customary Court of Appeal
The Edo Government on Tuesday repealed the Act establishing the Customary Court of Appeal in the state. Gov. Adams Oshiomhole, who signed the Ammendment Bill into law, said that the Customary Court of...
View ArticleBiafra protest: We will hold Governor Obiano responsible for Anambra killings...
The Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, on Tuesday vowed to hold Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State responsible over the alleged killings of some pro-Biafra...
View Article