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Governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State in the 2011 general elections, Mohammed Belgore, on Monday accused Senator Bukola Saraki of killing residents of Kwara each time he shared his gifts to the people. So far, records show that many people have died from stampedes during the rush to get the […]

Worried by the state of insecurity in Nigeria, the office of Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Azubuike Ihejirika has begun a massive recruitment of 9,000 officers to help in the country’s fight against insecurity. Speaking at the opening of a five-day seminar with the theme Consolidating Civil Society Organisations/Military Relations for Improved National Security, […]

Contrary to some recent media reports, the Federal government has not adopted a take-it-or-leave-it approach in its negotiations with ASUU. Rather, the approach is focused on positive engagement and achieving sustainable solutions to the challenges facing higher education in the country. That is why President Goodluck Jonathan recently appealed to ASUU to respond to government’s […]

The New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) chaired by Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje says it has carefully studied Friday’s ruling by the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by His Lordship, Justice Elvis Chukwu, which declared the National Working Committee (NWC) headed by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as the authentic leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans of introducing an online training and certification programme for people who would work as ad hoc staff in future elections. According to Chairman of the commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, the programme, to be conducted by INEC’s training and research agency, The Electoral Institute (TEI), is part […]

Lagos-based lawyer and former President of the West African Bar Association (WABA), Femi Falana has joined Nigerians calling for the probe of Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah over allegations of forcing the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to buy her two bulletproof BMW cars at the cost of N255m. Falana, who petitioned the Economic […]

Following a recent audit of some government-owned petroleum institutions in the country, Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke has sacked 10 senior officials of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF). Their sack was announced on Friday in a memo with number PTDF/A&HR/SD/353/V.1/14 and dated October 18, 2013, to the parastatal. The sack of the staff, […]Read More

Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah has been given a 72-hour ultimatum to resign her position and refund the N255 million spent by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to purchase two bullet-proof cars for her. Civil rights group, Anti-Corruption Network (ACN), which made the call in Abuja on Friday during a press briefing on Friday, threatened to […]

An Abuja High Court has ordered the breakaway faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chaired by Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje to stop parading itself as a parallel faction of the party. Consequently, the court recognised the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party chaired by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as the legitimate leadership of the […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday commiserated with Nigeria’s leading entrepreneur, Alhaji Aliko Dangote on the death of his eldest brother, Alhaji Garba Dangote, which occurred on Thursday in Kano. According to a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the president joined Alhaji Dangote and members of […]

The gunmen who kidnapped Augusta Douglas-Ayam, sister of Special Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation and Strategy, Oronto Douglas, have contacted the family of the victim to demand a princely ransom of N500 million. The 48-year old was kidnapped on Monday evening at Ogbia waterside by nine gunmen camouflaged in Army uniforms, who arrived […]

Nigeria has emerged a member of the United Nations Security Council, alongside Saudi Arabi, Chad, Chile and Lithuania, who also won seats in the election today. All five countries contested unopposed in the election, and will replace Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo on the 15-nation council on 1st January 2013. Expectedly, President Goodluck Jonathan […]