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,…
Biafra: South East Has Highest Number of Unemployed Youths – President, Association of Eze Ndigbo
*Calls for Dialogue The President of the Association of Eze Ndigbo in diaspora, Eze Nwabueze Ohazulike, has said that the South Eastern Nigeria is the zone with the highest number of uneployed youths in Nigeria. Eze Nwabueze, who is the…
Senators Divided Over Fuel Scarcity, Petroleum Minister Summons
A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator from Abia state, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe, has asked the upper chambers of the National Assembly to summon President Muhammadu Buhari to explain the current scarcity of petrol across the country. The lawmaker argued that…
Delta Speaker Bags Excellence Award
For his numerous achievements and laudable contributions in enhancing the growth and prosperity of Deltans, the Government College Ughelli Old Boys Association (GCUOBA), Sapele branch has honoured, Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya with the prestigious…
Kogi: INEC Concludes Governorship Election December 5
Following the inconclusiveness of the last Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday resolved to conduct fresh elections in the 91 polling units that witnessed cancellation of the ballots. The election which it…
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…
FG Charges Permanent Secretaries On Code Of Ethics
The Federal Government has advised Permanent Secretaries to adhere strictly to the Public Service Culture that enshrines discipline, due process, and code of ethics in the conduct of Government business. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engineer, Babachir…
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…
#Nnamdi Kanu to Be Charged with Terrorism, the Grand Plot
Indications have emerged that President Mohammadu Buhari-led federal government may slam terrorism charges against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This followed a discontinuation of trial application by the Department of State Services (DSS)…