Ninth Assembly: Lawan, Gbajabiamila Emerge Senate President, Speaker
Lawan and Gbajabiamila (News Investigators) /The preferred candidate the All Progressives Congress (APC), for Senate Presidency Ahmad Lawan has emerged winner, just as the House of Representatives, elected Femi More...
Presidency: Oby Ezekwesili Withdraws From Race
ACPN Presidential Candidate, Oby Ezekwesili (News Investigators) /The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili, has withdrawn from the February 16 presidential election. A More...
Shehu Sani Quits APC
By Sadiq Umar – The senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani, has resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmaker who expressed reservation and doubt over party’s More...
Senate, Reps Resume Plenary, Adjourn Over Funke Adedoyin Death
(News Investigators) The National Assembly Tuesday resumed plenary after its 10weeks vacation, even as it adjourned sitting in memory one of its own, Funke Adedoyin, who died early hour of Tuesday Federal lawmakers More...
BREAKING: Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, Is Dead.
(News Investigators) /Former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, is dead. Aged 80, Mr. Anna, a Nobel Peace Laureate, died on Saturday after a brief illness. “It is with immense sadness that More...
DEVELOPING: Trump Says U.S. Will Not Tolerate Killing Of Christians, As Buhari Assures Tackling Herdsmen Menace
By News Investigators – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari says resolving the problem of the rampaging herdsmen would take a longer time to abate, even as he assured that his government is doing its More...
JUST IN: Imam Imam, Spokesman To Gov. Tambuwal Is Dead
By News Investigators – Imam Imam, the Special Adviser to Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, is dead. Mr Imam died in the early hours of Friday in Abuja after a brief illness. A source closed to the deceased More...
Buhari Holds Emergency Meeting With APC Governors
By Sadiq Umar – President Muhammadu Buhari is currently holding an emergency meeting with governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting, which began at about 8pm, is taking place behind More...
BREAKING: IGP Monitoring Team Arrests Dino Melaye
By News Investigators – Reports just reaching say controversial Kogi Senator, Dino Melaye, has been arrested. Mr. Melaye was arrested by a crack team of policemen from the Inspector-General of Police, IGP More...
BREAKING: Police Returns Stolen Mace To NASS
By Nuel Suji -The Nigerian Police on Thursday returned the Senate Mace brazenly stolen by hoodlums to the National Assembly complex. The Mace was brought in black patrol van by the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, More...
Police Recovers Senate’s Stolen Mace Under Bridge In Abuja
By Nuel Suji – The Police in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital says it has recovered the stolen Mace by hoodlums who invaded the Nigerian senate Wednesday. The Police, in a statement by the Force Public Relations More...
DEVELOPING: Police Arrests Omo-Agege, May Be Charged For Treason
By Sadiq Umar – Suspended Delta North senator, Ovie Omo-Agege has been arrested and would be charged force treason. Mr. Omo-Agege was arrested Wednesday following his role in the carting away of the senate More...
UPDATE: Thugs Defile Senate Chamber, Cart Away “Mace”
By Sadiq Umar – Fresh facts emerging from the National Assembly revealed the Mace was forcefully taken away by unknown persons led to the Senate chamber by the suspended Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, as the senate More...
UPDATED: Senate’s Symbol Of Authority, The “Mace” Stolen
By Nuel Suji -Fresh facts emerging from the National Assembly revealed the Mace was forcefully taken away by unknown persons while the senate was preparing to resume plenary. “It was shocking, in a commando More...
BREAKING: 91 Dapchi School Girls Regain Freedom
By Sadiq Umar – The Federal Government has announced the release of 91 of the 110 abducted Dapchi schoolgirls, saying the release was unconditional. The released schoolgirls are currently in the custody of More...
Nigeria’s Second Republic Vice President, Alex Ekwueme Is Dead.
(News Investigators) Nigeria’s former Vice President, Alex Ekwueme is dead. Dr. Ekwueme died in London after unsuccessful battle with a complicated chest infection. The second Republic Vice-President who died More...
APGA Candidate, Willie Obiano, Wins Anambra Guber Election
By Sadiq Umar – The Anambra State governor and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Willie Obiano, has won the governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared More...
Agriculture Revolution In The Niger Delta
By Paul Boroh As an officer in the Army, I took to farming believing that is the future of the country and that on a personal level, I could better sustain my family. Our lands are so fertile that I did not need More...
Saraki Cleared Of False Asset Declaration Charges
By Nuel Suji – The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Wednesday dismissed the 18-count charge of false asset declaration levelled against the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki. Chairman of the tribunal, Danladi More...
Presidency Mourns UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin
By Sadiq Umar – The Presidency has expressed shock and sadness over the sudden death of the Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and former Minister of Health, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin. Acting More...
Another Suicide Attack On UNIMAID, Bomber Killed
By Sadiq Umar – Another suicide bomber on Saturday detonated his improvised Explosive Device (IED) outside the perimeter fencing of the University of Maiduguri, Borno state, killing only himself in the incident. This More...
BREAKING: Another 82 Chibok Girls Regain Freedom
By Nuel Suji – The Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram, has released a batch of more than 80 of the Chibok high school girls who were abducted in mid-April 2014, Saharareporters, an online news platform has More...
2017 Budget In Jeopardy Over Police Invasion Of Danjuma Goje’s House, IGP In Closed Door Meeting With Ekweremadu
By Sadiq Umar- The 2017 Budget may have suffered serious setback over last week’s Police raid of the House of Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation, Danjuma Goje, even as senators condemned the action describing More...
Security Operatives Comb Danjuma Goje’s Asokoro House
By Sadiq Umar – The Abuja home of the Chairman Senate Committee on Appropriation, Danjuma Goje has been raided by security operatives. The house located on Haile Selassie street, Asokoro Abuja was besieged More...
BREAKING: Buhari Bears Fang, Suspends SGF Babachir Lawal, DG, NIA, Ayodele Oke
By Sadiq Umar – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into the allegations of violations of law and due process made against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr David More...
Chanchangi Airline Chairman, Amadu Chachangi Is Dead
By Ibrahim Imam – The Chairman of Chanchangi Airlines, Amadu Chanchangi, is dead. Mr. Chanchangi died Wednesday morning on his way to Abuja for further medical attention morning. Immediate cause of death could More...
EFCC Uncovers Another $38m, N23m Suspicious Cash In Ikoyi
By Sadiq Umar – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has discovered yet another large sum of money at a location in Ikoyi, Lagos. The agency said its operatives uncovered about $38m, More...
BREAKING: Ahmad Ahmad Defeats Issa Hayatou To Become New CAF President
By Nuel Suji – Confederation of African Football President, Issa Hayatou has been defeated by Ahmad Ahmad in a keenly contest election. Ahmad, a Madagascan born contender polled 34 votes as against Hayatou’s More...
BREAKING: Senate Rejects Magu Again, He Ceases To Be Acting EFCC Boss, Says Saraki
By Dipo Awojobi – The Senate has refused to confirm the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, as the substantive chairman of the anti-graft agency for the second time. Acting More...
BREAKING: Buhari Returns Friday, Says Presidency
By Nuel Suji- President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return to the country tomorrow, Friday March 10, 2017, the Presidency has announced. Buhari’s planned return was announced in a statement by Presidential More...
BREAKING: Senate Confirms Onnoghen As Substantive CJN
By Nuel Suji – The Senate has confirmed Walter Onnoghen as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Mr. Onnoghen was confirmed Wednesday after going through the screening exercise during a Committee More...
BREAKING: 3 Dead, 48 Rescued As Luxury Bus Plunged Into River Early Morning In Lagos
By Nuel Suji – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said Friday that nine survivors are being attended to at Lagos State Emergency Trauma at Toll Gate, Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Agency said More...
BREAKING: Buhari Extends Vacation Indefinitely, Writes National Assembly
By Sadiq Umar – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his vacation indefinitely to enable him receive the results of medical tests. A statement by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said More...
BREAKING: Two White Men, Five Others Killed By Unknown Gunmen In Adamawa
ADAMAWA/By Tom Garba, Yola – Two white men who are believed to be contractors and five officials of the Adamawa state Ministry of Land and Survey were reportedly killed in a village of Toungo Local government More...
BREAKING: Rivers State Police Commissioner Is Dead
By Dipo Awojobi – The Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mr. Francis Bolaji Odesanya, is dead. Odesanya was said to have died this morning in an undisclosed hospital in Dubai after a brief illness. He was More...
Suicide Bomber, One Person Killed In Aborted Mosque Attack
By Sadiq Umar – Less than a month after suicide bomber’s attack in a mosque inside the University of Maiduguri, another suicide bomber attempted an attack on another mosque this morning at Dalori quarters. Dalori More...
Yahya Jammeh Caves In, Agrees To Exile
The new President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow has confirmed that his predecessor Yahya Jammeh has agreed to step down and leave the country. Barrow made the announcement on his Twitter handle after hours of talks More...
BREAKING: Police Arrest PREMIUM TIMES Publisher, Dapo Olorunyomi
The Publisher of PREMIUM TIMES newspaper, Dapo Olorunyomi has been arrested. Mr. Olorunyomi was arrested alongside with a Reporter, Evelyn Okakwu this evening at the Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, Head office of the newspaper More...
IDP Accidental Bombing: NAF Constitutes 6-Man Investigative Panel
By Nuel Suji – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has constituted a board of senior officers to investigate the accidental air strike at Rann, Borno State, in which over 50 persons were killed and several scores More...
Adama Barrow To Be Sworn-in As President At Gambia Embassy In Dakar
By Sadiq Umar – The swearing-in ceremony for Gambia’s President-elect of Gambia, Adama Barrow would take place at the country’s embassy located in Banjul, News Investigators learnt. Arrangements have been More...
Nigerian Breweries, Kara Market On Fire
By Dipo Awojobi – There was a fire outbreak today at the empty bottle compound of the Lagos plant of Nigerian Breweries Plc in Iganmu, Lagos. According to the Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian breweries, More...
Fayose Gives 22 “Predictions” For 2017, Says A Former Head Of State May Die
By Dipo Awojobi – Just as he did in 2015, when he predicted 20 things that will be experienced in 2016, Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has once again predicted about 22 things that would happen in More...
BREAKING: Scores Feared Dead As Twin Blasts Hit Adamawa
By Dipo Awojobi – Twin explosions have hit Madagali in Adamawa State, with scores feared dead, witnesses said Friday. The attack occurred at a busy market early Friday. Details of casualties are still expected. Madagali More...
40 Passengers Feared Dead In Pakistan Plane Crash
By Dipo Awojobi – A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight with more than 40 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. Flight PK-661 “lost contact with the control tower on its way from More...
Breaking News: INEC Formally Declares Akeredolu Ondo-Governor Elect
By Dipo Awojobi – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally declared Mr Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in More...
BREAKING: Akeredolu Wins Ondo Election
By Alaba Ajibade – The Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rotimi Akeredolu has won majority votes in the last Saturday governorship election in Ondo State. APC governorship candidate The results More...
Another Chibok Girl Rescued With Baby
By Dipo Awojobi – Barely three weeks after 21 Chibok girls were released by Boko Haram, one more girl has been set free. The girls were part of 200 female students abducted from Chibok, Borno State in 2014. An More...
Twin Bomb Hit Maiduguri, Borno State
By Dipo Awojobi – Not less than five persons were reportedly killed early Saturday as two suicide bombers struck in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State and the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist More...
BREAKING: PDP Suspends Convention, Extends Makarfi’s Tenure For One Year
By Dipo Awojobi – Following the sealing off of Sharks Stadium venue of its National Convention by the Police, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday afternoon held a meeting inside the Government More...
BREAKING: Court Grants Femi Fani-Kayode Bail
By Dipo Awojobi – Former minister of Aviation and Spokesman of the Goodluck Jonathan Campaign Organisation in the last Presidential election, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been granted bail by a Federal High court More...
BREAKING: Gunmen Kill Oyo Lawmaker
By Dipo Awojobi – Hon. Gideon Aremu, the Chairman of the Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Information and Security, has been shot to death by gunmen at his residence. Reports said that Aremu (Orelope-Labour More...
BREAKING: AMCON Seals Murray-Bruce’s Silverbird Group
By Dipo Awojobi – The Assets Management Company of Nigeria has sealed several companies in which Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has interests. Mr. Murray-Bruce is Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District More...
BREAKING: EFCC Freezes Fayose’s Account, “It’s Illegal, Criminal,” Says Governor
By Nuel Suji – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has frozen the personal account of the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose alongside some of his associates. Leading opposition More...
BREAKING: Amodu Shuaibu, ex-Super Eagles Coach Dies
By Dipo Awojobi – The Nigerian Football Federation has announced the death of its technical director, Amodu Shuaibu. Former Super Eagles Coach Shuaib was a former coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. The More...
BREAKING: Former Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi Is Dead
By Dipo Awojobi – Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, a former coach of the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, is dead. He died at the age of 54. According to a family source who confirmed the news More...
FG Appoints Onanuga, Kawu, Okechukwu, Others Heads Of Media Agencies
By Dipo Awojobi – The Federal Government has appointed the Chief Executives of six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture. The appointments were announced in Abuja More...
BREAKING: Alleged Wife Killer, Lekan Shonde Arrested In Lagos
By Dipo Awojobi – The Police in Lagos has arrested Lekan Shonde, who allegedly killed his wife last Thursday in Lagos. When the going was good The Police spokesman, Dolapo Badmos who confirmed the arrest, disclosed that More...
BREAKING: Buhari Finally Signs 2016 Budget Into Law
By Dipo Awojobi – President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed the 2016 budget into law months after its passage by the National Assembly. Laying the 2016 budget proposal on the table at a joint session More...
BREAKING: Ex-Lagos Sports Commissioner, Ademola Adeniji-Adele, Is Dead
By Dipo Awojobi – Reports reaching us indicate that a former Commissioner for Sports in Lagos State, Prince Ademola Adeniji-Adele, is dead. Ademola Adeniji-Adele was from the royal family in Lagos and was More...
FG Declares Monday, May 2 As Public Holiday
By Dipo Awojobi – The Federal Government has declared Monday, May 2, 2016 as a Public Holiday in celebration of 2016 Workers’ Day. This was contained in a statement by the Interior Minister, Abdulrahman More...
Ex-Lagos Deputy Governor, Rafiu Jafojo, Dies At 80
By Sadiq Umar – Second Republic deputy governor of Lagos, Rafiu Jafojo has died at the age in Lagos. Late Jofojo who was the deputy to governor Lateef Jakande died at the age of 80. The remains of Jafojo will More...
Breaking News: Senate Drops Amendment Of CCB, CCT Act
By Dipo Awojobi – News reaching us now confirms that the Nigerian Senate has finally bowed to pressure and has suspended debate on the amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, and the Code of Conduct More...
Breaking News: Abducted Lagos Female Students Freed
By Dipo Awojobi – The three female students who were abducted from the Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary in Ikorodu, Lagos State have been released. Lagos governor The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, More...
DSS Releases Alleged Biafra Sponsor, Victor Umeh
By Dipo Awojobi – The former chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Victor Umeh, who was arrested on March 4, Thursday by the State Security Service, has been released. Mr. Umeh was arrested More...
BREAKING: Rioters, Hoodlums Invade Mile 12, Vandalise Vehicles
(LAGOS) Dipo Awojobi – There is a riot going on in Mile 12 with hoodlums vandalising vehicles. A school was said to have been raised in the area with unconfirmed reports indicating that up to six people have More...
Breaking: Buhari Vows To “Severely Punish” Those Who Distorted Budget 2016
By Nuel Suji – President Muhammadu Buhari vowed late Tuesday in Riyadh that all those involved in the “padding” of the 2016 National Budget will face the most severe punishment. Addressing the Nigerian More...
Buhari Meets Adeboye In Aso Rock
By Sadiq Umar – The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Tuesday held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential More...
Ali Modu-Sheriff Is Now PDP’s National Chairman, Says Metuh
By Sadiq Umar – A former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu-Sheriff, has been named the new chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Modu-Sheriff emerged as chairman after the internal wrangling More...
BREAKING: Thugs Invade General Hospital In Lagos, Stab Staff, Patients
By Dipo Awojobi – Hell was let loose around 11 pm on Sunday 14, February, when thugs invaded the General Hospital Orile-Agege, Lagos with cutlasses, knives, and other dangerous weapons attacking and stabbing More...
BREAKING: F.G Fires NTA D.G, Sola Omole, Five Others
By Sadiq Umar – The Federal Government has fired the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authourity, Sola Omole, and five others under the Ministry of Information and Culture. Minister of Information More...
Yahaya Bello Sworn In As Kogi Governor, Without Deputy
By Sadiq Umar – Winner of the Kogi’s governorship elections, Yahaya Bello has been sworn in as the Executive Governor of Kogi State, but without a deputy. Sworn in without deputy Bello who was declared More...
BREAKING: Metuh Gets Bail Of N300Million
By Sadiq Umar – The Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Ishaq Bello, has granted bail to Olisa Metuh, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who was yesterday arraigned on a separate charge More...
Wanted List: 15th Boko Haram Prime Suspect Arrested In Yola
By Tom Garba, Yola – The Adamawa Immigration command has arrested a man identified as the “15th person” on the wanted list of Boko Haram published by the Federal Government. The State Commandant, More...
Olubadan of Ibadan Dies At 101
By Dipo Awojobi – The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, is dead. The monarch, who died at age 101 passed away Tuesday evening after he reportedly was unconscious. It was gathered that More...
BREAKING: Olisa Metuh Gets Bail
…With N400Million Bail Bond By Dipo Awojobi – The federal high court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh. Brought More...
Jimoh Ibrahim Sacks MD On Live TV Program Over Workers’ Protest
By Dipo Awojobi – The Group Managing Director of Energy Group, Jimoh Ibrahim, sprang a surprise on Monday, when he sacked Bolu Afolayan, the Managing Director of one of his companies, Newswatch Media Ltd. More...
Messy Arms Deal: Buhari Directs EFCC To Probe Past Service Chiefs
By Dipo Awojobi – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to carry out further investigation into the misconduct established against some officers of the More...
Breaking: Federal Court Send Metuh To Kuje Prison
By Sadiq Umar – The National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, who is standing trial on allegation of money laundry is now on his way to Kuje prison. Metuh has been in the More...
BREAKING: Olabintan, Ondo APC Governorship Aspirant Kidnapped In Abuja
By Dipo Awojobi – Former speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly and All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant, Victor Olabintan, has been kidnapped in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The 58 year-old politician More...
BREAKING: Abubakar, NFF Head Of Protocol Shot Dead
By Oladipupo Awojobi – Ibrahim Abubakar, Nigeria Football Federation’s head of protocol was shot dead at his residence in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital Wednesday morning. Abubakar was shot dead by armed More...
Tension In Middle East As Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties With Iran
By Nuel Suji – The Saudi Arabian government has severed diplomatic relations with Iran over the rising tension arising from the last week execution of 47 persons including prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr More...
Gunmen Abduct Nancy Dickson, Governor Dickson’s Sister
By Jackson Udeani – Nancy Dickson, the younger sister of Bayelsa state governor, Seriake Dickson, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. Governor of Bayelsa state Nancy was kidnapped in Yenagoa, the state More...
Buhari Summons Emergency Meeting Over Budget 2016
By Nuel Suji – An emergency meeting of the Federal Executive Council is scheduled to hold on Friday. The meeting to be presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to consider and approve the More...
Fear Grips Kaduna As Army Raids El Zakzaky’s Residence, Son, Wife Killed
By Ibrahim Imam, Kaduna – Palpable fear has gripped residents of GRA and Darur Rahma areas of Kaduna following a military operation against the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, a Shia Muslim sect accused of attacking More...
Bayelsa Election: INEC Cancels Southern Ijaw Council Area Results, Dickson Hails Decision, Sylva Cries Foul
By Jackson Udeani – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the declaration of the final result of Saturday Governorship Election in Bayelsa, even as it announced the cancellation More...
Dickson Accuses Soldiers Of Rigging Election For APC, Demands Its Widrawal
By Jackson Udeani – Governor of Bayelsa State and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, has demanded the immediate withdrawal of soldiers deployed to provide security More...
Appeal Court Uphold Election Of Governor Dankwambo
By Tom Garba,Yola – The federal court of Appeal sitting in Yola has upheld the election of Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwanbo as the duly elected Governor of Gombe state in the last general elections in May More...
BREAKING: Kogi APC Gov. Candidate, Audu Abubakar, Is Dead
By Nuel Suji – The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday’s Kogi state governorship election, Abubakar Audu is dead. The news of Abubakar’s death filtered in early Sunday More...
Buhari Inaugurates Cabinet, Fashola Heads Power, Amaechi Others Assign Portfolios
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in members of the newly constituted federal executive council, with former Lagos governor, Babatunde Fashola and his Rivers counterpart, Rotimi More...
BREAKING: Tribunal Sacks Wike As Governor, Orders Re-run
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja – The Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal has nullified the election of Nyesom Wike as the Governor of Rivers State, even as it ordered fresh election. The Tribunal after reviewing More...
EFCC Arrests Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio Over Alleged N108.1bn Fraud
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja – A former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, was on Friday held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegation of fraud. Former More...
Tribunal Uphold Gov. Dankwambo’s Election, Dismisses APC Petition As ‘A Waste Of Time’
By Nuel Suji – The Governorship election tribunal in Gombe State has upheld the election of Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo, describing the petition against the governor as a waste of time of the tribunal. Defeated More...
Former Bayelsa Governor, DSP Alamieyeseigha Dies At 63
By Nuel Suji – A former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, is dead. Mr. Alamieyeseigha died of cardiac arrest Saturday at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, where he had been More...
Over 100 Boko Haram Insurgents Killed In Early Morning Counter-Attack
…Alhaji Modu, two other collaborators Arrested. By Sadiq Umar – The defence authorities said over 100 Boko Haram terrorists were killed early today when the insurgents made a futile attempt on 120 Task More...
Troops Arrest Mohammed Maina, Alleged Boko Haram Financier, Drug Dealer
By Ibrahim Imam – The Nigerian Army has arrested a suspected Boko Haram financier and stimulant dealer, even as troops of 112 battalion and Special Forces jointly raided a terrorist camp at Bulungwa Naibe More...
Finally, Names Of Buhari’s Ministerial Nominees Officially Released
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja – Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday morning finally unveiled the list of ministerial nominees to other members of the senate. President of the Senate Saraki disclosed the names More...
BREAKING: Multiple Bomb Blasts Hit Kuje In Abuja
By Nuel Suji, Abuja – Multiple bomb blasts have occurred at Kuje town in the federal capital territory, Abuja. The reports reaching us indicate that one bomb went off in front of a police station while the More...
EFCC Takes Over Allison Madueke Asokoro Home After Her Arrest In London
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Friday stormed the Abuja home of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, taking over the More...
Wife Of SUN’s Dep. MD, Steve Nwosu Kidnapped
Toyin, the wife of one of the Deputy Managing Director of the Sun newspaper, Steve Nwosu, has been abducted. Toyin was abducted in their home at about 2:30am on Monday. The family lives in the Okota area of Amuwo More...
War On Terror: Army Redeploys 3032 Reinstated Soldiers Back To Battlefield
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja. – The Nigerian Army has reinstated over 3000 out of 5000 soldiers for various offences relating to their handling of their assignment in the war against terror. The reinstatement More...
BREAKING: Buhari Appoints Lawal SGF, Kyari Chief Of Staff, Ali Customs C.G.,Others
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari has just announced a major appointment into his cabinet. A statement by Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said Buhari approved the following appointments: Engr. More...
Why Buhari Suspended Immigration Boss, David Parradang
By Nuel Suji, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the comptroller general of Nigeria Immigration Service, David Parradang, over the recruitment of 1600 staff without due process. A letter dated 21st More...
Mahamat Daoud Emerges New Boko Haram Leader
Chadian President By Ibrahim Imam, Kaduna. The President of Chad Idriss Deby declared that the regional force made up of Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Niger and Cameroon will finish off Boko Haram remnants by the end More...
50 Killed In Female Suicide Attack In Borno
By Ibrahim Imam, Kaduna. A female suicide bomber Tuesday blew herself up at a crowded cow market in Gamboru, Borno state, killing scores of persons. The official casualty figures is yet to be declared, media reports More...
Abubakar, Sultan, Others In “Interventionist” Meeting With Buhari
Jonathan congratulating Buhari after his victory By Sadiq Umar, Abuja. Former Military Head of State and a member of the National Peace Committee for the 2015 general elections, Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (retd.), More...
Kachikwu Fires All NNPC GEDs
Kick starts NNPC reforms By Sadiq Umar The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Emmanuel Kachikwu, has fired all the Group Executive Directors (GEDs) of the corporation. Kachikwu, More...
We Have Indentified Banks, Countries Where Our Looted Funds Are Hidden, Says Buhari
Relationship that works By Sadiq Umar President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday disclosed that the government has discovered specific banks and countries where some of the looted funds taken abroad by official are More...
Abubakar Resumes As Defence Spokesman, Pledges Cooperation With Media
New director of defence information By Nuel Suji Former Coordinator Joint Media Centre at the Headquarters of the Joint Task Force Operation in the Niger Delta, Col. Rabe Abubakar has been appointed Director More...
News Investigators Back, After Cyber Attack
News Investigators, one of Nigeria’s leading online newspapers has recovered from a wicked cyber attack launched against it by yet to be identified source. The attackers hacked into one of our official email More...
Understanding The Centenary City Project
By Ike Michaels Odenigwe, Jr. There have been several media comments on the Centenary City Project and we have deliberately refrained from responding to most of them. The reason is quite simple: some are outrightly More...
