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Members of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly on Friday commenced impeachment proceedings against the state governor, Martin Elechi after a prolonged political squabble in which the governor was accused of corruption and gross misconduct. The political crisis in the state had lingered defying several attempts to resolve the it in the past. The motion […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday has condemned the needless resort to sheer hysteria by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the President Goodluck Jonathan administration over the globally-acclaimed appearance of the APC’s presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, at the Chatham House in London on Thursday. PDP had on Thursday wished the appearance away, […]

Mr. Chris Ifeanyichukwu Eza, former aide-de-camp to Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has been murdered by a junior officer attached to the Mopol 10 in Bauchi State. Eza, an indigene of Erowha in Isoko South Council Area, was already a Squadron Commander in Mopol 10, Bauchi at the time of his death. Unfortunately, the […]

Permit me to start by thanking Chatham House for the invitation to talk about this important topic at this crucial time. When speaking about Nigeria overseas, I normally prefer to be my country’s public relations and marketing officer, extolling her virtues and hoping to attract investments and tourists. But as we all know, Nigeria is […]

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, has refuted the reports in some section of the media that the President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration is planning to stop the use of the permanent voter cards and the electronic card readers for the forthcoming elections. The minister said in a statement released […]

Insurgents in Nigeria have abducted the Vice Chairman of Hong Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Bijida Yakubu, Police in the state has said. The abduction occurred when the insurgents attacked Gayafa village. Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Othman Abubakar, who confirmed the incident, added that three vigilante members who were with him […]

The Senate on Wednesday postponed the screening and confirmation of nominees of President Goodluck Jonathan to fill the vacancies in his cabinet after receiving series of petitions and opposition by some senators against former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro. Right from the day he was listed as one of the eight nominees, some […]

Supporters who had gathered at the Everlasting Arms Ministries Church in East London for the presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress expressed surprise that the party’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, was absent. But the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, explained that the rally was not part of Buhari’s itinerary. According […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday evening said despite Boko Haram’s reversion to suicide bombing of soft targets, the days of insurgency in Nigeria remains numbered. Jonathan, who reacted to separate attacks on a motor park and a business centre in Potiskum, Yobe and Kano states respectively, said the new suicide bombing tactics by the Boko […]

The APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) has raised the alarm about reports of a fake Shekau being presented before Nigerians by the government in order to claim glory or winning the war on terrorism. Beyond this, credible sources have alerted the APC that the fake Shekau might become a tool to blackmail members of the […]

  The management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the country’s leading opposition party, All People`s Congress (APC), to retract the malicious allegations it levelled against the agency and its management. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos on Sunday, Dr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi, Director General […]

It is no longer news that the two dominant political parties in Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital located in the western part of the country, are the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The fascinating twist about the governorship race in the state however, is that the struggle for the control […]