Ex-President Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala In Custody Hours After Resignation
Just hours after tendering his resignation as president of Guatemala, Otto Pérez Molina was sent to jail to await the conclusion of a hearing examining his role in a multimillion-dollar customs fraud case that has shaken the nation and sent…
Bailout Cash Not Enough, We Need More Money, Gov Ajimobi Cries Out
Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi has said the state needs more money to pay outstanding salaries as its N26.6bn Federal Government bailout would not be enough to pay all the salaries owed the state workers. Ajimobi, who spoke during a…
Nigeria, Buhari and Anti-Corruption By Hon Adekunle Alli
Buhari is an exceptional public servant. But there are others in this country with similar aversion for corrupt disposition , who have no opportunity to come to the fore of public service, but remain content with their station in life….
Tribunal Fixes Sept 8 for Adeyemi, Dino Melaye’s Case
The election petition tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Saturday fixed September 8 for the hearing of a petition filed by Sen. Smart Adeyemi against the election of Sen. Dino Melaye . The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Akon Ikpeme fixed…
How America, West Frustrated Jonathan’s Anti-Boko Haram War
As President Muhammadu Buhari inquires into the Boko Haram war expenditures under the last administration, it has emerged that Nigeria’s traditional allies in the West deliberately frustrated former President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts towards ending terrorists’ activities in the country, Vanguard…
Why DSS DG, Daura, Must Be Sacked Now By Fayose
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the Thursday invasion of the Akwa Ibom State Government House by armed men of the Department of State Security (DSS), calling for the immediate sack of the Director General of the agency,…
Buhari, Osinbajo Yet To Declared Their Assets, PDP Says
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describes as “a deceptive window-dressing to hoodwink unsuspecting Nigerians” the release, by an aide of the President, of a mere list of some belongings of President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, in…
Pay Our Pension Arrears With Interest, Imo Pensioners Tell Okoroch
The Association of Retired Permanent Secretaries in Imo, has told Governor Rochas Okorocha that continued delay of pension payment by government amounts to forced loan and should attract interest. The pensioners made their position known in a statement on Friday…
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…
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…
