PDP Halts Defection to APC with Automatic Ticket for Senators
Some senators who had expressed interest in ditching the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) are now having a rethink after the ruling party dangled automatic…
How Fuel Tanker Burnt Nine to Death, Destroyed Properties in Lagos
Tragedy struck early on Wednesday in Lagos, as a fuel tanker explosion resulted in the death of nine people and destroyed many properties in the Apapa area of the state.…
NUPENG, PENGASSAN Put Off Proposed Strike Over Planned Sale Of Refineries
Major oil workers’ unions, the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have put off their proposed…
A Peep Into Muiz Banire @47
Though coming almost belatedly, I find it extremely expedient to share with fellow Nigerians, especially Lagosians what was supposed to be a birthday tribute to a brilliant personage I admire…
How APC Is Dividing Nigeria — PDP
…It Is A Lie — APC The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday warned its major rival, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to refrain from continuously dividing the country along…
150 Armed Robbers Arrested In Edo, Delta, Bayelsa In 2013
The Zone 5 Command of the Nigeria Police, comprising Edo, Delta and Bayelsa, has announced that it arrested a total of 150 armed robbery suspects in 2013 out of a…
Belkisu’s Death Did Not Occur inside My Office — Gov. Aliyu
Governor of Niger State, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has denied that Monday’s death of 46-year-old Hajiya Belkisu Mahmoud occurred in his office, but rather at the Minna General Hospital some…
No Automatic Tickets for NASS Members — PDP
Notwithstanding the series of defection of its members to the opposition, incumbent members of the National Assembly willing to re-contest in 2015 will not have automatic tickets, the People’s Democratic…
President Jonathan`s 2015 Agenda: Where Obasanjo Missed The Point (1)
Chief Obasanjo’s 18-page letter to President Goodluck Jonathan is so well known that it deserves no preambles here. In discussing this topic, I find myself in a state of discomfiture…
Keyamo to GEJ: Obey Court Ruling on Appointment of Service Chiefs
Human rights lawyer, Barrister Festus Keyamo has written President Goodluck Jonathan to protest non-adherence with the judgement of Honourable Justice A. Bello of the Federal High Court, Abuja nullifying the…