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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that he will continue to count on the support, goodwill and prayers of patriotic Nigerians as he strives to give the best possible leadership towards the positive transformation of the country. In a letter to a young Nigerian who sent a donation of Ten Thousand Naira as a humble […]

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, has landed himself in hot water. Coming off the remarkable successes of the Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial elections, Jega misjudged the mood in the country and proposed the creation of 30,027 additional polling units, with a lopsided distribution of 21,615 in the North and a […]

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said he was never sick at anytime during his travels and said he is seeking God’s forgiveness for those who carried stories of his alleged illness. The Opposition arrowhead stated this on his arrival tonight (Thursday) […]

The Nigerian government on Thursday released the list for the 2013/2014 National Honours Award recipients. The list containing 307 names had President Goodluck Jonathan’s steward, a traffic warden and others included. The Investiture will hold on Monday, 29th September 2014 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. See full list below: LIST OF 2013/2014 NATIONAL HONOURS […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Thursday hosted some survivors of the Ebola Virus Disease at the Lagos House, Ikeja, saying the lesson to be drawn from the experience was that Nigerians should be ready at all times to confront and overcome challenges that confront them as a people.   He promised to assist […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to come clean on the circumstances surrounding the $9.3 million that was impounded in South Africa, which has also become the latest in a series of global ridicule to which the scandal-prone Jonathan administration has subjected Nigeria and its people. In a statement issued in […]

Even before his formal declaration of interest in contesting in the presidential race in 2015, President Goodluck Jonathan has accepted an endorsement as the sole Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate by all the organs of the party including its National Executive Council (NEC). NEC is the highest decision-making body of the PDP. Accepting the endorsement […]

5,000 – estimated number of people detained since 2009 since military operations began against the armed group Boko Haram, many of whom have been tortured or otherwise ill-treated. 500 – interviews with torture survivors, detainees, their relatives, rights defenders and lawyers Amnesty International conducted during its research 12 – commonplace torture methods documented in Amnesty’s […]

The First Lady of Lagos State and Chairman, Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), Dame Emmanuella Abimbola Fashola, on Tuesday listed the achievements of the committee in the last seven years as she briefed the press on the 2014 edition of the Annual National Women Conference holding in Lagos from Monday, 22nd September […]

When light unexpectedly shines on murkiness, those exposed by the stinging rays often berate   the light rather than regret the muck. That is the plight of Ayo Oritsejafor whose private jet was identified as the vessel impounded by the South African authorities for ferrying $9.3m cash into their country. A statement from Eagle Air […]

Lagos State Government has called on residents of the state to be wary of  “unscrupulous persons” who pose as Governor Babatunde Fashola on Facebook to scam unsuspecting people. The scammers use the photographs of the governor and ascribe fictitious statements to him on the fake Facebook accounts, with the aim of defrauding innocent citizens. Lagos […]

Men of the Nigeria Police on Wednesday rescued a national of Niger Republic, Adamu Gaya, who was allegedly linked to the ritual murder of a young girl, from being lynched by a mob in Kamba, Kebbi State. The Police rescued and brought Gaya into protective custody, but demanding jungle justice, the enraged villagers attacked the […]