PDP workers cheer as Gulak pronounces self as substantive PDP chairman
The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took a new dimension on Wednesday when the erstwhile Special Adviser to then President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Alhaji...
View ArticleSupreme Court judgment: Wike says it is victory for the rule of law, people...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that his victory at the Supreme Court is a victory for the rule of law and the people of the State. Governor Wike added that the Supreme Court...
View ArticleEFCC arrests Jonathan’s ally, Jide Omokore over alleged multi-billion dollar...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Jide Omokore, an ally of former president, Goodluck Jonathan and Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited. It was...
View ArticleNigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Thursday morning
Good morning! Here are 10 things you need to know this morning: 1. The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, after its leading justice, Kekere-Ekun. ruled that...
View ArticleCHAN 2016: I spent my own $4,000 on Eagles – Oliseh
Head coach of the Super Eagles, Sunday Oliseh, has revealed that he had no other choice, but to spend his own money to keep the team together, at the African Nations Championship in Rwanda. Nigeria...
View ArticleCourt remands man who beat trader over N60 cigeratte, ‘ogogoro’
A 24-year-old applicant, Kandas Salam, was Thursday remanded in prison for allegedly inflicting injuries on a petty trader, one Albert Jacob. Salam, a resident of New Kuchigoro Village, Lugbe, Abuja,...
View ArticleArmsgate: Metuh paid over N70m for PDP publicity through his company – Witness
The trial of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh continued at the Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday. The Economic and Financial Crimes...
View ArticlePresent National Assembly is accountable, transparent – Saraki replies Obasanjo
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday responded to the letter written to him by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo telling him that the 8th Senate was committed to good governance,...
View ArticleFormer lawmakers urge Tompolo to surrender to FG
Former General Officer Commanding (GOC), of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, has been asked to surrender to the Federal...
View ArticleDrug trafficking: Nigerian woman sentenced to life imprisonment in Tanzania
A Nigerian woman, Edigin Vivian, alongside a Kenyan, Josephine Mumbi Waithera, were yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment in Tanzania after being found guilty of trafficking drugs worth Sh289...
View ArticleTelecoms operators threaten network shutdown in Ogun, Kaduna, 4 others
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has threatened to suspend services in seven states over closure of their Base Transceiver Stations (BTS). ALTON Chairman, Engr....
View ArticleReps to investigate alleged sharing of N50m,150 motorcycles to members
The House of Representatives, on Thursday mandated its Committee on Ethics and Privileges to investigate the alleged sharing of N50 million and 150 motorcycles to members by the House leadership. This...
View ArticleEkiti Government opens bid for flyover, new King’s Market
The Ekiti State Government on Thursday publicly opened the bids for the construction of “a New Oja Oba” and a flyover in Ado-Ekiti, the State Capital. The event, according to the Director General,...
View ArticleI never resigned as Manchester United coach – Van Gaal
Manchester United coach, Louis van Gaal, has blasted the media for reporting that he has resigned from his role. Reports in the UK, claimed that the Dutchman had offered to leave the club thrice, but...
View ArticleOndo Government warns herdmen against grazing on its land
The Ondo State Government on Thursday warned all herdsmen across the state to stay away from government farm centres or face prosecution. The Chairman of the State Wealth Creation Agency (WECA), Mrs...
View ArticleArmy nabs Boko Haram member on wanted list in Delta
A middle-aged man suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram sect has been apprehended in Sapele, Delta, by officers of the 19 Battalion of Nigerian Army. The suspect, Bukar Abacha, was arrested...
View ArticleNo plans to sack civil servants for supporting APC – Dickson
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has denied reports that his administration was planning to sack civil servants in the state for supporting the All Progressives Congress in the governorship...
View ArticleBenue South rerun: Group bombs Onjeh over unbearable lies, social media...
The Idoma Youth Vanguard has warned the Dan Onjeh Campaign Organisation against using the media to feed the general public with lies in attempt to save its ‘sinking candidate.’ The group under the...
View ArticleCommission announces fare for 2016 Easter Pilgrimage
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has announced a package cost of N461, 440 to be paid by intending pilgrims for the 2016 Easter Pilgrimage to Israel. This is contained in a statement...
View Article2016 budget is ambitious but must be fully implemented – Senator Hunkuyi
Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi representing Kaduna North Senatorial District (APC) has described the nation’s 2016 budget as a very ambitious one with a far reaching goals. Speaking with DAILY POST on...
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