At least eight ministers, who are expected to pursue their goals to become governors, will soon be relieved of their jobs, THISDAY learnt Thursday.
The eight ministers to be affected by the exercise, which a presidency source said might start this month, are from seven states, with Benue State…Jonathan to Sack Ministers with Governorship Aspirations
Retired President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, Thursday gave a vivid account of how he was betrayed by his colleagues and the National Judicial Council (NJC).
In his speech at a valedictory session held to celebrate his retirement, Salami likened his case to that of the…Salami: How I Was Betrayed by My Colleagues
Sambo admits crisis as Tukur canvasses for party
Chuks Okocha and Tobi Soniyi
The Supreme Court Thursday barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from carrying out its planned campaign kick-off already slated for Saturday.
This followed an undertaking extracted by the court from Mr. Paul…Supreme Court Stops PDP from Kicking off Campaign
It’s the middle of the night and you are staring at the bedroom ceiling, thinking about work, expenses, or the kids. Sleep just won’t come. Before you reach for that sleeping pill, you may want to think again. Do you know that relying on them may put your life at risk?
Sleeping pills help us to h…Dangers of using sleeping pills
Police operatives in Lagos have arrested three persons and declared one other wanted for allegedly gang raping a girl to a state of coma. The young girl, simply identified as Vivian, is battling with death in a private hospital in Ikorodu area of the state.
Crime Watch gathered that the… Virgin school girl gang-raped to coma in Lagos; suspects abandon victim in pool of blood – POLICE
A 40-year old widow who simply identified herself as Mujidat was caught on Wednesday with a dead day old baby she hid inside a sack around her residence at 2, Reverend Alimi Street, NEPA Phase I, Ijagemo in Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.
P.M.NEWS learnt…Woman Caught With Day Old Baby In Sack In Lagos (Photo)
President Jonathan could still be battling the fight to be re-elected in 2015 as the Ijaw people have taken to doing advert to send message to him, reminding him of his promise to stay one term.
Will the fight end here? (2)
VIDEO: “Jonathan Promised ONE TERM ONLY” Says Obasanjo, Ijaw Group
Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State has said that he will consult stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state before he can join the All Progressives Congress.
Kwankwaso made the remark on Thursday in Kano when he received a delegation of APC national leaders, led by General M…I’ll consult PDP stakeholders before taking a decision to join APC – Kwankwaso
Scan-News can authoritatively reveal that in a last ditch effort to resolve the ASUU strike, President Goodluck Jonathan will on Monday, November 4, meet with the leadership of ASUU at the Presidential Villa.
This was part of the resolutions of the meeting between the ASUU leadership, Vice…Jonathan to meet ASUU November 4 *Universities may re-open next week
We spoke to several newlyweds about what they wished they had known before their special day and here are some common suggestions
You might not be able to get the ring on during the ceremony. Stress, heat and nerves all result in swollen fingers. The ring that fit last week might not go on…Things to consider before your big day
Why are many African women abroad now seriously looking for husbands or serious partners? Why are they single in the first place? What kind of men are they looking for? How do they feel being single? Etc. To understand and unlock these and other puzzling questions, Emmanuel Sarpong Owusu-Ansah,…Beautiful African Women Abroad Seriously Seeking Husbands
A One-storey building owned by the Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson situated along Opolo/AIT road, Yenagoa was demolished on Wednesday for obstructing the Right of Way as well as intruding on the State Capital City Master Plan.
The structure was marked for demolition by the CCDA on…Bayelsa Govt Demolishes Governor’s Private Residence
Larry Dunn stabbed Cicely Lee Bolden, 28, twice in the neck and left her to bleed to death in her southeast Oak Cliff, Dallas, apartment last September after she told him she was infected.
Dunn initially told police he stabbed Bolden with a kitchen knife moments after they had unprotected sex…‘She killed me, so I killed her’: Man stabs mistress to death after she tells him she has HIV
The wife of the embattled former chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Pension Reforms, Abdulrashid Maina, on Wednesday stormed her husband’s office in Abuja, in the company of a female accomplice, to beat Mr. Maina’s female secretary unconscious.
Those who witnessed the incident told PRE…Maina’s wife beats husband’s secretary to coma over alleged extra marital affair
The office of the National Security Adviser and the Ministry of Finance gave full approval for the purchase of N255 million two armoured cars for aviation minister, Stella Oduah; but both offices were misled by Coscharis Motors, the supplier of the cars, into believing the cars were meant for…How Coscharis lied to Okonjo-Iweala, NSA Dasuki to cover up Stella Oduah’s N255m armoured cars
Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday met with the Academic Staff Union of Universities in Abuja.
It could not be ascertained if the meeting which lasted barely one hour produced desirable results.
The ASUU President, Dr. Nasir Fagge and the minister refused to speak…Strike: Education minister, ASUU in secret meeting
LAGOS (AFP) – The Nigerian police have raided a baby factory in the oil city of Port Harcourt and arrested a woman accused of harbouring six pregnant girls, a spokeswoman said Wednesday.
“We rescued six girls last week at different stages of pregnancy from an illegal maternity home in Port Har…Six pregnant girls freed in baby factory raid
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission, ICPC, has summoned top management officials of the Petroleum and Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, over alleged N3.5billion fraud in the Petroleum Support Scheme, PSF.
The invitation followed a petition by a Port…EXCLUSIVE: Top PPPRA officials in fresh N3.5billion fraud scandal
Four Deputy Governorship candidates of political parties including those of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Tuesday appeared at the debate organised by the National Election Debate Group, NEDG.
The debate, which is scheduled to hold on Tuesday,…Anambra Deputy Governor candidates flex muscles at debate
The police in Lagos State have commenced investigation into how a nine-year-old girl died, after sustaining injuries caused by alleged consistent rape.
According to police authorities, the deceased was raped over five times, by a 14-year-old student, Onyi Adimabua, in the Ikorodu area of the…Boy, 14, rapes nine-year-old girl to death
Journalists were on Tuesday prevented from covering a stakeholders’ session on the crisis in the aviation sector.
The session in Abuja had industry professionals in attendance.
Prior to the event, its organisers had invited the media but on getting to the venue of the programme, they said the m…Oduah: Journalists barred from aviation crisis meeting
A five-hour battle between Islamic extremists and army troops in the capital of Yobe State killed at least 127 people, all but two combatants, according to reports from army and police officers.
This has raised doubts about military claims that they have the upper hand in Nigeria’s fight to halt …Boko Haram: Death toll in Yobe attack hits 127
Sequel to what happened in Benin City where One Col. Nyiam shouted down the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole for expressing his views about National dialogue, Edo State government has expressed further disappointment.
Nyiam who is a member of the dialogue committee was seen shouting at…Rejoinder to Tony Nyiam’s misplaced outburst
One week gone without any work, the administrative panel asked to probe Stella Oduah’s acquisition of two exotic cars has a week to go
The three-member panel commissioned Wednesday by President Goodluck Jonathan to investigate the purchase of two armoured cars by aviation minister, Stella Oduah, …Jonathan’s panel yet to commence probe of N255million car scandal a week after
Kelvin Onyiara, the dreaded kidnap kingpin who abducted human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, had recruited and trained over 300 persons as kidnappers before he was finally arrested in Port Harcourt.
A member of his syndicate, Akpevwe Ojijevwe Richard, disclosed this to journalists in Benin…How Kelvin, Ozekhome’s Kidnapper Operated, By Aide
