Ozekhome: Interpol acted out of ignorance in arresting Adoke
Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), counsel to the former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has blamed the arrest of his client by the international police,…
ICPC uncovers N18.62bn padding scam by MDAs
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered gross abuse of personnel budget and inflation as well as padding of nominal role by some…
Editorial: The Electoral Brigandage in Bayelsa and Kogi States
Electoral malpractices have become a recurring decimal in Nigeria and have incrementally worsened since the return to democracy in 1999. Something is fundamentally wrong. Nigeria’s renascent democracy has been threatened…
I did not request to be remanded in DSS custody – Dasuki
Detained former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) has discounted claims by the Department of State Service (DSS) that he; and other detainees preferred to be in DSS…
Situation Room urges cancellation of Kogi election
Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the governorship and senatorial elections that took place in Kogi State at the weekend. It…
AMCON seizes ex-Minister’s assets over N1bn debt
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over some assets belonging to a former Minister of State for Defence, Ademola Seriki for debts amounting to N1 billion. The…
Buhari Lied about Sacking of VP’s Aides – Presidency Sources
The ridiculous assertion by President Muhammadu Buhari that 35 aides attached to the office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, were not sacked; but merely “redeployed” simply stands logic on its…
Former AGF, Adoke arrested, detained in Dubai
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), has been arrested and is being held in Dubai by Interpol, Huhuonline.com has learnt. It was gathered…
Violence, ballot box snatching, massive rigging mar Kogi, Bayelsa Guber Polls
Bookmakers were, yesterday, proven right, when shootings, widespread violence and electoral malpractices took center stage as Bayelsa and Kogi states went to the polls to elect new governors, and a…
INEC declares APC’s David Lyon as winner of Bayelsa poll
Despite the high level of thuggery and brigandage that occasioned voting in some parts of Bayelsa State, including the maiming at Ward 5, Opolo, Yenagoa, the candidate of the All…