Metuh, Anenih set to be invited for questioning over Dasukigate

National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh and a former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, may soon be invited for questioning over the investigation into the diversion of arms fund. The office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki is alleged to have pumped into... Read More

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January 4, 2016

Top military officer in charge of ‘arms purchase’ in EFCC custody

In relation to the ongoing probe into the alleged diversion of $2.1 billion arms fund from the office of the National Security Adviser, a top military officer has purportedly been detained. The Nation reports that the detained military officer was a technical aide to former National Security Advisers (NSA), late Gen. Owoye Azazi and Col. Sambo... Read More

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January 4, 2016

‘High tariffs, dropped calls, poor network’ | Minister vows to provide solution

Minister of Communications, Abdur-Raheem Shittu, has vowed to protect Nigerian telecom subscriber from being shortchanged by service providers. In the wake of increasing complaints of poor quality of service and high tariffs, the minister said every Nigerian will get a fair deal from the telecoms operators, under his watch. In a statement issued on Sunday by... Read More

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January 4, 2016

‘Niger Delta people are working to actualize Biafra’ – MASSOB leader

Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign States of Biafra, MASSOB, Solomon Chukwu, says the people of the Niger Delta area are working in unison with the South East region to actualize the Republic of Biafra. The MASSOB leader said the Ndigbo were not betrayed by Niger Deltans during the Nigerian Civil war. While... Read More

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January 3, 2016

Patience Jonathan, GEJ’s associates dump Dickson for Sylva

Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan and political associates of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, have reportedly turned their backs on Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson. The Jonathans, had prior to now, been in support of the re-election of Dickson, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Vanguard however, reports that they have dumped Dickson and have started by... Read More

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January 3, 2016

Fani-Kayode to Buhari: ‘El Zakzaky, Dasuki, Kanu must not be tortured, poisoned or murdered’

Former Minister of Aviation and die-hard critic of the present administration, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against infringing on the human rights of high profile persons currently in the custody of the government. Fani-Kayode said no harm should befall the trio of- leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Indigenous... Read More

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January 3, 2016

APC to PDP: ‘Don’t distract Buhari with your childish conspiracy theories’

The All Progressives Congress has informed the Peoples Democratic Party that President Muhammadu Buhari would not be distracted by its childish conspiracy theories and wild claims. PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh had released a statement on Saturday, claiming that the APC and the President were afraid of Sambo Dasuki’s chances of being President in... Read More

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January 3, 2016

APC, Buhari scared of Dasuki becoming President – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party say the All Progressives Congress-led federal government is afraid of the possibility of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, becoming President. The opposition party believes that it’s as a result of this fear, that the corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari is focused on members of the opposition party. National Publicity... Read More

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January 2, 2016

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer speaks on the alleged apology to President Buhari

Vincent Obetta, lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra says there is nothing irregular about his apology to President Muahammadu Buhari, former President Goodluck Jonathan and Igbo elders. According to the Department of State Security, Kanu, the Director of Radio Biafra, had written a letter in which he apologised to the... Read More

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January 2, 2016

DSS, EFCC to probe illegal lifting of Nigeria’s crude oil under Jonathan

The Department of State Services and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission may be investigating the illegal lifting of crude oil between 2007 and 2015. The agencies are said to be centering their investigation on the 113 vessels that the Federal Government banned from lifting Nigeria’s crude oil in July 2015. An inter-agency committee, which... Read More

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January 2, 2016

‘Many people are planning to kill Buhari’ – Father Mbaka

Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, revealed on Friday, that there are plans by certain elements to assassinate President Muhammadu Buhari. Mbaka of the Enugu-based Adoration Ministry, says Buhari has become a target for assassination due to his anti-corruption war. During his New Year sermon on Friday, Mbaka said: “I am not a sycophant, but I want... Read More

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January 2, 2016

‘If you want a car, come and take’ | Don Jazzy shades Olamide at #TheHeadies2015

The 2015 edition of the Headies Awards ended in disarray after Don Jazzy and his Mavin crew stormed out of the event premises. Don Jazzy’s exit of the hall came after he was honoured with the Special Recognition award by Tony Okoroji. The super-producer, in his vote of thanks, said he didn’t want the award... Read More

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January 1, 2016

FG to create 1 million jobs in 2016 – VP Osinbajo

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the Federal Government will create not less than one million direct jobs in 2016. Osinbajo said on Thursday, December 31, that another one million poor Nigerians would benefit from the first phase of the Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme. He said the scheme was intended to utilise the... Read More

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January 1, 2016

Army Colonel arrested in connection to Dasukigate

A serving colonel in the Nigerian Army has reportedly been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, over his alleged involvement in the disbursement of arms funds from the office of the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The Colonel is believed to have served as a Special Assistant to the former National Security Adviser... Read More

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December 31, 2015

‘This path will not be easy… there are no shortcuts to greatness’ | Read Tinubu’s New Year message

The Tinubu Media Office has released the New Year message of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Read below: “The new year presents a chance for us to place this precious nation on the right path. This path will not be easy as we must press to surmount obstacles that... Read More

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December 31, 2015

‘I want to be a leader who keeps promises’ | Read President Buhari’s New Year message

To herald in 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari has issued a New Year’s Day message to Nigerians. In the message released on Thursday, December 31, the President assured Nigerians that he wasn’t oblivious of the challenges being faced by average Nigerians. Buhari said his ministers and appointees have been charged to make sure Nigerians experience positive... Read More

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December 31, 2015

BREAKING: Alex Otti declared winner of Abia governorship election

Alex Otti, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the Abia State Governorship election has been declared the Governor-elect by the Court of Appeal. The court ruled on Thursday that incumbent Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party, to vacate the office. The swearing-in of Otti was also ordered by the Appeal Court.... Read More

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December 31, 2015

#TarabaAppeal: Senator Aisha Alhassan loses bid to unseat Governor Ishaku

A Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja has upturned the verdict of the Taraba governorship election tribunal which nullified the election of Governor Darius Ishaku, in favour of Senator Aisha Alhassanof the All Progressives Congress. The court ruled that the method of party nomination of a candidate should not be grounds for disqualification of an... Read More

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December 31, 2015

What Buhari said about Nnamdi Kanu, Biafra and Ndigbo marginalisation during #PresidentialMediaChat

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, weighed-in on the continued detention of Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu. During his first Presidential Media Chat, Buhari gave some insight into the activities of Kanu, while failing to answer why the federal government has continued to disobey court orders to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra... Read More

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December 31, 2015

Cleric to Buhari: ‘Release Nnamdi Kanu and escape the wrath of God’

Archdeacon of Oyi Anglican Archdeaconry in Anambra state, Venerable Joseph Nweke has warned President Muhammadu Buhari against incurring the wrath of God, by failing to release Nnamdi Kanu. Venerable Nweke said the government’s refusal to release Kanu in spite of court orders to the effect, is similar to the case of the Biblical Pharoah, who refused... Read More

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December 31, 2015

‘You can’t accuse government of extravagance… no minister bought a new car’ – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has defended the federal government’s earmarking of N3.6 billion for the purchase of BMW cars in 2016. Mohammed said on Wednesday, that the Muhammadu Buhari administration is extremely frugal and can’t be accused of extravagance. In an attempt to justify the proposed purchase, the Minister said the budget... Read More

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December 31, 2015

‘Nnamdi Kanu would rather die than apologise to Buhari’ – MASSOB, IPOB

The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) have vehemently rejected the reports that Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari. IPOB and MASSOB have said the insinuations are completely false, while describing the move as a calculated and systematic attempt by agents of... Read More

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December 30, 2015

Attahiru Bafarawa of Dasukigate says he ‘fought corruption to a standstill’

Attahiru Bafarawa- one of the major characters in the ongoing investigation into the arms funds diversion scandal of the last administration- says he fought corruption to a standstill between 1999 and 2007 when he was governor of Sokoto state. Bafarawa, who is on trial alongside former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, says he supports the... Read More

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December 30, 2015

Shiite sect leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky ‘not in Kaduna Prisons’

Contrary to what is being circulated in certain media platforms, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibraheemm El-Zakzaky, may not be in Kaduna Prisons. El-Zakzaky was arrested after the December 12-13 clash between the Shiite sect and the Nigerian Army. He was subsequently transferred to the custody of the Nigerian Police. Controller of... Read More

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December 30, 2015

DSS continues the cat and mouse game with Sambo Dasuki

The Department of State Security, has for the third time, found a way to go around a bail order for Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser. Operatives of the DSS re-arrested Dasuki on Wednesday, at the gate of the Kuje Prison, Abuja, while heading out of the prison premises after meeting the bail conditions set for... Read More

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December 30, 2015

N39bn to be spent in running ‘Office of the President’ in 2016

Out of the N6.1 trillion budgeted by the federal government for the 2016 fiscal year, the executive arm of the government would spend 96.5 per cent, which amounts to N5.87 trillion, while the Legislature and the Judiciary, would spend N115 billion and N90 billion respectively. According to the budget breakdown, N39 billion will be spent... Read More

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December 30, 2015

FG reveals source of funding for proposed N5,000 monthly stipend

The Federal Government has revealed the source of funding for the monthly welfare payment to vulnerable Nigerians. The All Progressives Congress-led government had during electioneering promised to pay a monthly stipend of N5,000 to poor, unemployed Nigerians. On Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed disclosed that the monthly stipend would be sourced... Read More

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December 30, 2015

Zaria massacre, a divine intervention – Sheikh Gumi

Popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmed Gumi, has described the clash between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, as a divine intervention. Over 300 Shiite Muslims were reported to have been killed by Nigerian troops between December 12 and 13, when the army destroyed the headquarters of the sect and arrested... Read More

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December 30, 2015

‘I apologise for calling Buhari a paedophile, terrorist’ – Nnamdi Kanu

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari, for describing him as a terrorist and a paedophile in his radio broadcasts. Kanu, the director of Radio Biafra, expressed his readiness to write a private letter of apology to the President. He also apologised to former President Goodluck Jonathan and Igbo... Read More

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December 30, 2015

How female suicide bombers operate – FG

The Federal Government has revealed the modus operandi of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram vis a vis the operation of female suicide bombers. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said on Tuesday, that most of the female suicide bombers being used by Boko Haram aren’t aware that they are carrying bombs on them.... Read More

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Metuh, Anenih set to be invited for questioning over Dasukigate

Top military officer in charge of ‘arms purchase’ in EFCC custody

‘High tariffs, dropped calls, poor network’ | Minister vows to provide solution

‘Niger Delta people are working to actualize Biafra’ – MASSOB leader

Patience Jonathan, GEJ’s associates dump Dickson for Sylva

Fani-Kayode to Buhari: ‘El Zakzaky, Dasuki, Kanu must not be tortured, poisoned or murdered’

APC to PDP: ‘Don’t distract Buhari with your childish conspiracy theories’

APC, Buhari scared of Dasuki becoming President – PDP

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer speaks on the alleged apology to President Buhari

DSS, EFCC to probe illegal lifting of Nigeria’s crude oil under Jonathan

‘Many people are planning to kill Buhari’ – Father Mbaka

‘If you want a car, come and take’ | Don Jazzy shades Olamide at #TheHeadies2015

FG to create 1 million jobs in 2016 – VP Osinbajo

Army Colonel arrested in connection to Dasukigate

‘This path will not be easy… there are no shortcuts to greatness’ | Read Tinubu’s New Year message

‘I want to be a leader who keeps promises’ | Read President Buhari’s New Year message

BREAKING: Alex Otti declared winner of Abia governorship election

#TarabaAppeal: Senator Aisha Alhassan loses bid to unseat Governor Ishaku

What Buhari said about Nnamdi Kanu, Biafra and Ndigbo marginalisation during #PresidentialMediaChat

Cleric to Buhari: ‘Release Nnamdi Kanu and escape the wrath of God’

‘You can’t accuse government of extravagance… no minister bought a new car’ – Lai Mohammed

‘Nnamdi Kanu would rather die than apologise to Buhari’ – MASSOB, IPOB

Attahiru Bafarawa of Dasukigate says he ‘fought corruption to a standstill’

Shiite sect leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky ‘not in Kaduna Prisons’

DSS continues the cat and mouse game with Sambo Dasuki

N39bn to be spent in running ‘Office of the President’ in 2016

FG reveals source of funding for proposed N5,000 monthly stipend

Zaria massacre, a divine intervention – Sheikh Gumi

‘I apologise for calling Buhari a paedophile, terrorist’ – Nnamdi Kanu

How female suicide bombers operate – FG

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