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The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday warned that dire consequences would follow any attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to push its plot to impose a state of emergency in Rivers state. The party said it has also rallied all its formation in the state to resist by all […]

  There is confusion in ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s camp on how to refund the N3.1 billion allegedly shared by six Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chiefs.   The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is battling to recover the cash.   It was learnt that some of the beneficiaries ran to Jonathan but he insisted that […]

      The Federal High Court sitting in Abuj‎a has refused an application by the former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh (retd),‎ seeking to stop further hearing on the 10-count criminal charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) preferred against him.   At the resumed sitting on the matter on […]

The All Progressives Congress in Rivers state on Wednesday listed 24 sins believed to have been committed by former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, Gvernor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, and the Peoples Democratic Party against the people of the state. APC said Jonathan and Wike committed aborminable sins against Rivers State and its people without […]

At least 22 people were killed on Wednesday morning when two female suicide bombers  attacked a mosque during early morning prayer in Maiduguri, Borno State. The attack occurred at Molai-Umarari village, on the outskirt of Maiduguri. One of the female suicide bombers detonated the bomb inside the mosque while the other waited outside to detonate […]

The Swiss Government has confirmed that it has so far returned $723 million (about N142.43 billion) of stolen funds seized from the family of the late former Head of State, General Sani Abacha, to the Nigerian Government over the last 10 years. The amount excludes $321million (about N63.24 billion) which the Swiss authorities recently said […]

The director-general of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Nellie Mayshak, has been placed on indefinite suspension. The Cable reports that Mayshak’s suspension is as a result of an alleged scam running into billions of naira which was recently discovered in the Directorate. The PTAD oversees the management of […]

Imo State Commissioner for Health, Ngozi Njoku on Tuesday revealed that not less than 30 children have died from a fresh outbreak of diarrhoea  when she received a delegation from the Nigeria Agip Oil Company Limited. The disease, she said, is relatively common in the 637 autonomous communities in the state due to absence of […]

Former Nigerian international, John Ene Okon, has passed away. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) made the announcement on Tuesday. According to NFF, Okon died in Calabar at the age of 47 after an illness. Until his death, Ene Okon was the head coach of Calabar Rovers, where he was famed for his talent as a midfielder. “It […]

Senate Minority Leader, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has denied ownership of Lekki Gardens, Lagos, where a building collapsed, killing over 31 people. A statement issued by Mr Anietie Ekong, Special Assistant to Akpabio on Tuesday in Abuja, described it as “unfair to the minority leader”, linking him to a property he does not own. A popular […]

…Buhari has abandoned governance for foreign interests, political persecution – Fayose President Muhammadu Buhari late Monday in Malabo received Equatorial Guinea’s highest national honour, the Grand Collar of the Order of the Independence, and dedicated it to the people of Nigeria, who, he said have worked tirelessly for peace in the country and Africa. “I […]

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has made five new political appointments as part of his effort to position his government to ensure equitable distribution of dividends of democracy in the state. A statement released on Monday in Lokoja, the state capital, by the Secretary to Kogi State Government, Dr. Ayoade Folashade said the Governor […]