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Efforts of the Delta State Government to claim the $15 million allegedly offered as bribe by former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori to officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed on Friday, as a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered that the money should be ceded to the Federal Government. Delivering […]

Prologue “Listening to the agreement that was signed by the Federal Government as Comrade Uche Chukwumerije read out, I was really wondering whether this was signed or it was just a proposal. But when he concluded, he said it was signed. It only shows the level of people the executive sent to go and negotiate […]

The Lekki-Epe express road concession project may yet to have its fair share of accolades as well as disapproval. The recently announced plan to re-acquire the concession rights on the project by Lagos State Government opens up a new vista of debate on the continuing controversies over the project. The buy-out which has already passed […]

The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria on Friday qualified for the knockout phase of the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup in United Arab Emirates, after drubbing group whipping boys, Iraq 5-0 in the final Group F encounter.  In the match played at the Rasheed Dubai Stadium, Dubai, Manu Garba’s boys scored two goals in the opening four minutes, […]

There has been a string of well-orchestrated but poorly executed design to destroy and permanently annihilate the Progress People Alliance (PPA) in Abia State, where the soul of the party has copiously flourished, amassing great support base from a groundswell of surging grass root membership and intriguing goodwill. Today, there are emerged hordes of political […]

The Bayelsa State Executive Council has approved the award of contracts for the construction of internal roads in Yenagoa, the State capital and the headquarters of all the eight Local Government Areas in the State. It also approved contracts for some selected roads within the State and the road linking the old and new campuses […]

Operations at ExxonMobil in Eket, Akwa Ibom State have come to an abrupt halt, as agitating people of Eket Communities took to the streets on Thursday to say enough is enough. The mass protest, which was staged simultaneously around Mobil facilities namely the Airstrip in Eket, Mobil Terminal in Ibeno and Mobil Housing Estate in Eket saw […]

Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah has defended herself of allegations of shady dealings in the procurement of two bulletproof cars for her by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). In a memo sent in response to a query by President Goodluck Jonathan, Oduah revealed that the two cars were part of a larger 56 […]

PIC 1. FROM LEFT: GOV GABRIEL SUSWAM OF BENUE STATE. GOV. MARTINS ELECHI OF ENONYI; CHIEF OF STAFF; CHIEF MIKE OGHIADOMHE; PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN; GOV. THEODORE ORJI OF ABIA STATE; PRESIDENT, CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA, PASTOR AYO ORITSEJAFOR AND THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS COMMISSION, MR JOHN KENNEDY OPARA PRAYING AT THE DOMINUS FLEVIT […]

The breakaway faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chaired by Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has filed a notice of appeal against last week’s ruling by a Federal High Court, Abuja, restraining it from using the party’s logo and colours and recognising the National Working Committee (NWC) chaired by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as the authentic […]

The captain and chief engineer of an oil supply vessel have been kidnapped off the Nigerian coast in an attack by pirates. According to security sources, the two United States citizens were kidnapped alongside a United States defence official. Pirate attacks off Nigeria’s coast have increased since the turn of the year, ships moving through […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned against any attempt by the “unimaginative spin doctors of the Aviation Ministry” to use politics as a cover for the alleged egregious corruption scandal surrounding the illegal purchase of two armoured cars for Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah. In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by Interim National Publicity […]