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Senator Gbemisola Saraki on Saturday led other chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State to decamp to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Those who defected with their supporters also include Mr. Lola Ashiru and Prince Sunday Fagbemi, both APC chieftains, as well as Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, who was governorship candidate of the […]

Justice Adebisi Akinlade of the Lagos High Court, Igbosere on Friday mandated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate claims by Oluwaseun Ogunbambo that he is not medically fit to stand trial.  The alleged serial fraudster, who is being prosecuted by the EFCC on charges bordering on stealing, was conspicuously absent when the case came […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, Kano State on Friday sentenced one Ibrahim Saleh Nagero to two years imprisonment for offences bordering on financial malpractices.  The convict allegedly used a fake bank guarantee to obtain a N36m lease finance facility from First Bank Nigeria Plc. The convict, who was earlier arraigned by the Economic and Financial […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned newly deployed Commissioner of Police to Rivers State, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin not to continue with the alleged ‘evil practices of his predecessor, Joseph Mbu, who was sent out of the state on Thursday after he had almost made the state ungovernable for Governor Rotimi Amaechi. The party said […]

President Jonathan, Thursday, appointed two new special advisers and five chief executives of four different government agencies. A statement issued by Reuben Abati said, “in furtherance of efforts to continually strengthen his administration on all fronts, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the following appointments to fill existing vacancies” According to the statement,Mr. Ima Niboro, […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday fixed  12th to 19th March 2014 as dates for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise for Osun and Ekiti governorship elections, which are to hold later in the year. This disclosure was made by Emmanuel Akem, INEC’s Director in charge of Voter Registration during a Stakeholders’ Forum with the theme, […]Read More

After many months of public outcry towards his controversial style of policing, Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu has finally been redeployed. Twelve other officers were similarly redeployed. Announcing his redeployment on Thursday, the Police Service Commission (PSC) explained that the redeployment was in line with the recommendation of Inspector General of […]

After much pressure on the State Security Service (SSS) from Nigerians and the All Progressives Congress (APC), the secret police agency has finally arrested Mujahideen Dokubo-Asari, leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF) over some alleged treasonable statements he made recently. Though details of the arrest were sketchy at the time of this […]

The 79 Composite Group of the Nigerian Air Force in Maiduguri says it has destroyed suspected Boko Haram hideouts. According to spokesman for the group, Squadron Leader Chris Erondu, the hideouts were destroyed during a raid on some parts of the state. “Sequel to intelligence reports, the 79 Composite Group, in conjunction with 75 Strike […]

The Senate will resume conversations on the still-unread letter of the 11 lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) next week Tuesday, after mandating its presiding officer, David Mark on Wednesday to seek legal advice on the matter. The resolution was made after a closed-door session of the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) are in a war of words over their alleged roles in the violence that accompanied the registration exercise of APC on Tuesday. Rivers State chapter of APC accused the Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI) of working as the political machinery of Supervising Minister for Education, […]

An Abuja High Court on Wednesday ordered the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and All Purpose Shelters Limited to stop the allocation of all the shops within Wuye Ultra Modern Market, Abuja pending the hearing and determination of substantive suit. The market, according to the Court Order Suit N: CV/440/2012 and motion No: M/864/14, is to […]Read More