‘If Saraki is removed, PDP will produce the next Senate President’

Peoples Democratic Party members of the Nigerian Senate have began to put measures in place that will see the party produce the next Senate President if the present SP, Bukola Saraki is removed as a result of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. According to Punch Newspapers, the All Progressives Congress senators are... Read More

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March 31, 2016

‘Fayose is running away from his shadow… he’s a Judas’ – Tope Aluko

Dr. Tope Aluko, the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain who blew the whistle on the alleged rigging of the June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State, says Governor Ayo Fayose cannot deny the allegations he’s made thus far. Aluko, the Ekiti state Secretary of the PDP, had on January 31, appeared on Channels Television, where... Read More

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March 31, 2016

‘I’m being persecuted’ | Nnamdi Kanu writes British govt… to save him from detention

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the British Government to lean on President Muhammadu Buhari to release him from prison. Kanu alongside two other Biafra proponents, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, are facing treason charges. The IPOB leader wrote a letter dated March... Read More

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March 31, 2016

Innoson has kept our fighter jets running smooth – Nigerian Air Force

Nigeria first indigenous car manufacturing company, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM), on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Air Force for the research and production of spare parts for its fighter jets. Speaking on the MoU, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was represented by the Chief... Read More

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March 31, 2016

Like Buhari, ‘there are saboteurs’ in Al-Makura’s administration

The Nasarawa state Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has described some members of his cabinet as saboteurs, saying that he has lost faith in some of the senior officials. Al-Makura stated this during an emergency meeting with heads of boards, ministries and parastatals (MDAs) at the council chamber of the Nasarawa state Government House. Present at... Read More

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March 31, 2016

Garba Shehu to PDP: ‘Apologise within 72 hours or face lawsuit’

The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has threatened to file a lawsuit against the Peoples Democratic Party for falsely accusing him of illegal trading in foreign exchange. The presidential spokesman gave the PDP 72 hours to apologise and withdraw the false accusation or be dragged to court.... Read More

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March 31, 2016

‘Chibok girls aren’t missing, it’s a political strategy’ – Ayo ‘Peter the rock’ Fayose

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, says the abduction of over 200 girls from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, is a ruse, which is at best, a political strategy. Fayose, while speaking on Wednesday, said he doesn’t believe that the girls were abducted in 2014 while stressing that there’s been no indication to... Read More

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Ayo Fayose, Chibok girls, Politics

March 31, 2016

‘Tinubu’s courage saved Nigeria from falling apart’ – Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has saluted the ‘courage, passion and foresight’ of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. In a video tribute to commemorate Tinubu’s 64th birthday, Fashola said the former Lagos state governor made the impossible possible by making certain that several parties merged... Read More

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March 31, 2016

Captured female bomber ‘is a Chibok girl’, but not among the ‘abducted schoolgirls’

Mansur Dan-Ali, the Minister of Defence, has revealed that the female suicide bomber, who was arrested in Cameroon, was indeed abducted from Chibok community in Borno, by Boko Haram insurgents. The minister made the disclosure on Wednesday, in an interview with Voice of America, where he stated that the suspect was not among the over... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Our ‘Change’ agenda is real – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, stated that the federal government is aware of the challenges faced by Nigerians as a result of the continued fuel scarcity and inadequate power supply. Mohammed, who stated this Abuja during a media tour, also said the federal government is working hard to bring succour... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Buhari can withhold assent of 2016 budget but we have the power to veto – NASS

The lawmakers of the National Assembly have said Nigerians should not blame them for the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to delay in assenting the 2016 budget till he gets the details. Abdulmumin Jibrin, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation released a statement on Wednesday, stressing that while the president has the... Read More

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March 30, 2016

‘I have never slapped anyone in my life’ – El-Rufai

Following reports that he got into a physical altercation with his deputy, the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai said on Wednesday, that he has never slapped anyone in his life. El-Rufai said Barnabas Bala had been his friend since 1976 and they didn’t exchange slaps as reported by several media platforms last weekend. In... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Kogi Assembly sealed as leadership crisis deepens

The failure of the Kogi state House of Assembly to resolve its leadership crisis which has plagued it for 3 months now has led to the closure of the Assembly complex by security agents. 5 out of the 20 members of the Kogi state House of Assembly had earlier gone ahead to impeach the speaker... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Saraki donates N5 million to victims of Kano fire

In a show of good faith, Senate President Bukola Saraki has given N5 million to the victims of the fire which recently raged at Sabon Gari market in Kano state. The donation was announced by Senator Kabiru Gaya, Chairman, Senate committee on Works when he paid a sympathy visit to Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi... Read More

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March 30, 2016

‘We can’t sleep in our homes’ – Ekiti lawmakers cry out

Eleven members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, who are loyalists of the state governor, Ayodele Fayose, have cried out that they cannot sleep in their homes again due to threats and intimidation from police officials. The lawmakers, led by the Deputy Speaker, Segun Adewunmi, stated this while speaking with newsmen at the NUJ... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Race to 2019: Godswill Akpabio is an early bird

Senate Minority Leader and former Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio is already thinking of the 2019 general election. Barely a week after a faction of the All Progressives Congress declared that President Muhammadu Buhari must gear up for the general elections in 2019, Godswill Akpabio, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party has... Read More

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March 30, 2016

NUPENG: ‘Fuel scarcity will end soon, if…’

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural gas Workers (NUPENG), on Wednesday, informed Nigerians that the current fuel scarcity and long queues at filling stations will soon be a thing of the past. This was disclosed by the South-West Chairman of the union, Tokunbo Korodo, during an interview with newsmen. He stated that normalcy will... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Pastor Paul Adefarasin slammed with N800m lawsuit

Paul Adefarasin and his church, House on the Rock have been served with an N800 million lawsuit by a certain Gerald Chukwueke and four others through their lawyer, Moyo Onigbanjo (SAN). The suit, which will be heard on Thursday, April 7, will be presided over by Justice Adebisi Akinlade of the Lagos State High Court... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Y!TV launches exciting new show, ‘eXploring’ on ONTV!

Y!TV, the television production arm of RED, is set to launch ‘eXploring’, a television series showing on ONTV. ‎’eXploring’ is a compelling 30-minute series built on interesting interview topics and investigation that provides an in-depth look into the sights, sounds and realities of living in Nigeria – with discussions on stories, issues and events targeted... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Charles Soludo, Funmi Iyanda to debate Nigeria’s economy at Royal African Society event

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo, and a panel of experts will share their practical solutions to Nigeria’s current economic crisis in a special event organised by The Royal African Society, in partnership with Creation TV and The Frontline Club in central London on Wednesday March 30 as part... Read More

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March 30, 2016

PDP divided over National Chairman position [DETAILS]

Not everyone in the hierarchy of the People Democratic Party (PDP) is on the same page regarding the position of National Chairman. The South West chapter of the former ruling party is divided -one group is in support of the candidacy of the incumbent National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff while the other group is hellbent... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Nigerian Army recovers 2 more villages in Borno state

The Nigerian Army, on Monday, announced that the Nigerian troop have cleared Boko Haram insurgents from Bolungu and Gare villages near Sambisa forest. According to a statement signed by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, the military recovered several weapons and ammunition during the operation. “Troops of 155 Task Force Battalion... Read More

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March 30, 2016

How Tinubu convinced members of ‘New PDP’ to join APC – Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, played a pivotal role in bringing disgruntled members of the Peoples Democratic Party into the APC. In a tribute to Tinubu who celebrated his 64th birthday on Tuesday, March 29, Amaechi said Tinubu convinced the members of the... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Buhari is the ‘godfather and guardian angel’ of Fulani herdsmen – IPOB

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has given President Muhammadu Buhari yet another 72-hour ultimatum -this time around, for the release of the 76 boys arrested by soldiers at Umuneshi, Awgu in Enugu State. According to IPOB, the arrested boys were protesting against the abduction of two women by Fulani herdsmen in their community when... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Boko Haram’s ‘spiritual power base’ finally captured

Alagarno, the spiritual headquarters of Boko Haram in Borno State, has been captured by the Nigerian Army. This development was made known on Tuesday, in Maiduguri, by the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, the counter-insurgency operations in the North-East, Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor. Maj. Gen Irabor said the offensive against insurgents in Alargano, which... Read More

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March 30, 2016

‘We are ready to go to Sambisa Forest’ | 10, 000 hunters yearn to fight Boko Haram

During their annual oath-taking festival, known as Salala, which was held in Adamawa on Tuesday, about 10,000 local hunters from the North-East of Nigeria volunteered for the war against Boko Haram and to help rid the country of insurgency. Clad in their warfare garbs, the hunters urged the government to utilise them in the war... Read More

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March 30, 2016

‘Wike twisted, butchered and turned the truth upside down’ – Rotimi Amaechi

In a recent interview on Sunrise, a morning show on Channels Television, Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, declared that the ‘monorail project’ of his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, won’t be touched by his government. Wike had stated that the people of Rivers have advised him to ditch the project, hence his resolve to discontinue work on... Read More

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March 30, 2016

Why President Buhari can’t sign 2016 budget just yet

The 2016 Appropriation Bill will not be signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, pending the time when the National Assembly would make the details of the document available to the president. After series of controversies and alterations, the Nigerian National Assembly had last week Wednesday, passed a budget of N6.06 trillion. The document was... Read More

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March 30, 2016

‘Suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon not one of our girls’ – Chibok community

The suspected suicide bomber that was arrested last Friday in Cameroon is not from Chibok, in Borno state, says the Chairman of the community, Tsambido Abana. The Chibok community Chairman premised his conclusion on the information made available to by the Federal Government. The government had released a statement on Monday, through the Senior Special... Read More

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March 29, 2016

Abducted Army Colonel found dead, body decomposing

The Nigerian Army Colonel, Samaila Inusa, who was abducted on Sunday in Kaduna, has been found dead. The Army made this known in a statement released on Tuesday evening by Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Sani Usman. The Army spokesperson stated that Colonel Inusa’s body was found at about 6pm today. Preliminary investigations revealed... Read More

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‘If Saraki is removed, PDP will produce the next Senate President’

‘Fayose is running away from his shadow… he’s a Judas’ – Tope Aluko

‘I’m being persecuted’ | Nnamdi Kanu writes British govt… to save him from detention

Innoson has kept our fighter jets running smooth – Nigerian Air Force

Like Buhari, ‘there are saboteurs’ in Al-Makura’s administration

Garba Shehu to PDP: ‘Apologise within 72 hours or face lawsuit’

‘Chibok girls aren’t missing, it’s a political strategy’ – Ayo ‘Peter the rock’ Fayose

‘Tinubu’s courage saved Nigeria from falling apart’ – Fashola

Captured female bomber ‘is a Chibok girl’, but not among the ‘abducted schoolgirls’

Our ‘Change’ agenda is real – Lai Mohammed

Buhari can withhold assent of 2016 budget but we have the power to veto – NASS

‘I have never slapped anyone in my life’ – El-Rufai

Kogi Assembly sealed as leadership crisis deepens

Saraki donates N5 million to victims of Kano fire

‘We can’t sleep in our homes’ – Ekiti lawmakers cry out

Race to 2019: Godswill Akpabio is an early bird

NUPENG: ‘Fuel scarcity will end soon, if…’

Pastor Paul Adefarasin slammed with N800m lawsuit

Y!TV launches exciting new show, ‘eXploring’ on ONTV!

Charles Soludo, Funmi Iyanda to debate Nigeria’s economy at Royal African Society event

PDP divided over National Chairman position [DETAILS]

Nigerian Army recovers 2 more villages in Borno state

How Tinubu convinced members of ‘New PDP’ to join APC – Amaechi

Buhari is the ‘godfather and guardian angel’ of Fulani herdsmen – IPOB

Boko Haram’s ‘spiritual power base’ finally captured

‘We are ready to go to Sambisa Forest’ | 10, 000 hunters yearn to fight Boko Haram

‘Wike twisted, butchered and turned the truth upside down’ – Rotimi Amaechi

Why President Buhari can’t sign 2016 budget just yet

‘Suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon not one of our girls’ – Chibok community

Abducted Army Colonel found dead, body decomposing

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