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Former Acting National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Solomon Onwe has called on party national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur to reinstate him, as his initial removal is in contradiction of a court order.  In a letter to Tukur, Onwe, who lost his position to the forced mass resignation of PDP national officers after […]

The Joint Task Force (JTF) has announced the killing of 50 suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect in Maiduguri, Borno State. According to JTF, they were killed at the weekend in a clash with armed terrorists in Zabarmari ward of Maiduguri metropolis, the state capital. Also, three Boko Haram suspects were arrested by […]

Apparently in continuation of the recent verbal attack between Dr. Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity and former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu over the latter’s negative comment about the president’s administration, Ribadu has declared that only a corrupt-free and determined president […]

President Goodluck Jonathan will on Thursday inaugurate the first Federal High Court complex in Nasarawa State, Minister of Information, Labaran Maku has said. Speaking in Nasarawa Eggon at the weekend during the inauguration of constituency projects executed by Mr Mohammed Muluku, the member representing Nasarawa Eggon East in the state legislature, the minister said the […]

Thompson Oliha, a member of the victorious Super Eagles squad to the 1994 African Nations Cup, has died. Oliha, who was one of the coaches at the Kwara State Football Academy in Ilorin, died this morning. He was even on the bench on Saturday when Kwara Football Academy (KFA) boys played against a Malian team. […]

Lawmaker representing Delta Central in the Senate, Pius Ewherido has died. Ewherido, who died of stroke on Sunday evening in Abuja, was born on 4th May 1963 in Ughelli, Delta State. He attended Notre Dame College, Ozoro and Urhobo College, Effuruin, Delta State; after which he attended the University of Ife, stufding Philosophy. After his […]

“This new development portends great danger for our democracy and indeed Lagos integrity. We are thus calling on the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, not to sit on the fence at this auspicious time. Fashola must rise up and be counted now. He must exhibit control in governance especially when Tinubu’s interest conflicts with the […]

President Goodluck Jonathan’s refusal to assent to the State of the Nation Address Bill passed recently by the Senate and transmitted to him deserves a careful attention to substance and symbolism. The Senate had in May passed the State of the Nation Bill into law, which sought to mandate the president to address a joint […]

Good Morning fellow countrymen. Permit my reminiscences about a land I left behind so long ago. Permit my tears and frustration about a country I love and cherish so much. It is early morning but do permit the expression of my frustration about my fatherland. A land where hope has been dashed and where progress […]

Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi on Saturday left his exit door out of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) open, saying there are other parties in the country and he would leave if pressure from the party’s hierarchy reaches an unbearable level.   Speaking in Port Harcourt at the birthday thanksgiving service of the former […]

In order to beat against the devastating effect of the foretold flood in Lagos, the Lagos State Government will embark on the demolition of structures erected on the natural wetlands and flood plains in the state.   Commissioner for Environment, Tunji Bello disclosed this on Saturday during the monthly sanitation exercise, which he monitored around the […]

United States President, Barak Obama has identified responsive leadership and good governance as the ultimate panacea to terrorism challenges in Nigeria and some other African countries.   Speaking in South Africa during his latest visit to Africa, Obama answered questions on a wide range of issues, such as failure of African governments to appropriately educate […]