PDP Crisis: Jubilation as Appeal Court Reinstates Oyinlola
It was jubilation galore in Abuja, Nigeria’s federal Capital Territory and Osun State on Wednesday, when news of a Court of Appeal ruling that reinstated embattled former Governor of Osun…
INEC Releases Hot Lines for Anambra Guber Polls
Ahead of the 16th November 2013 Anambra State governorship election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed 10 numbers at its Abuja headquarters as hotlines. According to a statement…
N225m Car Scandal: Melaye Sacks Nine Staff Over Infiltration
Erstwhile member of the Federal House of Representatives and Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network (ACN), Otunba Dino Melaye has sacked his nine domestic staff of drivers, cleaners and stewards. The…
APC Formally Asks Amaechi to Defect
In continuation of its strategy to woo aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), especially seven of the party’s governors, top members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), this…
Obasanjo, Five nPDP Governors Meet in Abeokuta
Former Nigeria President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday met with five of the seven governors of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who are members of the breakaway faction of…
Okonjo-Iweala, Senate at Loggerheads over Excess Crude Fund
The Federal Government and the Senate were at loggerheads on Monday, following conflicting opinions of the management of $1.03bn Excess Crude Fund. Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of…
Immigration Comptroller Umaru Ruma Dies at Seminar
An Assistant Comptroller of Immigration, Abdulrazak Umaru Ruma died on Monday after slumping during a paper presentation at a Stakeholders Consultative Forum organised by the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs.…
N225m Bulletproof Cars Scandal: Police Rearrests Dino Melaye
Executive Secretary of the Anti-Corruption Network (ACN), Mr. Dino Melaye has been arrested by security operatives, less than two weeks after leading a demonstration at Eagle Square, Abuja, against the…
Taraba Speaker, Tsokwa, Dies
Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Haruna Tsokwa, is dead.Though details of the incident were sketchy at the time of this report, sources say Tsokwa died few minutes…
nPDP Repudiates Attempt by Police to Disrupt G7 Meeting
nPDP has condemned in strong terms, a second attempt by the police to disrupt its G7 caucus meeting which took place on the eve of 3rd November, 2013, at the…