by Oge Okonkwo Nigeria must not fail, Jonathan warns political class President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday warned Nigeria’s political class that history would not forgive them if the country fails. Mr. Jonathan urged the political class to ask their supporters and followers across the country to focus on saving the nation’s democracy. The president was... Read More
by ‘Jola Sotubo Senator Magnus Abe,who is recovering after being shot at a rally in Rivers has condemned the attack against him and his supporters. The senator expressed his outrage at the incident in a letter written to the Senate President, David Mark. Senator Abe was hit with a rubber bullet when police officers invaded... Read More
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by Moyo Salvador President Goodluck Jonathan has finally signed off on a bill to criminalize homosexuality with an attendant 14 year sentence for defaulters. A large number of Nigerians have celebrated this news and lauded the gesture and it and I’m marvelled at how once again the leadership of the country has succeeded in taking... Read More
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by Akan Ido Leader of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has visited the recuperating senator from River State, Magnus Abe at a hospital in the United Kingdom. Abe was flown out of the country after sustaining injuries purportedly caused by rubber bullets shot by policemen who were sent on a... Read More
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by ‘Jola Sotubo A near fatal mishap was recorded in Borno at the weekend as a fighter jet of one of the armed forces reportedly bombed the convoy of a senator. Senator Ali Ndume was said to be on his way to visit some victims of Boko Haram attacks when the incident happened. The bombing... Read More
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by Adeola Balogun Reports were made earlier today as to how police officers in Rivers disrupted a rally organized by the All Progressives Congress. The “Save Rivers” rally was due to take place at the College of Arts and Science in the centre of Port Harcourt, the capital city but even before it began, police officers... Read More
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by Adeola Balogun The death has occurred of the President of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Senator Tari Sekibo. Senator Sekibo passed on today after he reportedly slumped and died from what appeared to be a heart related ailment. The death of the 70-year-old has left the Ijaw nation in shock and thrown its members... Read More
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by ‘Jola Sotubo It was a landslide victory for the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) at the Delta Central Senatorial District elections held yesterday as the party won 263,024 votes as opposed to 29,075 for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and , 29,055 for the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) It was an especially big loss for the... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima is given special prominence as a superhero with the name ‘Yeriman’ in an episode of What’s Up Africa, a political satire on African issues hosted on Radio Netherlands Worldwide by Ikenna Azuike. The senator has been receiving criticisms for his role during the debate on amending the Nigerian constitution... Read More
by Usman Gbadamosi As good as he was as governor, becoming a senator representing Kwara senatorial district and chairman of senate on environmental issues have revealed dramatically a greater leader in Bukola Saraki. The will of a man is stronger than iron bars and the ultimate measure of man is not where he stands in moments... Read More
by Akan Ido An Abuja Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered the inspector general of Police (IGP) to comprehensively investigate the complicity or otherwise of both Senators Andy Uba and Chibuike Achigbu in the alleged $15m bribe offered by former Delta State governor, James Ibori to the former EFCC chairman, Nuhu Ribadu. After hearing the suit... Read More
by Isi Esene An official of the State Security Service, Abdulfaruk Dauda, told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday that former spokesman for Boko Haram, Kudunga Abdul, named Senator Ali Ndume from Borno, as a financier of the group. Abdul was sentenced to three years in prison after he confessed to being the spokesman for the group. Dauda, who... Read More
by Tolu Orekoya For all those Unilag/MAULAG students hoping for a reprieve from the dreaded name change, Senator Enang may have some good news for you. That new logo just might have to be benched for a while because, though the president may say that it is final, but it isn’t absolutely final accourding to the Senate committe Chairman on... Read More
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