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New militant group emerges in Imo and makes demands to FG
Fresh trouble may be brewing in the country as a new militant group, Niger Delta Red Squad (NDRS), has emerged in Imo state, southeastern Nigeria.Following the militant tradition of bombing oil insta…
Fayose is childishly obsessed with the desire to grab the headlines- Presidency defends Aisha Buhari
Recent attempts by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, to link Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria's President, to the William Jefferson bribery scandal, have been dismissed as laughable, by the Presiden…
You amended the Rules Book, not us- NASS Clerk and Deputy counter Senate leadership
The out-going Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa and his deputy, Ben Efeturi, have made separate statements to the Police, claiming that the Senate Rules Book was only handed ove…
Nigeria needs prayers- Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to pray for the country.The President made the call on Tuesday night while breaking fast with members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the pres…
No condition is permanent- Ekweremadu
Speaking on the summons served on himself and Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday, inviting them to appear before the High Court on June 27 for allegedly forging the Senate Standing Rules in or…
Fayose's frozen account: PDP Governors ask Buhari to caution the EFCC
The freezing of the personal accounts of Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was yesterday described as a 'gross abuse of the Constitution',…
Forgery Case: Buhari is turning into a Dictator- Senate
Within the Senate chambers on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari was accused of turning into a dictator over the issue of the arraignment of the Senate President and his Deputy, for allegedly forgin…
Resident Doctors suspend strike as FG orders their replacement
At a health sector stakeholders meeting on Tuesday, the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, agreed to suspend its strike.The Association's leadership also appealed to me…
Bailiff pastes Saraki, Ekweremadu summons on Senate Notice Board
The court summons inviting the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, and two top Management Staff of NASS, to appear before the court for the alleged forgery of the Senate Stan…
Sex Scandal: Accused Reps call for public investigative hearing
rape and soliciting for prostitutes while in Ohio, the United States of America. This comes as one of the accused lawmakers, Mark Gbillah, who represents Gwer East/Gwer West Federal Constituency of B…
NAF bombs Boko Haram convoy, killing 15 terrorists
As part of its newly launched 'Operation Gama-Aiki' mission against the Boko Haram sect, the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has carried out its first major air campaign, which killed 15 of the terrorists in…
Forgery case against Saraki and Ekweremadu stalled as both men are yet to be served court papeers
The forgery case instituted against Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu by the Attorney General on behalf of the Federal Government, has been stalled. The expected appearan…
Senate queries CBN over N120bn aviation sector bail-out fund
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, was yesterday chastised by the Senate, over its role in the alleged mismanagement of N120 billion released to the aviation sector out of the N500 billion interventio…
Nnamdi Kanu's lawyer threatens to withdraw from case over appointment of another counsel
A mild drama ensued in court on Monday at the hearing of self proclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, and two others- Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi- who are s…
FG ignores NDA's threat and goes on to fix damaged pipeline
The threat issued by the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, not to repair oil facilities blown up by the militant group during the period of conciliation for dialogue, has been ignored by the Federal Governm…
Omokore, others to be arraigned July 4
Mr. Jide Omokore, an ally of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who was yesterday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will be arraign before a…
Teenager charged for attempting to kill Trump
19-year-old Michael Sandford, has been charged for trying to grab a police officer's gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas in a bid to kill the presumptive Republican Presidential Nominee.A compla…
Constituency projects are avenues for fund diversion- FG
At a summit which held in Abuja yesterday, the Federal Government said constituency projects, which were put into the nation's annual budget by National and State Lawmakers, had been an avenue for em…
Protest rocks Federal Ministry of Finance, over unpaid allowances
Staff of the Federal Ministry of Finance, Abuja, yesterday grounded activities at the Ministry for several hours, as they protested against their unpaid allowances which totals around N1.2bn.The Fina…
Forgery Case: Saraki and Ekweremadu to be arraigned today
The case of forgery against the leadership of the Senate which was filed by the Federal Government is going ahead at full steam. Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, ar…