PDP’s Darius Ishaku Defeats APC’s Mama Taraba at Appeal
As expected by many pundits, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has validated the election of Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor of Taraba State. In its verdict on Thursday, upturned the earlier judgment of…
Dasuki Re-arrested by DSS
Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki has been rearrested yesterday in Abuja by the Department of State Security. Dasuki met bail conditions and was granted bail from incarceration in Kuje prison. Â As he savored his freedom, the DSS…
Groups Accuse Faleke of Plotting Violence in Kogi
A social right group, Kogi United for Justice said it has uncovered plan by James Faleke and his supporters to throw Kogi State into chaos ahead of the January 27, 2016 swearing-in ceremony in the state. In a statement made…
NLC Plans Mass Action Over Proposed N86 Per Litre ‘Propaganda’
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, of plotting to deregulate the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) through propaganda. NLC said such move would be resisted by all means, as…
Alleged Illegal Seizure of Made in Nigeria Goods: Rights Group Petitions Buhari, Customs Boss, NASS, Others
A human rights group, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has petitioned the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) over illegal seizure of made in Nigeria Goods and some bags of rice belonging to one Mr. Chinedu…
Macaulay Commends Ogor, Commissions Orphanage Dormitory
Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay during the Christmas celebration commissioned a 150 bed sitter capacity dormitory for Human Welfare for Empowerment and Development Initiative (HWEDI) under the Assertion of Grace Global Outreach built by the Minority Leader of the Federal House of…
Ending Insurgency: Multiple Explosions Kill 31 in Borno 3 Days To Deadline
About three days to December 31, 2015 deadline issued by President Muhammadu Buhari to wipe out the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, multiple explosions in Borno State capital, Maiduguri have left about 31 persons injured, leaving others wounded. The blasts followed…
How 100 Were Burnt To Death In Nnewi
Industrial town of Nnewi, Anambra State, South-East Nigeria was thrown into mourning when an Industrial Gas Plant suddenly exploded with over 100 persons burnt to death. The explosion rocked the Inter Corp Oil limited (LPG Gas Plant), an subsidiary of…
Christmas/New Year: FFS Trains 60 State Fighters Against Fire Disaster
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has trained sixty State Fire Fighters in a two week intensive course on Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement against fire invidence during the yelutide and beyond. The training at the National Fire Academy (NFA) Sheda…
Activist Blasts Information Minister, Sagay Over Jonathan
*Says Buhari’s Government a Failure A renowned human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman has tackled the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed for blaming the immediate past President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele…
#NnamdiKanu: Umeh Tackles South-East Lawmakers Over Silence
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh has taken on National Assembly members from the South-East geo-political zone for keeping silent over the continued incarceration of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra…
