Why Imo APC Governorship Candidate, Uzodinma, was Arrested
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel For Recovery of Public Property has revealed why it arrested the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. Chairman of the panel, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, revealed on Sunday that the panel arrested Uzodinma, the senator representing […]
Man Nabbed Attempting to Kill Wife with Machete in Ibadan
The timely intervention of policemen has saved a woman from being hacked to death with a machete by her husband. The incident happened at the couple’s home in Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday. The head Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU) of the police, Abayomi Shogunle, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, who shared the news on […]
Breaking! Court Revokes Orji Uzor Kalu’s Bail
A Federal High Court,Lagos on Monday revoked the bail granted to former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu in his on going trial for N7.65 fraud. Justice Mohammed Idris, the trial judge in the case revoked Kalu’s for flouting order of court. Kalu had been enjoying the bail option since 2007 when he was arraigned […]
IN FULL: Banky W Declares Intention To Run For House of Reps
Banky W, an entertainer, on Saturday declared his intention to contest for the house of representatives in 2019. The multi-faceted entertainer seeks to represent Eti-Osa local government area in Lagos and is running on the platform of the Modern Democratic Party (MDP). Read his full speech below. Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen… my name is […]
We Can Hold Politicians Accountable Outside Their Manifestoes By Owei Lakemfa.
With the approach of the February 2019 elections, we are back in the season when the political class, like Father Christmas, come with packages. But while the latter comes with gifts, the packages of the politician are promissory. They are promises which in many instances are not kept after the votes have been secured. But […]
Prince Charles Visit and Nigeria’s Eclectic Foreign Policy By Tony Iyare
Like other fellow country men and women, struggling to make some meaning of this week’s visit by the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla to some African countries, including Nigeria, I’ve been nudged into some deep reflection on the real import of that visit. It is tragic that the same week when […]
Fayose Must Apologise for Despoiling Ekiti Values – Segun Dipe
The newly appointed Senior Special Assistant to Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi on Public Communications, Segun Dipe, has hit the ground moving fast with a quick demand from the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Peter Ayodele Fayose, to apologise to the people of the state, for despoiling their values and giving them poor image […]
Psychiatrist Raises Alarm over Drug Abuse in Adamawa
Dr Marcus Vandi, Head of Psychiatric Unit, Yola Specialist Hospital, Adamawa, has raised alarm over the increasing rate of drug abuse among youths in the state. Vandi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Yola, expressed concern over the increasing rate of drug abuse among different age groups. According […]
IDPs Funding: House Report Faults FG’s release of N5.8b
A House Committee on the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has said there was an illegal approval of the the release of the sum of N5, 865, 671, 939.26 in June 2017 from the Consolidated Revenue Fund Account which was mismanaged by the agency. A statement by the House Thursday said the approval by Vice […]
Court Fixes Dec 3 for MTN’s Suit Against Attorney General
A Federal High Court, Lagos, will on December 3 hear a suit by MTN Nigeria Communication Ltd against the Attorney General of the Federation challenging the legality of N242 billion and 1.3 billion dollars import duties and withholding tax assessment. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke fixed the date for the hearing of all pending applications after counsel […]
