What Buhari, NASS must do to save Nigeria —Anyaoku, Sanusi, Soyinka, Sultan, others

Senior citizens and leaders of thoughts from a broad spectrum of the Nigerian society, on Saturday, expressed grave concerns over the future of the country, putting forward a roadmap to rescue Nigeria from the brink of total collapse. The elder statesmen were unanimous in separate submissions at the 2021 edition of the Obafemi Awolowo Foundation […]

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Babafemi Ojudu, Tinubu’s in-law, others, suspended by Ekiti APC

All Progressives Congress (APC) Ekiti State chapter, has suspended a presidential adviser, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, and 10 other party leaders for allegedly disobeying the directive of the party’s National Executive Committee. Ade Ajayi, State Publicity Secretary of the APC, said this in a letter titled, ‘Indefinite suspension of some members of Ekiti State Chapter of […]

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Scrap the NDDC, Others, By Okey Ikechukwu

Twenty years on, one of the questions that people of the Niger Delta, and Nigerians in general, must answer for themselves today is whether the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has brought real development, or is capable of bringing real development, to the oil producing states of Nigeria. The other question is whether development commissions […]

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Female immigration officers who participated in Falz’s ‘Don’t Rush’ music video, transferred to Borno, Yobe, etc

Five female officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service have been transferred from their base for participating in the “Bop Daddy challenge” initiated by Falz the Bad Guy.” Recall that in April, this platform shared the story of how the ladies identified as Priscilla Irabor, Catherine J. Bakura, Blessing Alfred Udida, Binti I. Attabor, and Ockiya […]

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After execution, acid was poured on Ken Saro-Wiwa, others –Former prisoner

An eyewitness, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who was a prisoner when the environmental rights activist,  the late Ken Saro-Wiwa, was killed in 1995 by the late General Sani Abacha government, on Thursday, gave his account of how the late Ogoni leader and eight others were killed and buried. He said the soldiers who carried out the execution […]

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Buhari hosts Saraki, Dogara, Ekweremadu, others, at Aso Rock (Photos)

Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and President Muhammadu Buhari met on Tuesday, 14th May, for the first time since the 2019 general elections when Saraki lost his return to Senate bid. According to the official Twitter handle of the presidency, Buhari hosted him and the leadership of the National Assembly to the breaking of […]

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EFCC, ICPC, DSS, others, restrained from investigating Saraki

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and other agencies involved in the probe of  Senate President Bukola Saraki over corruption allegations. Saraki on Friday filed two separate fundamental rights enforcement suits before the court to challenge the decision of the EFCC to seize his houses. Ruling […]

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Okorocha in banters with Imo gov-elect, Emeka Ihedioha, Peter Obi, Udenwa, Dickson, others (Photos)

The Imo State governor, Mr. Rochas Okorocha is pictured here in a handshake with the Governor-elect, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha. The event was where former Governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi; former Governor of Imo state, Chief Achike Udenwa; & Rivers State Governor, Seriake Dickson received the incumbent Governor at the burial service held […]

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Anti-corruption fights in Nigeria frustrated by EFCC, others -UK says

Nigeria’s attempts at stemming the tides of official corruption for years now have been hampered by the inability of the various government agencies set up for this purpose, to work collectively and in unison, the British Council, which is an agency of the government of the United Kingdom (UK), has said. According to the British […]

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APC suspends Amosun, Okorocha, others, queries Akeredolu

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun; and his Imo State counterpart, Rochas Okorocha, according to Punch. The two men were suspended at the National Working Committee meeting held on Friday in Abuja for alleged anti-party activities. Also suspended are the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru; and […]

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EFCC seeks to tender 115 cheques against Fani-Kayode, others

Criminal trial of Nigeria’s ex-Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, resumed on Wednesday with the prosecution seeking to tender 115 cheques as exhibits against him and his co-defendants. Fani-Kayode is being prosecuted alongside a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenadi Usman; one Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Dimensions Limited in connection with […]

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Fani-Kayode mocks Buhari, Oshiomhole, others, as crowd stones them in Ogun

President Buhari, alongside Oshiomhole and other party members were stoned with materials suspected to be shoes and stones as he raised the hand of APC governorship candidate, Dapo Abiodun. Reacting on his Twitter page, former Minister and PDP chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode mocked Buhari, saying the attack is payback from the Lord for your cruelty to […]

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At last, EFCC brings fraud charges against Babachir Lawal, Ayo Oke, others

Coming in is a report that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has at last, filed a 10-count charge against a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr. Babachir Lawal and five others. EFCC also filed a 4-count charge against a former Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ayodele Oke, and […]

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Atiku writes petition against Buhari to UK, US, EU, France, Germany, others

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, Tuesday, released an open petition he wrote to the Ambassadors of France, Germany, European Union, United States and the High Commissioner to United Kingdom. Atiku, in the petition, narrated what he described as constitutional beaches by President Muhammadu Buhari. See the petition below: Dear Your […]

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