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by Ranti Joseph Boko Haram launched a rocket attack on a military vehicle in the northeast town of Baga thereby killing two soldiers. Six other soldiers and a civilian vigilante were critically injured when their vehicle hit a mine planted by the Islamists just outside the town in Borno state on Sunday, they added. The... Read More
Fayose’s supporters takes law into their hands as they lay siege to assembly. Punch CJN has an advise for Buhari and new governors. Vanguard Okupe still on Buhari’s no certificate matter. Punch Fresh killings in Rivers as APC alleges members are targeted. Vanguard Don’t worry, Buhari will not fail, Wamakko assures. Punch Ojudu shares his... Read More
by Ranti Joseph A bomb blast from suspected Boko Haram suicide attacker targeted a group of Shiite Muslims and injured three people in Potiskum, Yobe State. The bomber on Monday detonated his explosives a few metres from an open-air mosque in the Dogo Tebo area of Potiskum shortly after noon prayers. An eye witnesses said... Read More
Lawyers and civil rights activists have called for the impeachment and prosecution of the Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson, over his role in a mob attack on a federal high court in the state two weeks ago. The groups described the governor’s act as “criminal” and an abuse of the rule of law. The calls... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs II, Musiliu Obanikoro, says that citizens affected by the xenophobic attacks in South Africa will be compensated. Since the attacks started last week, several Nigerians have lost their businesses and other belongings to fire set by locals on buildings where their businesses were housed. Senator Obanikoro... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Governor of Sokoto state, Aliyu Wamakko has assured Nigerians that the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari will not fail the nation. “The APC-led Federal Government under Buhari will strive to meet the expectations and yearnings of Nigerians, irrespective of religious, ethnic or cultural differences,” he said. Wamakko spoke on Monday in Sokoto when the... Read More
by Ranti Joseph A House of Representatives member-elect from Jigawa State, Sani Zoro, has called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to look into recent comment by the Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido that he is leaving behind an N11 billion debt to the state. Zoro, a former national president of the National... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to disregard media speculations concerning the appointment of ministers and the zoning of political offices under the incoming Buhari Administration. In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said there is no truth to what... Read More
Nnaji has a thought to share, says lack of democracy caused PDP’s defeat. Punch No, GEJ didn’t spend N2trillion on elections – Presidency Vanguard 27 Kaduna Assembly seats goes to APC. Leadership Alaafin’s aide feels Tinubu fits into Awolowo’s shoe. Vanguard Oshiomhole won’t have any regret quitting politics – so he says. Leadership Ijaw group... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Publicity Directorate has rejected the offer of a crash course on speaking for an opposition party made by the spokesperson of the All Progressive Party (APC) Lai Mohammed. The PDP said the offer was arrogant and self-serving. The PDP’s response was contained a statement signed by an... Read More
by Ranti Joseph South Africa on Sunday has vowed to hunt down those behind a wave of Xenophobic attacks, saying 307 people had been arrested over violence that has left at least seven people dead. The government stepped up its response to unrest in Johannesburg and the eastern coastal city of Durban, with Home Minister... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Ondo State Government has said that the strange disease that has killed over a dozen people since its outbreak on April 15 in Ode-Irele, Irele Local Government Area of the state, is not contagious and could be a result of ethanol poisoning. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dayo Adeyanju,... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River have passed a vote of no confidence on the executives of the party in the state for allegedly mismanaging N350 million meant for successful electioneering campaigns. The members also called on the national leadership of the party to ensure... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Senator Bukola Saraki has said that declaration of assets by politicians and public office holders won’t make them less corrupt or accountable to the people. Saraki who made this assertion during an interview on Saturday said, “I don’t think it is declaration of assets that would make you less corrupt or more... Read More
The Police Command in Rivers State has confirmed the abduction of Chief Cassidy Ikegbudu, Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Ahoada East Local Government Area. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Muhammad, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt that Ikegbudu was abducted in the early hours of Saturday. Muhammad said the police had received report... Read More
North central gets senate presidency slot. ThisDay Supreme Court asks Ondo Rep to vamoose. Leadership What led to PDP’s defeat – Aliyu tells us Punch Air traffic controllers stops strike until…. Leadership PDP, LP gets thumbs up for accepting defeat. Punch Aww, how nice: Metuh says PDP won’t insult Buhari. Leadership Candidates not cool with... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Nigerian President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, says he is in full support of the steps taken so far by the Nigerian government in its efforts to protect the country’s citizens from the wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. In a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, April 16, Buhari said that Nigeria’s... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The national leaders and national caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have officially zoned the office of the Senate President in the 8th Senate to the North central geo-political zone, while the Speaker of the House of Representatives was zoned to the North-east geo-political zone after a meeting in Abuja Thursday... Read More
The All Progressives Congress has denied allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party’s spokesperson, Chief Olisa Metuh, that it was planning to destabilise the PDP. APC’s publicity secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said in a statement in Abuja on Friday, that it was impossible for his party to be making such moves especially when the party’s National... Read More
by Ranti Joseph Earlier today, the Supreme Court ordered a member of House of Representatives representing Akure South/North Federal Constituency of Ondo State, Ifedayo Abegunde, to vacate his seat on account of his defection from the Labour Party, which sponsored his election in 2011, to the now defunct Action Congress of Nigeria. In a unanimous... Read More
by Ranti Joseph A former Minister of Petroleum, Tam David-West, has replied the Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, over her advice on how the incoming administration of Muhammadu Buhari can increase revenue, saying the new president does not need her expertise. David-West, who spoke in an interview in Ibadan,... Read More
Jonathan wants world leaders to support Buhari. YNaija Senate is pissed, wants Amendment Bill returned. ThisDay Amaechi will investigate killings in Rivers. Punch Air traffic controllers hold passengers to ransom. Leadership Akwa Ibom APC are still whining over Assembly poll. Punch …And the same issue is playing out in Delta. Vanguard GEJ wants us to... Read More
by Ranti Joseph The Senate has demanded for the return of the bill sent to President Goodluck Jonathan for assent as well as the signature page. The demand was to dismiss suggestions rife in the National Assembly on Thursday that the bill was initially signed by Jonathan before apparently recanting. The House of Representatives also... Read More
The Senate still can’t understand GEJ’s use of veto power. ThisDay APC power sharing formula will soon be ready. Vanguard Ajimobi wants Ladoja to take the chill pill. Nation It’s official, Supplementary polls will hold April 25 in Imo and Abia. ThisDay Okowa gets Certificate of Return. Vanguard Aliyu really wants us to know that... Read More
by Ranti Joseph A Federal High Court in Abuja again declined petitions by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to stop the impeachment proceedings initiated against him and his deputy, Kolapo Olusola. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, during the Thursday’s proceedings, delivered three bench rulings, two of which rejected Fayose’s petitions to halt the impeachment proceedings. The court... Read More
by Ranti Joseph President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday appealed to world leaders, international organisations and Nigerians to give maximum support to the administration of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, so that he could achieve his aim of moving the country forward. Jonathan also explained that he decided to concede defeat in the March 28 presidential election... Read More
by Ranti Joseph President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday met behind closed doors with security chiefs and relevant ministers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. During the meeting, they were said to have assessed the ongoing anti-terrorism war in the North Eastern part of the country as well as preparations for the May 29 handover. Vice President Namadi... Read More
There was renewed call Thursday for the immediate redeployment of the Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Dr. Gabriel Ada by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other stakeholders in the state before the governorship rerun election scheduled for April 25. The REC has also come under fire for insisting that registered voters who have... Read More
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