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January 8, 2014

Mass defection: 27 out of 30 PDP lawmakers decamp to APC in Sokoto

by Oke Efagene A majority of members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, have defected to the All Progressives ...

January 1, 2014

#YNaija2013Review: #OgaAtTheTop, May D’s duplex & the most embarrassing moments of 2013

by Eromo Egbejule This is Nigeria where as we like to brag, anything can happen. Ex-governors can sneak into the ...

November 10, 2013

Taraba Deputy Speaker reportedly escapes assassins, one week after Speaker’s death

by Adeola Balogun The people of Taraba State have recorded a near tragedy after reports that the Deputy Speaker of ...

November 3, 2013

Terrible: How Delta Speaker escaped assassination

An apparent assassination attempt on Delta State Speaker, Mr. Victor Ochei, failed yesterday. He escaped unhurt when an explosive device ...

October 31, 2013

Fashola presents N489.7bn 2014 budget

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, presented a budget proposal of N489.690 billion for the 2014 fiscal year to ...

September 20, 2013

Taraba gov’t condemns attack on Speaker

by Adeola Balogun The government of Taraba State has issued an official statement condemning the recent attack on the Speaker ...

September 17, 2013

Ombatse cult killings: Nasarawa Assembly demands emergency rule

by ‘Jola Sotubo Following the renewed clashes in the state which has led to loss of life and destruction ...

September 5, 2013

Taraba legislators insist Suntai resume as Governor

by Tutu Akinlabi The efforts of the Peoples Democratic Party reconciliation committee sent to make peace in Taraba State appear ...

August 29, 2013

Lawmakers to Suntai: You’re unfit to resume

by Soni Daniel A twist was added to the unfolding political drama in Taraba State on Thursday morning as 16 ...

August 28, 2013

Michael Orodare: Like Yar’adua like Suntai – We’ve been here before (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare …if Governor Suntai thinks his state of health is more important to him, than the politics, accolades ...

August 28, 2013

Confusion in Taraba as speaker and majority leader disagree over Suntai

by ‘Jola Sotubo The return of Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State has continued to cause ripples in the country ...

August 7, 2013

Opinion: The hapless surrender of states to the federal government

by Ogaga Ifowodo The solution to the Rivers House of Assembly crisis ought not to be more than subjecting to ...

August 3, 2013

Opinion: Anambra, Andy Uba and the politics of moral outrage

by Hon Nnabuife Dike There is also the issue of competence. A school leaving certificate would suffice for anyone aspiring ...

July 18, 2013

Kidnappers abduct 3-year-old from home

by Rachel Ogbu A family of a three-year-old child are completely distraught after they watched their baby abducted from their home ...

July 15, 2013

“Your immunity cannot be forever”: Presidency wants Amaechi probed over Rivers crisis

by Rachel Ogbu After Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi tenure in office, the Presidency has advised security agencies to ensure he ...

July 14, 2013

Simon Kolawole: We’d soon start drinking our oil

by Simon Kolawole I am not interested in who is the chairman of governors’ forum or Speaker of Rivers House ...

June 4, 2013

SNAPSHOT: Is this the APC’s new kid on the block for 2015?

by Akan Ido The official launch of the ‘Opon Imo’ learning tablet by the Osun State government was witnessed by ...

May 9, 2013

“I am now determined to open up”- Amaechi threatens to expose and disgrace

by Rachel Ogbu It seems Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has reached breaking point from all the political crisis in ...

May 7, 2013

Thus saith the Governor: I can’t be impeached – Amaechi

by Hauwa Gambo The embattled governor of Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi yesterday, stepped ahead of the political crisis in his state ...

April 9, 2013

EFCC prosecutor withdraws from case against Lagos speaker, Adeyemi Ikuforiji

by Akan Ido A Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) prosecutor, Godwin Obla has withdrawn from the money laundering case ...

March 27, 2013

Anarchy: Gunmen kill dozens, burn houses down in Plateau – Police

by Rachel Ogbu Two communities, Dak and Attakar in Ganawuri district of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State were attacked by ...

February 10, 2013

How I escaped from the kidnappers’ den – Bayelsa lawmaker’s 69-year-old mother

For most women from the coastal communities of the Niger Delta, the leisure of diving into the river and engaging ...

December 28, 2012

Crocodile tears? Borno governor weeps during budget presentation

by Isi Esene Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima yesterday wept on the floor of the House of Assembly while presenting the 2013 Appropriation ...

December 19, 2012

Power-play: Enugu commissioner arrested for failing to apppear before House

by Akan Ido The Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Eugene Odo, yesterday ordered the arrest of the ...

November 4, 2012

Pioneer: Valerie Ebe becomes Akwa Ibom’s first female deputy governor – in addition to female chief judge and female head of service

by Isi Esene Akwa Ibom state yesterday got its first female deputy governor as the Chief Judge of the ...

November 1, 2012

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