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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, has said that the claims by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Dr. Alex Otti, that there was an attempt to assasinate him in his Abuja residence was a lie. Ikpeazu maintained that Otti was merely trying to whip up sentiments to attract the sympathy of […]

…No N70b FG Bailout To Delta   The Delta State government has described as mere rumours, the reports that the state has collected N70b bailout from the federal government and has also dissolved  Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission ( DESOPADEC). A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Charles Aniagwu […]

Ahead of the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State, the first civilian governor of the state, Chief Diepreye Alamieyesigha, says Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson deserves a second tenure as governor of the state. Chief Alamieyeseigha, in an interactive session with Journalists in Yenagoa, described Dickson’s performance in the last three years as very impressive, visible and commendable. His said: “Under […]Read More

Ex-militant leader and head of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, has denied speculations that he was bringing former militants in the Niger Delta together to resume attacks on oil installations and public properties. The widely publicised meeting holds on Saturday July 25 in […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said there was no truth in claims in  the local and international media that he accused or indicted the United States Government of helping the terrorist group, Boko Haram. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President described the reports as widely off mark. […]

Kingsley Kuku, the immediate past Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Amnesty issues is the latest of former government officials to face Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Kuku was summoned on Friday by the EFCC for questioning on 28th July. The anti-graft agency had, days ago summoned the wife […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said announcements in the media by the President Mohammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government that the immediate past Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government of Dr Goodluck Jonathan will be probed was mere “playing to the gallery”, noting that “there is no need announcing the intended […]

Immediate past Director-General of the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Nigeria, Ms. Arunma Oteh, has been appointed Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank. Her appointment was announced in a press statement by Jim Yong Kim, the President of the World Bank. Kim said he was pleased to announce the appointment of Arunma […]

Out of the more than 70,000 candidates that applied for admission into the University of Lagos through  the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), 59,000 were rejected. Only 9,000 of the applicants have sailed through the first screening, despite the fact that majority of the students scored above JAMB cut-off mark. According to spokesman for […]

The flip flop that has characterized  the  ruling  APC government continued  on Thursday with the Vice President reversing himself within hours. The Vice President Yomi Osinbajo  informed  the National Economic Council that plans by the Boko Haram sect to dump bomb-laden refuse in his house has been uncovered. Osinbajo made the information public via a copy […]

Military operatives in the Niger Delta region were on Thursday all alert, not knowing what could result from the planned meeting of leaders of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). The meeting was called by Chief Government Ekpemupolo, leader of MEND and scheduled for the Izon House in Yenagoa, Bayelsa.   […]

…Tribunal Fixes 3rd August for Continuation of Trial The Independent National   Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have again accused the All Progressive Congress (APC)  and its gubernatorial candidate in the just concluded governorship election in Delta State, Olorogun  Otegar Emerhor   of  stalling trials  in the  on-going Delta State Election Petition Tribunal. […]