DSS Parades Kogi Varsity Don Who Recruits For Boko Haram
The Department of State Services, DSS, has paraded a university lecturer, Dr. Muhammad Nazeef Yunus, who allegedly acts as recruitment coordinator for the Boko...
Oyinlola Drags PDP To Court Over Suspension
Embattled National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has filed a legal suit at a federal high court in Abuja challenging his last...
2014 Budget: Why Jonathan Rescheduled Presentation
Internal crisis rocking the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP, a calculated subterfuge by All Progressive Party APC among other interests which created a hostile...
INEC Declares Anambra Guber Election Inconclusive
THE Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has declared Saturday's governorship election in Anambra State inconclusive, just as it says a supplementary election would hold before...
“Lamido Sons Are Still Being Interrogated” -EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has said that it has not yet concluded investigations on the allegations of financial improriety against the...
Presidency Denies Knowledge of $250m Bribe Allegation…challenges Lamido
The Presidency has denied any knowledge of bribe money allegedly collected by a serving minister, just as it challenged Governor Sule Lamido to name...
PDP Defends Suspension Of Oyinlola, Baraje, Jaja,..says It’s in line with party constitution
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP has defended the suspension of former Governor of Osun state, Mr. Olagunsoye Oyinlola and others,...
US Designates Boko Haram and Ansaru Terrorists
After years of foot-dragging, the United States has formally designated the Islamist Insurgents Boko Haram and Ansaru as foreign terrorist organizations on Wednesday, bringing...
PDP Crisis: Baraje Resigns As Railway Board Chairman
The lingering crisis within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP has taken a new twist as factional Chairman of the party, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu...
Iyayi Dies In Auto Crash With Kogi Governor’s Convoy
Former National President of the Academic Staff Union of University, Prof. Festus Iyayi has died in a ghastly car accident.
Reports reaching NewsInvestigators indicate that...
Chime’s Mother-in-Law Wept As Daughter Arrives Home
Mother of the ailing Enugu State First Lady Mrs. Clara Chime yesterday, broke down in tears as her daughter returned home to her at...
PDP Crisis: Jonathan Meets With G-7 Governors Today
There are strong indication the President Goodluck Jonathan may have finally acceded to request for a meeting by the seven warring governors of the...
I have Your Wife’s Mandate, Falana Insists
Lagos lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has insisted that the claim by the Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime, that he did not receive a...
Why My Wife Was Locked Up – Gov. Chime
Gov. Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has promised to continue to protect the integrity of his wife, Clara, in spite of campaigns against him.
Speaking...
Nigeria May Not Achieve MDGs – Prof. Akinola
Nigeria's dream of achieving the Millennium Development Goals MDGs may not come true unless the country adopt a polycentric and poverty reduction strategy to...
At Last G7 Govs Set To Dump PDP, Consult OBJ, Shonekan, Danjuma
Barely 24-hours after their meeting was disrupted in Abuja, aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP yesterday met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo...
Anambra Deaths: Ngige Calls For Investigation, arrest him now Umeh tells IGP
The Candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, in the forth-coming governorship Election in Anambra state, Dr Chris Ngige has called for a full...
N255m BulletProof cars: Okonjo-Iweala Denies Granting Waivers
Finance minister and coordinating minister for the economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has denied ever granting waivers for the importation of the controversial N255m armoured...
Crude Oil Theft: NNPC Admits Revenue Shortfall
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC Mr. Andrew Yakubu, has said that the spate of attacks on major crude oil...
2014 Budget: Jonathan To Present NASS Nov 12
President Goodluck Jonathan has notified the National Assembly of his intention to present the 2014 Appropriation bill to a joint session of the two...
Edo Pre-Conference Parley Fracas: Okurounmu Apologises..Nyiam Resigns
The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Conference Mr. Femi Okurounmu has apologized to governor Adams Oshiomhole over the unruly behavior melted...
Nigeria’s Economy is Weak, Says CBN Deputy Governor
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in charge of (Financial System Stability), Dr. Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu, has said that the nation’s...
Aviation Armored Car Mess: Groups demand Records of Purchase from NCAA
Aviation mess: Groups demand Records of Purchase from NCAA
By Eric Ojo
As the controversies and tantrums trailing the purchase of two BMW bullet-proof cars for...
Shift of Plateau LG Polls Ploy to Rig by PDP –APGA Candidate
Agabus Pwanagba
A Chairmanship candidate under the platform of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, Hon. Emmanuel Danboyi...
Behold Lagos’ New Head Of Service
Mrs. Josephine Oluseyi Williams, former Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Finance is now the 17th Head of Service of the Lagos State Public...
Stay Focused on the Trophy –Jonathan Tasks Golden Eaglets
The African Examiner
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Golden Eaglets on their stunning victory over their Mexican counterparts in the on-going Under-17 World Championships...
Kano Pillars Defends Titles, wins Nigeria Premier League
… Smile Home with 10 Million Naira
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu
The 2013 GLOBACOM sponsored Nigeria premier league season on Sunday came to an end with...
Police Officers Beat Civil Defence Officer Publicly in Ondo
By Premium Times
An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was on Saturday beaten in public by police officers in Ondo State.
The incident,...
Kwara to Engage Youths in Agriculture
The African Examiner
As part of measures to check growing unemployment, especially among youths, Kwara State Government says it will fully engage the youth in...
Solomon Lar Rebuffed Attempt To Stop Tambuwal from Becoming Speaker, Says Mantu
The African Examiner,
Former Deputy Senate President, Alhaji Ibrahim Mantu has disclosed how the pioneer chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and second republic...
Unfixing Tinubu’s Fixation About Jonathan’s National Confab
By Sufuyan Ojeifo
The cerebral Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan Kukah, captured it succinctly in a recent interview wherein he described the proposed National...
World Bank Report Says 400 Million Children Living in Extreme Poverty
By Idowu Bakare- The number of people living in extreme poverty around the world has sharply declined over the past three decades, but it...
Forum tasks international agencies on promotion of community radio in Nigeria
By Eric Ojo
Participants at the just concluded two-day Workshop on Building Community Radio for Democratic Governance in Nigeria, have urged international development agencies to...
Presidency Press Release: Strive To Achieve Omojola’s Vision -Jonathan Urges Associates
President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the government and people of Ondo State on the death on Saturday of the highly respected pro-democracy activist...
Aviation: Nigeria’s Hire And Fire Ministry
Chigozie Chikere
Since 2005, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Aviation has had no fewer that six Ministers. Three of them lasted less than a year. The...
Enugu Council Poll: ENSIEC Disqualifies All APC Candidates
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu
The Enugu state chapter of All Progressive Congress APC has vowed to stop the November 2nd local government election in the area...
$9 Billion Refinery Project: Dangote Seeks Stakeholders’ Cooperation
The African Examiner
Following the successful mobilization of $9 billion investment in refining and petrochemical sub sector of the petroleum industry, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has declared...
APC Condemns Plot To Force Amaechi To Resign
Ayo Balogun, Lagos
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned reported plot to abduct, blackmail and force Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State to resign...