INEC Fixes General Election Dates For 36 Years
The Independent National Electoral Commission fixed and announced dates for general elections in the country for the next 36 years. This covers the 2019 elections up to the year 2055. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced the decision at a meeting with leaders of political parties in the nation’s capital, Abuja on Wednesday. According to […]
Neymar To Undergo Surgery In Brazil
Brazilian superstar Neymar, the world’s most expensive footballer, will undergo surgery on his foot and ankle injury in Brazil at the end of this week, Paris Saint-Germain said Wednesday. Rodrigo Lasmar, the surgeon with the Brazilian national squad, will carry out the operation on the 26-year-old whose father claimed Tuesday will be out of action […]
Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of More Properties Linked To Diezani
The Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government of two penthouses valued at $4.760m, allegedly linked to the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun specifically ordered on Wednesday that the two properties: Penthouse 21, building 5, Block C, 11th floor (Bella Vista Estate) Banana […]
Trump Begins Campaign For Second Term
US President Donald Trump has kicked off his 2020 presidential re-election campaign with the appointment of political strategist, Brad Parscale, as manager of his team. Parscale, a digital expert critical to Trump’s 2016 victory was named on Tuesday to lead the Trump’s re-election team. In a statement, the Trump campaign said it planned to use […]
Confusion Trails APC Tenure Extension for Oyegun, Others
• Extension can only be achieved by constitutional amendment, says Yari • Party may reverse self today • Buhari blames legislative, executive face-off for poor performance Tuesday’s meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ended on a confusing note after the party, in contravention of its constitution, declared that […]
I Rob Because Many People In Government Steal — Suspect
The Niger State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers, Shehu Bida and Bello Mallam, who claimed that they went into robbery because there was recession in the country and the “government did not provide any job for people.” The two suspects were arrested in Talba Estate, Bida town in the Bida Local Government […]
FG releases full list of missing schoolgirls, sets up probe panel
The federal government on Tuesday released the names and details of the missing 110 girls following the attack on Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, on February 19. Lai Mohammed, minister of information, who disclosed this in a statement, said Babagana Monguno, national security adviser, has convened a committee. He said the […]
Osinbajo: Why Nigeria Dropped on TI Corruption Perception Index
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria dropped in only one of the indices used by Transparency International (TI) in corruption perception for 2017. While the country scored 27/100 and was ranked 136th in 2016, the latest CPI scores Nigeria 28/100 but with a rank of No. 148 out of 180 countries surveyed — a significant 12 places below […]
PDP: Dapchi parents in pains but Buhari feasting in Abuja
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of abandoning parents of the kidnapped Dapchi schoolgirls to their fate. The party said while the parents are wailing, the president is “busy feasting” with chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. A total of 110 students of Government Science and Technical College […]
APC National Officer, Yekini Nabena Accuses ‘Sit Tight’ NDDC Board Of Administrative Fraud
A national officer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari to redress the injustice and illegality regarding the subsistence of the current Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In an open letter to the president dated February 26, 2018, Nabena, who is a National Ex-Officio […]
