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An Abuja Federal High Court has refused to fully grant the Federal Government’s application to conduct in secret the trial of Sen. Ali Ndume who is standing trial on terrorism charges. The presiding judge, Justice Gabriel Kolawole said the court did not grant the request in full because the application was not strong enough. He […]

Osio Agama, the sister of Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been kidnapped in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The incident was confirmed by the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Mohammad, on Friday. According to Mohammad, Agama was kidnapped on Tuesday while she was returning from church. He  Rivers State […]

A part of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos was on Thursday razed by fire. As at the time of publishing this report, officials are yet to ascertain the cause of the disaster. However witnesses at the scene said the fire could have been caused by some cables that melted in the heat from […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has finally announced his interest to contest in the 2015 presidential election. Jonathan made the intention known on Thursday, informing leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he would get the nomination form before the set deadline. The party had earlier indicated that it would not shift the deadline for obtaining […]

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the removal of Wages from the Exclusive List to the Concurrent List by the National Assembly (NASS) in the on-going fourth amendment exercise of the 1999 constitution. NLC made its position about the removal known in a statement signed by its General Secretary, Dr Peter Ozo-Eson on […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet to fill spaces left by ministers and other aides who resigned to seek electoral posts in the forthcoming 2015 general. The Minister of State 2 for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed, now takes over as the Supervising Minister of Information pending the appointment of a substantive minister […]

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered a thorough check and audit of Police armouries nationwide. This directive was contained in a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu. In his words , « this is part of measures to strengthen accountability of the stock of weaponry of the Nigeria Police Force […]

The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to an interview granted the Sun Newspaper of Monday, 20th October, 2014  by Nigerian Ambassador to Spain and wife of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu,  Her Excellency, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu,  where she expressed shock and disappointment over the former governor’s joining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). She […]

Four members of Akwa Ibom State Executive Council on Monday tendered their resignation letters in compliance with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deadline, in order to be eligible to contest for elective positions in 2015. Members of the state Executive Council who submitted their resignation letters were Mr. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel, secretary to the state government; […]

A youth political pressure group,  Advocates for Collective Transformation (ACT) has described the endorsement of N4000 online registration fee for NYSC mobilisation by the House of Representative as a misrepresentation and betrayal of Nigerian youths. In a statement signed by its President, Tayo Fashogbon and National Secretary Isaac Ifetoluwa Ajayi, ACT describe the endorsement by […]

…Says it’s APC’s Trait Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is not surprised by the huge debts left behind by the administration of former Governor Kayode Fayemi, saying such has become the trait of All Progressives Congress (APC) led governments in the state. In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti […]Read More

The question on the lips of most Nigerians since learning on Monday that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, attended a meeting of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in his native Sokoto State is whether he has fully made up his mind to defect from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the […]