• Affirms Andy as PDP guber candidateThe Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday stopped the suspension of a member, Board of Trustees of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Chris Uba, Anambra State PDP governorship candidate, Senator Andy Uba, Benji Udeozor, Ejike Oguegebo and Anthonia Nwakwu from the...
The police on Friday sealed off the Federal Capital Territory commercial nerve centre, the Central Business District, Abuja ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party’s make-or-break convention today.The convention is significant to the party in many ways. Its success will go a long way in determining the outing of the party...
No fewer than 30 persons, including Beninoise, have been arrested in connection with the killing of a customs officer at the Seme Border, Babagry on Thursday. The suspects, whose identities could not be ascertained as at press time, were arrested separately by soldiers, customs men and the police after...
Mrs. Ifeanyi Chima was one of Lagos delegates that attended a peace rally organised for women by the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, in Abuja on August 15, 2013. Read moreThe vehicle, which Chima and five other women were travelling in, had an accident at Gwagwalada Road, near Abuja, when they were going...
Contestant Ayoka has crashed out of the ongoing MTN Project Fame West Africa reality show and in the spirit of good sportsmanship; Ayoka commended and appreciated his fellow contestants as he exited the house. Read more Indeed it was a fun packed evening as the four contestants on probation mounted the stage and once more performed the songs that put them on probation. Jimoh was saved by the viewers...
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday suspended Senator Andy Uba and his brother, Chris from the party. Read moreAlso suspended are Ejike Oguebego, Chief Benji Udeozor and Mrs. Tonia Nwankwu.The five men were accused of conducting a parallel state congress for the nomination of governorship...
Jubilation trailed the decision of the Supreme Court, affirming the judgment of the Court of Appeal that declared Governor Olusegun Mimiko as validly elected governor of Ondo State. Read moreIn a unanimous judgment yesterday, the apex court threw out the multiple appeals challenging the election of Mimiko describing it...
TARABA State slipped further into confusion yesterday, with Deputy Governor Garba Umar urging the people to disregard Governor Danbaba Suntai’s “dissolution” of the Executive Council.Also yesterday, 16 members of the House of Assembly said Suntai was unfit and required medical attention. Read moreThey urged him to go for treatment...
There was mayhem at the Seme border area of Lagos State on Thursday after a 35-year-old man, Saturday Joel, was shot by officials of the Nigerian Customs Service. Read moreEyewitnesses said Joel was hit by a stray bullet while some customs officers were trying to apprehend a motorist who was smuggling a red Volkswagen bus from...
The Patriots, a group of eminent Nigerians, on Thursday met with President Goodluck Jonathan on the state of the nation. Read moreIt was gathered that at the meeting which was held behind closed doors in the President’s office in Abuja, the group, led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, renewed ...
Minister of Education, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufa’I, said on Thursday in Abuja that French language would be part of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination as from 2014 for interested candidates, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Read moreRufa’I said this at a reception held in honour of the French Language Project...
Police orderly, two suspects shot deadLagos was yesterday spared another high profile killing when assassins attacked the vehicle conveying Chief Vincent Obianodo, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Young Shall Grow transport company to his FESTAC residence. Read moreChief Obianodo escaped, but his driver and Corporal...
Twenty seven members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have criticised the expulsion of 18 Executive Council members announced on Monday, by the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt. Read moreA statement issued and signed yesterday by the 27 lawmakers loyal to Governor Chibuike Amaechi-led administration,...
The Taraba State Governor, Mr. Danbaba Suntai, finally addressed the people on Wednesday , exactly four days after his return from a 10-month medical sojourn abroad. Read moreThe brief address was however not live but through a video shown on the state-owned television station in Jalingo.His failure to do so earlier ...
President Goodluck Jonathan has described as false and baseless, insinuations in the media that the appointment of the former Minister of Youth Development, Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir, was terminated because he failed to ensure his preferred candidate emerged as president of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN). Read...
Fear and uncertainty has enveloped Oke-Ekoro, Sango area of Ogun State, over the whereabouts of a nine-year-old boy, Gbenga Gbadamosi, who was seen being swept away by flood on Tuesday. Read more It was learnt that the community had experienced a downpour before the incident occurred.When our correspondent visited the area...
A 36 years old man, Paul Yempe parading himself as the correspondent of the Cable News Network (CNN) in Bayelsa State was yesterday arrested in the office of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Energy. Read more His arrest was made possible by the Chairman of the Bayelsa State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists...
Aviation industry regulator, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has started probing the ArikAir pilots and officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria over alleged security breaches that led to the arrest of a 15-year-old stowaway, Daniel Oikhena, at Lagos Airport on Saturday. Read more This is even as the...
A 19-year-old female student of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, simply identified as Yetunde, is cooling off in the custody of the state Police command, Osogbo, for allegedly inflicting injuries on her lover, Adelana also a student of the polytechnic. Read more Also arrested along with Yetunde, was her father, who...
“I am happy that you are all here to celebrate with me and my band, Perfect Realm. I celebrate all the people living in my neigbourhood, fans, friends and family members and you should expect the best from us.” Read moreThese are the words of On-Air-Personality (OAP), Sabina Umoren on Sunday when she held her concert...
…6 Civilian JTF members shot deadNine people died in separate incidents in Oyo and Borno States yesterday. In the Ibadan, Oyo State tragedy, three people died with five others injured from burns when a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) petrol tanker trying to offload fuel suddenly exploded and caught fire at Orogun...
