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Jibrin submits petition against Dogara, others at ICPC
A petition calling for the investigation of the Speaker of the House of Reps., Yakubu Dogara, and three other principal officers for alleged illegal padding of the 2016 budget, was on Monday submitte…
Disarm all fulani herdsmen- Anglican Church tells FG
In a bid to find ways of stemming the wave of attacks and killings of harmless farmers in the country, the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent a…
They don't come like this anymore- Buhari pays tribute to late Fr. Tagbo
In a personal tribute addressed to the Tagbo Family of Awkuzu in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, President Muhammadu Buhari described the late former Principal of Christ the King College,…
NSCDC arrests 19 fleeing militants as military continues aerial bombardment of creeks
No fewer than 19 suspected militants have been arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, as the aerial bombardment of creeks in the Fatola and Areppo areas of Ogu…
Tokyo elects its first female Governor
64 year old, Yuriko Koike, the former Defense Minister of Japan, has been elected as Governor of Tokyo; making her the first woman to occupy the office.Koike, fluent in English and Arabi, was a journ…
I regret previously supporting Sheriff- Fayose
During a campaign stop in Ekiti State by PDP Chieftain, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, the State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, expressed remorse for having previously supported the embattled factional National C…
Rio 2016: Siasia names Mikel Captain of Football Team
Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has been appointed as Captain of the Nigerian Football Team going into the men's football tournament at the Rio Olympic Games, by Head Coach, Samson Siasia.Mikel n…
I feel so much pity for President Buhari these days- El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has sympathized with Nigerians for the hardship being currently experienced in the country.Speaking at the Latter Rain Assembly in Lagos on Sunday, the Governor…
Ambode leads as Nigeria's top performing Governor, Poll shows
An ongoing opinion poll organised by the African Leadership Magazine, has shown Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to be in the lead as the top performing Governor in Nigeria.According to organ…
There is institutional corruption in the House- Jibrin
Member of the House of Representatives who was ousted from his position as Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin, appeared on a Live Programme on Channels Television on…
Nnamdi Kanu can never betray Biafra- MASSOB tells MEND, FG
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and the Federal Government, have received a lashing from pro-Biafra group, the Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, over a r…
FOLLOWING THE RULES OF NIGERIA'S POLITICAL JUNGLE: BETWEEN REMI TINUBU AND DINO MELAYE
Politics in Nigeria is not for the faint-hearted. Over here, the political field is a jungle, where only the strong survive. But while the terrain does bring out beastly instincts in certain politici…
I almost fled the country under GEJ- Lamido Adamawa
At a ceremony to officially unveil the construction of the Yolde-Pate link road in Yola, the Adamawa state capital on Thursday, the Lamido Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Mustapha, disclosed that he almost fl…
Uwajumogu wins Imo North senatorial district rerun election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Ben Uwajumogu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner of the Imo North senatorial district rerun poll held on July 28, NAN rep…
PDP clears Anenih of alleged anti-party activities
The immediate past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, has been cleared by the party of allegations of anti-party activities which forced him to resign from his position…
Melania Trump's website deleted over questions about her educational qualification
Following questions about her university education, the website of the wife of the Republican Nominee for President, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, has mysteriously vanished.This comes just over a week…
Turkey asks Nigeria to shut down 17 schools, as fallout from failed coup continues
As the Turkish Government continues on its clamp-down following the July 15 coup attempt, the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, has called on the Federal Government to close 17 Turkish …
PDP lashes out at Justice Abang, over controversial ruling sacking Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee
The Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was on Thursday sacked by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.In a ruling by Justice Okon Abang, the court re…
Dogara diverted FG water project to his farm- Jibrin
Embattled former Chairman, Committee on Appropriation, House of Reps., Abdulmumin Jibrin, has made fresh allegations against the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara.Jibrin has vowed to keep revealing…
3 Nigerians executed in Indonesia for drug trafficking
Three Nigerian drug convicts and one local, were executed by firing squad on Friday (local time) in Indonesia.According to the Indonesian Deputy Attorney General for General Crimes, Noor Rachmad,the …