Pope Leaves Out Nigeria in Planned Visit to African Mosque, Slum, Refugee Camp
Pope Francis will not be visiting Nigeria as he visits a refugee camp and a mosque in the Central African Republic. He will also visit a slum in Kenya during a trip to Africa next month loaded with potential security…
Tribunal Victory: PDP Mocks APGA Over Protest In Abia
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) over what it describes as “its embarrassing resort to calling out paid touts and street urchins” to attempt and/or orchestrate a cosmetic protest in Abia against the…
Anxiety As Senate Suspends Further Ministerial Nominees Screening
Tension mounts as the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has further delayed the slow efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari to form his cabinet, four months after assuming office, by suspending ongoing screening on would-be ministers. The Senate on…
10th Wole Soyinka Award For Investigative Reporting: Center Fixes Oct 23 Deadline For Entries
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has fixed 4pm on Friday, October 23, 2015 as deadline for submission of entries. The centre had invited entries from Nigerian reporters for the 10th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting from the…
Senate Confirms 18 Ministerial Nominees
After a rigorous screening exercise, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Wednesday approved 18 ministerial nominees to be appointed Ministers by President Muhammadu Buhari. They did this through a voice vote which saw the lawmakers agreeing with…
Fresh Maiduguri Bomb Blasts Kill 20, Many Injured As Residents Arrest Suspected Boko Haram Bomber in Birnin Kebbi
Fresh multiple explosions, which hit Maiduguri, the Borno State capital on Tuesday, killed no fewer than 20 persons and left many others injured. This came even as vigilante Birnin Kebbi residents apprehended a man suspected to be a member of…
Senate Begins Ministerial Nominees’ Confirmation, Refuses to Uphold ‘Bow and Go’ Tradition
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Tuesday began confirmation of Ministerial nominees against its tradition of ‘bow and go’ for those who have served in legislative capacity before their nomination for ministerial appointment. At the plenary is…
Senate in Closed-Door Session, Unveils Second Ministerial List
Nigerian Senate at about 10:35am on Tuesday resolved to go into a closed-door section in order to, among other things, meet and determine the order for the ministerial nominees that “will be invited in; to decide who comes in first,…
How Falae Abduction was Planned At a Wedding – Suspect
A kidnap suspect, one Abdullahi Usman (AKA Kadiri) on Monday gave a racy narration of how he helped to pinpoint Chief Olu Falae, “a big man who goes to his farm in Toyota Hilux van”, who could be kidnapped to…
Protesting Members Storm APC Secretariat in Bayelsa
The entrance to Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, was on Tuesday barricaded by some protesting party faithfuls. The party supporters were demanding that the APC State chairman, Tiwe Oruminighe, should emerge as the running…
Full Names Of 7 Judges Suspended in Ghana Over Corruption
The President of Ghana has suspended seven of the 12 High Court judges caught on video allegedly receiving bribes to pervert justice. A statement signed by the Judicial Secretary, Alex Opoku Acheampong and issued in Accra said Vice-President Kwesi Amissah…
