Photographer, Other Jailed for Illicit Drug
By Paul Ladi, Lagos A 30 year-old photographer, Lucky Guieze and an 18 year-old Abdul Rasheed have been sentenced to two years jail term each for unlawful dealing in cannabis sativa popularly called marijuana The court presided over by Justice…
Dino Melaye Floors Adeyemi at Appeal Court
Former Senator, Smart Adeyemi has lost his bid to unseat Senator Dino Melaye at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. Adeyemi filed a suit at the Appeal Court after the State Tribunal Elections Petition Tribunal upheld the March 28, 2015…
Arms Deal: EFCC Puts ex-DSS Boss, Kayode Are Under House Arrest, Detains Dokpesi, Others
Information available to The Street Reporters indicates that shooting was heard Wednesday afternoon at the Lagos home of former Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lateef Kayode Are, who has been placed under house arrest. But it…
CCT Adjourns Hearing on Case Against Orubebe
The Code of Conduct Tribunal this afternoon adjourned hearing of matter against former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godsday Peter Orubebe on account of disagreement on amendment of count 2, 3 & 4, in the charge. Chairman of the Code…
What Igbos Are Planning as Obama Set to Deport Gowon’s Son, Musa
The son of Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, Mr. Musa Gowon allegedly released three weeks ago from California Prisons in the United States, (U.S) will soon be deported to Nigeria by President Barak Obama administration. This is even…
Bayelsa Governorship: Why APC Has No Candidate in December 5 Election by Fred Amakom
Chief Timipre Sylva has been nominated as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming December 5th 2015 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa state. Chief Timipre Sylva had previously been elected twice as governor of Bayelsa State namely…
Biafra Protests: MASSOB Rejects Southeast Stakeholders’ Resolutions, Insists Kanu’s Release
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) on Wednesday rejected resolutions reached by South East governors and stakeholders towards ending the on-going protests by MASSOB members and the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the…
Senate Begins Probe of AGF’s Failure to Prosecute CCT Chairman
The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has commenced investigation into circunstances surrounding the alleged failure of the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to prosecute the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar,…
Why Nigeria is Without Electricity – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the sabotage and theft of gas were undermining the efforts of the government to increase power supply in the country. To tackle the problem, the President announced that existing Military Task-Forces will be reorganized…
Kogi Governor Reinstates Council Chairmen
Kogi State Governor, Capt. Idris Ichala Wada has reinstated sacked Council Chairmen in the state in obedience to the Court of appeal ruling which ordered their immediate reinstatement. It would be recalled that the Council Chairmen were sacked last year…
Sambo Dasuki: Uncertainty as AGF Refuses to Appear in Court
There is growing concerns over the health of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) following the refusal of the federal government to obey two court orders clearing him to travel for medical treatment abroad. More so, the…