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Since His Royal Highness, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, the Oba of Lagos openly endorsed Akinwunmi Ambode, a retired civil servant in Lagos State, for the 2015 governorship  post, various groups in the state have continued to slam him. On Monday, the Democracy Volunteers (DV), a self acclaimed non-partisan platform for democratic values and transparent electoral processes, […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday refuted reports in the media that the Port Harcourt Refinery in Alesa-Eleme and the nearby Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC Evacuation/Reception Jetty in Okrika Rivers State were gutted by fire on Sunday. The NNPC in a Press Release explained that findings from its preliminary investigation revealed […]

Barely 24 hours after a bomb-laden car exploded in Sabon Gari area of Kano State, killing many residents; the Nigeria Police, said its men has averted another explosion on Monday morning. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, at about 9am, Nigeria Police averted what could have been another devastating […]

This is simply my greatest source of worry for more than sixteen months now. That the once peaceful Ochia Community in the west of Ohaji, Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State may not perpetually remain in crisis because justice was not given to certain persons who had resorted to civil processes rather than to […]

National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has declared that he does not have any adopted son and that the linking of his name with an alleged fraudster, Mohammed Buhari was only meant to denigrate his image. The suspect, which reports had claimed was Buhari’s adopted son, was said to have […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Goodluck Jonathan’s aborted trip to Chibok is symptomatic of his administration’s policy flip-flop in the fight against the terror group, Boko Haram, hence it did not come as a surprise to close watchers of the administration. In a statement issued  by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji […]

Your Excellency, Dr. President Jonathan, I am using this medium to urge you to urgently relocate and operate the seat of power from Borno State for a week.  You can then spend a week each in Yobe and Adamawa states. Demonstrate to Nigerians and the world that you are president of all parts of Nigeria, […]

The Ekiti Youth Emancipation Movement (EYEM) has expressed disappointment about the attitude of President Goodluck Jonathan to governance,describing it as placing more premiums on politics than the lives of defenceless Nigerians. Observing that the president has not been aboard in the discharge of his constitutional duty of providing security for Nigerians, EYEM stated that politics […]

A vehicle laden with bomb was detonated on Sunday night in Sabon Gari area of Kano State and has left  a lot of residents dead . An eyewitness affirm that the explosion occurred at about 10pm, while many residents were returning from the Sunday outings. Sabon Gari is inhabited  mainly by Nigerians from other parts of […]

Fani, In an environment where the gluttony and want of wealth always trumps principles, a clamor for unison based on those tribal commonalities is a waste of time. These are not limited to the South West alone. South Westerners generally can respond to tribal sensibilities without the projection or practice of purity. We always have […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has clarified issues on a story published on page seven of The Guardian of Friday May 16th 2014, saying that receiving a report about the circumstances surrounding the death of Oloruntoba Oluwadamilola Falode, son of AIT sport journalist Aisha Falode “does not amount to accepting the contents of the report […]

After Saturday`s parley on Boko Haram in Paris France with some leaders from West Africa,the US delegation, comprising Wendy R. Sherman,Under Secretary for Political Affairs , Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs and Tina S. Kaidanow,Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism, held a special briefing Q: On the record? A: So I just wanted to begin with a […]Read More