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Buhari in Ebonyi reiterates FG’s commitment to roads rehabilitation
Clement Nnachi, Abakaliki President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the people of South-East geo-political zone that the Federal Government would ensure the rehabilitation of federal roads in the region...
View ArticleExternal forces behind Niger Delta Avengers, says ex-IYC President
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The immediate past President, Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, Mr. Udengs Eradiri, has revealed that some external forces are behind the activities of the militant group, the Niger...
View ArticleMaina: Again, Senate panel meets AGF behind closed doors
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Members of the Senate ad hoc committee set up to investigate the controversial reinstatement of the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdul-Rasheed Maina,...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Supreme Court judge resigns over lack of independence
A judge of South Sudan’s Supreme Court resigned on Tuesday, saying a lack of independence from the executive had turned the judiciary into a “mockery” and complaining of poor working conditions. All of...
View ArticlePolice kill two suspected killers of Youth leader in Kaduna
The Nigeria Police Force has killed two suspected killers of a Youth Leader, Haru Manya, in Sabon Gaya in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Manya was...
View ArticleHoodlums hack man to death in Edo
Alexander Okere, Benin Suspected hoodlums have hacked a middle-aged man, identified as Osasu Omoruyi, to death in the Oredo Local Government of Edo State. Southern City News learnt on Tuesday that the...
View ArticleCourt freezes N350m in account linked with Patience Jonathan
Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday froze the sum of N350m found in the Stanbic IBTC Bank account of a company, AM-PM Global Network Limited, said to have links with the wife of...
View ArticleN5.1bn fraud: Jonathan’s ex-aide loses bid to travel abroad
Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday rejected the plea of a former Special Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, to travel abroad...
View ArticleNational chair: Bribe delegates, get disqualified, PDP warns aspirants
Bode George absent as seven aspirants sign peace accord Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja National chairmanship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party have been warned against inducing delegates to the party’s...
View ArticleZimbabwe crisis: We are targeting criminals, not Mugabe, says Army
Zimbabwe’s military has read out a statement after taking over the national broadcaster, ZBC, saying it has taken action to “target criminals”, BBC reports. However, it said this was not “a military...
View ArticleBuhari in Ebonyi, urges Igbo to reject secession propaganda
• President says Igbo, Nigeria are inseparable Olalekan Adetayo and Clement Nnachi President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged the people of the South-East geopolitical zone not to buy into what he...
View ArticleMy life is in danger, says Obiano
Tony Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, on Tuesday, said he was no longer comfortable standing for the November 18 governorship poll in the state. He said his life was in...
View ArticleDelta man jilted by lover commits suicide
Theophilus Onojeghen, Warri There was pandemonium on Saturday at Otor-Iyede in the Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State as the lifeless body of a middle-aged man simply identified as Efe...
View ArticleMaina: Again, Senate meets Malami, Dambazau behind closed doors
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Members of the Senate ad hoc committee set up to investigate the controversial reinstatement of a former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdul-Rasheed...
View ArticleTeachers’ sacking: Fayose knocks Buhari for backing El-Rufai
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s support for the Kaduna State Government’s planned sacking of about 22,000 teachers...
View ArticleNdume resumes today as legal battle continues
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate on Tuesday unanimously resolved to allow Senator Ali Ndume (Borno-South) to resume on Wednesday (today) from his six-month suspension by the chamber. The Deputy President...
View ArticleNasarawa corps members accuse officials of diverting N98m allowances
Umar Muhammed, Lafia The 2017 Batch B, Stream 1 and 2 of the National Youth Service Corps members have accused Nasarawa State officials of the NYSC of diverting their allowances amounting to N98m. The...
View ArticleN1.1bn subsidy scam: Court adjourns Arisekola’s son, others’ trial
Oladimeji Ramon The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has adjourned further proceedings till November 28 in the case of Mr. Abdullahi Alao — a son of the late Ibadan business mogul, Arisekola — who is...
View ArticleAGF writes to Reps, seeks review of EFCC Act
John Ameh, Abuja The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday, sought a comprehensive review of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act to...
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