How Abia indigenes celebrated Court of Appeal judgement (WATCH)

The Court of Appeal in Owerri on January 1, sacked Okezie Ikpeazu of the Peoples Democratic Party, as the Governor of Abia state. The court declared Alex Otti of the All Progressives Grand Alliance the winner of the April 11 and April 25 supplementary elections in the state. Several indigenes of the state, upon knowledge of... Read More

Abia State, Court of Appeal, election, Politics

January 5, 2016

DasukiGate: N1.4 billion traced to company linked to Olisa Metuh

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have allegedly traced the sum of N1.4 billion to the account of a company said to be linked with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman, Olisa Metuh The company, Destra Investment Limited had N6. 67 million account balance as at November 24, 2014, but by last December, it had a balance... Read More

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APC, Dasuki Gate, PDP

January 5, 2016

Sacked Abia governor heads to Supreme Court – See Notice of Appeal (PHOTOS)

The Peoples Democratic Party, Abia state chapter has rejected the judgement of the Court of Appeal sacking Governor Okezie Ikpeazu In a statement issued by Governor Ikpeazu’s Senior Special Adviser on Public Communications, Sam Hart, the party expressed it decision to challenge the judgement of the Appeal Court and has filed an appeal at the Supreme... Read More

Abia State, Court of Appeal, election, pilitics, supreme court

January 5, 2016

Bayo Oluwasanmi: The oversize expectations of Nigerians from Buhari’s government in 2016

As we have successfully scaled through the crossroads of the old and new year, it brings out a sense of nostalgia of the year passed, of both our successes and failures. It also brings hope for the new year, starting new and making positive changes. Though you might expect a lot out of new year’s,... Read More

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January 5, 2016

‘Our signatures were forged… we didn’t suspend Senator Shehu Sani’

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Abbas Ani, has written to the leadership of the party, alleging that the signatures in Senator Shehu Sani’s letter of suspension from the party, were forged. The Tudun Wada Ward Six was said to have suspended Sani, the senator representing Kaduna-Central senatorial district, in December. Sani was suspended for... Read More

APC, letter, Senator Shehu Sani, Suspension

January 5, 2016

‘I’m in charge of IPOB, Radio Biafra | Read Nnamdi Kanu’s statement to DSS

Radio Biafra Director and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu says he described Nigeria as a zoo in order to facilitate ‘the desired change’. Kanu, who has been charged with treason and other offences, revealed this in a statement made to the Department of State Services on October 24, ten days after he was arrested in... Read More

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biafra, DSS, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, statement

January 5, 2016

EFCC requests release of military chiefs for probe over Dasukigate

A list of serving and retired military officers is reported to have been compiled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for interrogation in connection with the $2.1bn arms procurement investigation. The anti-graft agency is believed to have sent a letter to the Army Headquarters for the release of the affected officers. Punch Newspapers reports that former service... Read More

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arms funds, diversion, EFCC, military chief

January 5, 2016

‘APC leaders are desperate to expand their empire across the Atlantic’ – Dickson

Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, has yet again, stressed that he’d defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Timipre Sylva, in the supplementary governorship election in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. A rerun election will be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Southern Ijaw LGA and 101 other units across six... Read More

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APC, Bayelsa, Governor Dickson, Timipre Sylva

January 5, 2016

Harming Buhari ‘will spell doom for the country’

A group known as Buhari South-East Youth Movement (BSEYM) has threatened to shut down the country if any harm befalls President Muhammadu Buhari. The threat is in reaction to Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka’s prophecy that ‘many people are plotting to assassinate President Buhari’. Consequently, the group cautioned on Monday, that all those nurturing the evil... Read More

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January 5, 2016

‘Burna Boy had the worst album of 2015’ – Oye Akideinde of 360Nobs

Nigeria’s number one youth show Rubbin’ Minds, hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, took a look at the factors that would shape 2016, in its most recent episode. The conversation of Sunday, January 3, bordered on entertainment, economy and security. During the review of the entertainment industry, popular blogger and COO of 360 Nobs Oye Akideinde was... Read More

Burna boy, falz, Oye Akideinde, rubbin minds

January 5, 2016

Davido says Dele Momodu plans to set him up (PHOTOS)

This is one controversy that keeps getting messier by the day. Dele Momodu, on Monday night, reacted to the alleged medical report of niece, Sophia Momodu being released to the media by Davido which showed she tested positive for cannabis and marijuana. Coincidentally or maybe planned Davido, went on Snapchat and claimed that Dele Momodu told... Read More

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