NewsPol

Former Secretary to the Edo State Government, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has won the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State with a landslide victory. He polled 584 votes to defeat his opponents, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen and Chief Solomon Edebiri. Matthew garnered 91 votes while Chief Edebiri polled 38 votes. A total of 740 […]

Staff of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Monday, picketed the ministry’s offices demanding the immediate removal of the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun by the President. www.www.aso.rocks search engine gathered that the workers took the action due to non-payment of their allowances, which amounted to N1.2 billion. The workers accused Adeosun of collecting her own […]Read More

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Monday arraign Andrew Yakubu, a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petropeum Corporation (NNPC) and Jide Omokore before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja on four counts of Money Laundering. Other defendants to the charge include, Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere, David […]

The prosecution in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the acclaimed spokesperson of Biafra, on Monday informed an Abuja Federal High Court that its witnesses were ready to testify against the embattled leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The prosecutor, M.S. Labaran who is from the Department of Public Prosecution made the […]

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) on Monday has notified electricity consumers in Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States that the National Power Grid has collapsed. The Head of Corporate Communications of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, Jonah Iboma revealed that PHED is now receiving zero power from the national grid […]

After a 10-day medical vacation and an additional two-day rest period, President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja. The president who arrived on Sunday assured Nigerians that he’s now in top shape after his London trip  where he received treatment for an ear infection. “I’m ok. You can see me inspecting the guard of honour,” […]Read More

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said his inability to pay pensions arrears running into over 17 months was due to shortfall in allocations from the Federation Account. In a statement at the weekend by the his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, in response to last Wednesday’s protest by retirees, Okorocha urged them to wait […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Sunday openly showed its support for the Niger Delta Avengers. IPOB described the NDA, which has crippled oil production, and undermined Nigeria’s economy, by blowing up pipelines, as its “kith and kin”. IPOB stated that the Niger Delta Avengers was not fighting for resource control and a restoration […]

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and two others, may be appear before a Federal High Court in Abuja, over alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery of the Senate Standing Rules, 2015. The Federal Government had, through the office of the Attorney General filed the charges against the top Senate officers as well […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) in Borno on Sunday said it had discovered a “spiritual book“ suspected to be used by Boko Haram to hypnotize their victims. The Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi, disclosed this in Maiduguri in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). […]

The Nigeria Senate on Sunday alleged that the Executive Arm was working with forces outside the National Assembly to change the leadership under Bukola Saraki’s watch. In a press statement, which was signed by the spokesman for the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the lawmakers condemned the planned forgery charges against Saraki, his Deputy, Ike […]

The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has exempted himself from the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Order 2011.    According  to a  statement signed by the Special Assistant  to the Deputy Senate President on Media and Publicity, Mr Uche Anichukwu on Sunday Ekweremadu will not be cowed by any attempt to distract […]