Probe Of Diezani’s Private Jets Targeted At Jonathan, Says Ijaw Youths
The umbrella body of Ijaw youths worldwide, Ijaw Youths Congress, IYC, has risen in stout defence of the embattled Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is currently in the...
View ArticleAbia 2015: I’ve Not Endorsed Any Candidate As My Successor – Orji
The Abia State Government on Wednesday denied reports in a section of the media that Governor T.A Orji has endorsed a particular governorship candidate for the 2015 elections. It described the reports...
View ArticleEkiti: I’ll Not Seek Second Term If Elected As Governor, Says LP Flagbearer
The flag-bearer of Labour Party in the forthcoming Ekiti State governorship elections, Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele has promised his supporters and people of the state that he would only serve a single term...
View ArticleJonathan’s Confab Cheapest Ever, Says Sen. Adefuye
Following the public outcry that has greeted what has been termed the ‘jumbo’ allowance of delegates to the National Conference, one of the delegates has declared that it is actually the cheapest in...
View ArticleRivers Assembly Crisis: Court Acquits Chidi Lloyd Of Attempted Murder
Mr. Chidi Lloyd, Majority Leader of the Rivers House of Assembly, was on Thursday discharged and acquitted by a High Court in Port Harcourt over a charge of attempted murder. Justice Ledan Nyordee, who...
View ArticleEkiti Guber: PDP, LP, Have Nothing To Offer, Says Fayemi At Campaign Rally
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has urged people of the state not to allow those he called election riggers to steal their votes in the June 21 governorship election in the state. He spoke at a...
View ArticleLamido Adamawa Secession Threat: Yorubas Want To Remain In Nigeria But We’ll...
The National Coordinator of the Yoruba militia group, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Chief Gani Adams, who is also a representative of the South-West at the ongoing national conference, on Thursday,...
View ArticleN10bn Jet Scandal: Petroleum Minister’s Probe Not Selective – Reps
The House of Representatives yesterday denied allegations that its investigation of Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, over allegations of squandering N10 billion on a chartered Challenger...
View ArticleSenate Confirms Adelabu As CBN Deputy Governor
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Mr Adelabu Adekola for appointment as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The senate had already confirmed Mr. Godwin Emefiele as Governor-Designate...
View ArticleAPC Now Has 3.1m Members In Kaduna – Baba-Ahmed
PRESIDENT, CIVIL RIGHTS CONGRESS OF NIGERIA, COMRADE SHEHU SANI (L), RECEIVING HIS APC MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION CARD FROM THE PARTY CHAIRMAN FOR KADUNA SOUTH, ALHAJI BASHIR AHMED, DURING THE...
View ArticleObiano Seeks FG’s Support In Construction Of Bridges, Roads
FROM LEFT: MINISTER OF WORKS, MR MIKE ONOLEMEMEN; GOV. WILLIE OBIANO OF ANAMBRA AND PERMANENT SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF WORKS, ALHAJI ABUBAKAR MOHAMMED, DURING THE GOVERNOR’S VISIT TO THE MINISTRY IN...
View ArticleHealthcare Excellence Award: Amaechi Has Been Vindicated – Rivers APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in has commended the state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, for winning the 2014 edition of the Outstanding Government Healthcare Programme Excellence Award. The party in a...
View ArticleJonathan Mourns Hamman Misau, Urges Confab Delegates To Honour Deceased’s Memory
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday commiserated with the Association of Retired Police Officers, over the death of its member and one of their representative at the ongoing National Conference,...
View ArticleJonathan To Inaugurate New Bauchi Airport Named After Tafawa Balewa
The new airport built by the Bauchi State Government has been named after the first Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Gov. Isa Yuguda made this known to...
View ArticleSeven Days Fasting: APC Scared Of Wike’s Candidature – Rivers PDP
FROM LEFT: PDP DEPUTY NATIONAL CHAIRMAN, MR UCHE SECONDUS; CHAIRMAN, PDP RIVERS, MR FELIX OBUAH AND SUPERVISING MINISTER OF EDUCATION, MR NYESOM WIKE, DURING THE INAUGURATION AND HANDOVER OF PDP...
View ArticleIfeanyi Ubah Makes Move To Dump LP For PDP
There were strong indications yesterday that Capital Oil and Gas boss, Ifeanyi Ubah, has dumped the Labour Party, LP, for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ubah, who was the LP gubernatorial...
View ArticleEkiti 2014: If I Fail To Defeat Fayemi, Don’t Give Me Federal Appointment,...
Although the Ekiti State gubernatorial election is still three months away, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, flag- bearer, Mr. Ayo Fayose has boasted that he will send the incumbent govenor, Dr....
View ArticleFG Directs TCN To Begin Distribution Of Electricity To Consumers
FROM LEFT: MANAGING DIRECTOR, TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA (TCN), MR MACK KAST; TCN DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, MR SOLA AKINFEMIWA; CHAIRMAN, MR IBRAHIM WAZIRI AND VICE-PRESIDENT NAMADI SAMBO AT A MEETING AT...
View ArticleWhy We Won’t Probe Diezani’s N10bn Jet Allegation – Presidency
The Presidency has explained its seeming indifference to constitute a panel to probe the allegations of misuse of public funds leveled against the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke....
View ArticleSouthern Plateau Indigenes Agitate For Own State
The number of ethnic groups agitating for the creation of new states increased on Friday as Southern Plateau indigenes resolved to separate from Plateau State and form a new state to be called Lowland....
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