The Supreme Court of Nigeria has thrown away the suit filed by the governorship candidate of the now defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), in Kogi State, James Ocholi (SAN), seeking an order sacking the state governor and governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party
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A non-verified audio message that has purportedly come from an ISIS spokesman has revealed that the group has accepted the recent pledge of allegiance from Nigerian-based Boko Haram. The pledge according to the audio tape reveals was accepted by ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The 28-minute message, which cannot be independently authenticated by experts was […]
The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), has said that it is fully in support of the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). The national leader of the group, Mr. Ganiyu Adams, revealed this to newsmen in Lagos after a solidarity visit of its members to the President at the State […]
The popular Mile 12 market along Ikorodu road, Lagos is on fire.Details later
The popular Mile 12 Market is on fire and there are calls to the Lagos State Fire Services to rescue the market from been razed down.Details later.
Senator Lekan Balogun is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a High Chief of Ibadan land. In this interview, he exposes the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari, as a fascist, a leader who has complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, like Adolf Hitler of Germany […]
The National Mathematics Centre (NMC) has commended and honoured the management of the Nigerian Turkish International Colleges (NTIC) for the performance of its students at the recently concluded International Mathematics and Physics Olympiad. The Turkish schools had won five medals of the six won by Nigerian schools at the recent international competitions, held in
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Aba, Abia State-based 31-year-old single mother for concealing 430 grammes of heroin in her private part. The arrest took place at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos during the inward screening of passengers on an Emirate flight. NDLEA commander at the Lagos airport, Mr. […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday took his campaign to the hometown of the vice-presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof Yemi Osinbajo in Ijebuland where he promised to execute programmes that will transform the area. The same day, the APC presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, lamented the decay in the educational sector and
In a communication glitch, two South African mercenaries assisting Nigeria in the war against Boko Haram were on Monday killed in error by the military in Bama, Borno State. A military contractor, Leon Mare Lotz, and his driver, whose name was given simply as Nangombe, were shot dead when a convoy in which they were […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed that the dreaded Islamic terror group Boko Haram, will be defeated in the states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa, all in Nigeria’s north east geo political zone in the next couple of days. President Jonathan, who made this known during an interview with the Voice of America (VOA), said that […]
Few weeks to the conduct of the presidential elections, the Presidential candidate of the leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has said the APC remains the best choice for Nigerians in the elections. Speaking on Thursday during a South South rally of the APC in Port Harcourt, Buhari tasked Nigerians to […]
The Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has berated the leadership of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the old leaders of the party as thieves and the new leaders as renegades from the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). Okupe, who made this known through his […]
Nothing matters more to a business establishment than growth and expansion and in these days of technology, it is expected of entrepreneurs to make use of smart applications or apps as they are commonly called to work smarter and grow faster. Among the many trending apps for creating visibility in the market-place is the Instagram […]
Alhaji Sani Zango Daura is one of the founding fathers of Nigeria. In this interview with VICTOR JIBRIN, the elder statesman takes a look at Nigeria from the era of the nation’s heroes, regretting the current situationwhich he blamed on incorrigible leadership and self-centeredness. But he expressed optimism that the country can be good again, if […]
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, has said that the problem of insurgency confronting the country today was not the creation of President Goodluck Jonathan. Rather, the president administration is only trying to manage an inherited menace. The FCT minister said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting of Peoples Democratic […]
…says ‘I won’t campaign for any candidate Former minister of Defence, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma, on Wednesday in Abuja, said that he would not campaign for any of the presidential candidates in the coming general election. General Danjuma, who fielded questions from State House correspondents, after a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at his […]
The clash between some Yoruba and Hausa youths on Wednesday in Osogbo, Osun State, has left five people reportedly injured and various properties destroyed. The crisis, which also led to the shut-down of schools and businesses, occurred in the Sabo area of Osogbo. According to a resident of the area, identified as Seye, the Hausa […]
Presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) and former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has reiterated that neither him nor his running mate is a religious fanatic. As such, Gen. Buhari said that the insinuation that he planned to Islamise the country was unfounded. Gen. Buhari was speaking at an inter-faith engagement in Kaduna, […]
A group of Concerned Elders and Chieftains of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Bauchi State, have accused the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, of not doing enough to ensure that the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan was successful. They were reacting to a press statement issued by the PDP […]
