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For failing to tackle the rising wave of criminality and alarming increase of insecurity in the country, the House of Representatives has demanded the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs; accusing them of transforming the security situation in the country into a cash cow for their self-aggrandizement. The green chamber called on President Muhammadu Buhari […]

For the second time in three months, former President Goodluck Jonathan Thursday visited President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House. Jonathan, who arrived at the Presidential Villa and was ushered into the president’s office, met with Buhari behind closed doors for only 16 minutes. At the end of the meeting, the president accompanied his predecessor from […]

An FCT High Court sitting in Bwari has dismissed a suit seeking to remove the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege from office, on allegations that he failed to disclose a prior conviction in the United States; which would have made him ineligible to run for office. The suit was instituted by a Non-Governmental Organisation, […]

The intrigues that trailed the confirmation and anticipated inauguration of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) climaxed after President Muhammadu Buhari disbanded the board. The latest development might have ended the power play that has rocked the commission, crippling its activities for months. With the move, Buhari effectively brushed aside the objections […]

The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) is weighing the creation of its own security outfit to address insecurity in the region; with one of the apex socio-cultural groups in the Niger Delta region, Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), calling on governors in the South-South region, especially Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to take the lead in creating […]

The Presidency on Monday reeled out achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Niger Delta region of the country since his first term election in 2015. The achievements listed by the Presidency highlighted Buhari’s major projects in infrastructure, education, economy and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).   According to the Presidency, Ogoni Cleanup commenced […]

The last may not have been heard about the contest for the Imo State governorship seat as Emeka Ihedioha returned to the Supreme Court yesterday to seek a review of the judgment that removed him from office. The court had on January 14, 2020 sacked Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the ground […]

The Lagos State Government has announced the restriction and ban of commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in six local government areas of the state with effect from February 1. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in Ikeja while addressing newsmen after the State Security Council meeting.   “The […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the opinion of General TY Danjuma (rtd) is not more important than the millions of Nigerians who voted for his reelection last year.   Buhari made this comment in an exclusive interview with The Interview by email released in Abuja on Saturday. Asked if he was concerned about the vote […]

Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) for the first time in 14 months appeared in court yesterday to stand trial over alleged illegal possession of firearms and money laundering charges. He appeared before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja, one of the courts where the federal government is prosecuting […]

Justice Abubakar Kutigi of an Abuja High Court sitting in Gwagwalada area of Abuja, yesterday ordered the remand of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN) in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), pending the hearing and determination of their bail applications.   […]

In remarks ornamented with harmful grandiloquence and full of bile and vitriol, Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje berated former governor of the state, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, describing him as the most selfish person he had ever known.  “It is natural to be a bit selfish but I have never seen anyone as […]