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Even though there are speculations that the reason former Minister of State for Works under President Goodluck Jonathan, Chris Ogiemwonyi, is leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) is for him to have it easy contesting for the governorship election in Edo State in 2016 when Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s successor […]

It was a nasty experience for President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday at the Obafemi ‎Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, as students turned the institution into a protest ground. Armed with placards, the students  shouted “thief” at the President and other political leaders of the South-western region of the country who had gathered in the institution for a […]

Speaker of the House of Representatives,  Aminu Tambuwal has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to help find out why the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, decided to disobey the ruling of the court on the maintenance of status quo in relation to a case brought to the court by the Speaker. Tambuwal, […]

The spate of bombings in Nigeria is not showing any signs of abating soon. On Friday, three explosions devastated the Central Mosque, Kano,killing 35 people. Eyewitnesses said the explosions had more devastating effect because it occurred when worshippers were gathered at the mosque for a scheduled weekly prayers.   “Two bombs exploded, one after the […]

London, England, November 27, 2014 — United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, one of Africa’s largest financial services institutions, swept the global banking awards in London Thursday, winning in five categories to become one of the highest single winning bank brands ‎at this year’s awards.   During the event, organized annually by The Banker magazine, […]

Amid the sliding profile of Nigeria’s revenue base, following the steady diminution in oil receipts (not oil revenue); the decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to devalue the naira, without any measures to mitigate the effects and prevent inflation in the country, portends far-reaching implications for the economy. Already, eight state governments have […]

….. Says Shale Oil is a Major Game Changer The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has been elected as the first female President of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the 166th meeting of the OPEC Conference in Vienna, Austria. Mrs. Alison-Maduke takes over from His Excellency Abdourhman Atahar Al-Ahirish, Libya […]

An aspirant for the governorship position in Lagos State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nurudeen Balogun, has gone before the state High Court sitting in Ikeja, asking the court to declare Jimi Agbaje, another aspirant for the same position on the party’s platform as not qualified to either become the party’s […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned 15 suspected oil thieves before Justice Mohammed Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Warri, Delta State, for alleged illegal dealing in petroleum products. The accused persons are Henry Obioso, Messel Oruan, Obaila Zion, Precious Billy, Bassey Samuel, Anthony Archibong, Captain Olufemi Osagay, Erefoluwa Benjamin, Frank Eke, […]

The Nigeria Police on Thursday denied involvement in the alleged bungling of the arraignment of Aminu Ogwuche, who was extradited from Sudan to answer charges on terrorism in Nigeria as it related to his alleged involvement in the bomb blast that happened in Nyanya, Abuja some months back. Ogwuche was freed by the court which […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the Inspector-General of Police Suleiman Abba for daring to say he does not recognise Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and for weaving a web of lies to cover up the real reasons the police invaded the National Assembly. In a […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has described desertification as one of the greatest environmental and developmental problems of the 21st century, which can trigger a vicious circle of environmental degradation, impoverishment, forced migration and conflicts, posing great threat to the political stability of countries and regions it affect.  The president expressed the concern on Tuesday at the […]