IGP Bans Commercial Vehicles for Police Operational Duties
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has directed that all police commands and formations should immediately stop the use of commercial vehicles or vehicles painted in known states’ commercial colours for police operations and patrol duties. The Acting…
Ex-Bayelsa PDP Chairman Didn’t Die In My House – Alaibe
Former chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Timi Alaibe, has debunked claims that the immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Sam Inokoba, slumped and died in his Lagos home. Mr. Inokoba, a…
$15bn Oil Deal: Alison-Madueke Demands Public Apology, Lambasts Indian High Commissioner
Former Minister for Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has refuted allegations made by the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, claimimg she “sat” on a $15 billion oil deal, describing it as spurious, unfounded and libelous. Speaking through her attoneys, Messers…
The Federal Appointments : Issues for Federal Character By Alex Agbo
As young Nigerian, way back in 2001, I was seeking admission into one of Nigeria’s many universities. One issue came up, namely, catchment area. Whatever that means! Cut off marks for different people by those close their states are to…
Policeman Who Made Bullet Proof From Local Materials Decorated With New Rank
Godwin Hosea, a Sergeant in the Nigeria Police Force has been decorated after been promoted to an Inspector for exhibiting exceptional talent. He had manufactured a bullet proof vest and had on the 22nd July, 2015 during a one-day working…
Any Change? Read Full Text Of General Ibrahim Babangida’s Coup Speech On August 27 , 1985
Fellow Nigerians, When in December 1983, the former military leadership, headed by Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, assumed the reins of government, its accession was heralded in the history of this country. With the nation at the mercy of political misdirection and…
How Man Stabbed Lover To Death, Fled Ogun Community
There has been tension in the Oke Afa, Magboro area of Ogun State after a woman, Edeth Favour, was stabbed to death by her lover during an altercation. The man, who residents could not identify by name, has reportedly fled…
MIRACULOUS: How Nigeria Defeated Angola In First Afrobasket Title Win, Qualifying For Olympics
Nigeria’s D’Tigers on Sunday night defeated Angola 74-65 to claim their first ever AfroBasket Championship title and qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games men’s basketball event, TheStreetReporters.com reports. Nigeria had in the semi-final defeated Senegal Nigeria’s men’s basketball senior…
Full Statement: Give Jonathan Administration Due Credit, Former Ministers Tell Buhari
We, the Ministers who served under the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, have watched with increasing alarm and concern the concerted effort by the Buhari administration and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to condemn, ridicule and undermine the efforts…
Detained Nigerian Journalist, Simon Ateba, Cries Out From Cameroon
A Nigerian journalist, Simon Ateba, based in Nigeria, was on Friday, arrested by security agents in Cameroon where he was working on a story of Nigerian refugees from Nigeria who fled to the country. He narrated what happened on his…
Anti-Corruption: Jonathan Developed The Single Treasury Account (TSA), No Buhari, Ex-Ministers Reveal
Contrary to impression created in the media that The Single Treasury Account (TSA), was an initiative of the President Muhammadu Buhari, ministers who served under the last administration have revealed it was former President Jonathan’s brain child to curb corruption….