…..says tribunal has no power to declare APC candidate, Alhassan, winner
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA —The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has reversed the judgement of the Taraba State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which sacked governor Darius Ishaku of the People Democratic Party, PDP…Appeal court reverses Taraba judgement, declares Ishaku winner
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said that the nation’s foreign exchange reserves declined to 29.13 billion dollars as at Dec. 29.
The bank said on its website that the drop represented 2.43 per cent from $29.31 billion recorded as at Dec.23
The nation’s external reserves stood at 34…Nigeria’s foreign reserves drop to $29.13 billion
Media Chat Exposed Buhari’s Undemocratic Character”- PDP
Says President Should Apologize for Labeling Nigerians ‘Difficult Lot’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says President Muhammadu Buhari’s responses at the Wednesday Presidential Media Chat were not only embarrassing but also further exp…#Presidentialmediachat: Buhari notdifferent from Mussolini, Hitler, Idi Amin – PDP
A Delta State based group, Foundation for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusade (FHRACC) has described President Muhammadu media chat as disappointing.
General Buhari
The group in a communique by its National President Barr. Alaowei Cleric said the chat brought to mind subjugation …Buhari media chat a disappointment – Delta group
In his “The New Deal”, the late great Gil Scott-Heron intoned: “I’d said I was gonna write no more poems like this, but the dogs are in the streets….” Yes, I had promised myself to stop pointing out the negatives about our existence as a country. But it seems that our capacity for finding depths …A Regime Of Illiterates, By Illiterates, For Illiterates, And The Rest Of US (1) by Prof Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
ABUJA—President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, explained why he cannot release leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.
The President disclosed that Kanu has two passports, one Nigerian, one British and came to the country without using any passport.
President Buhari
President B…Biafra: Why I can’t release Kanu – Buhari
The United States of America and Britain have condemned the recent attacks carried out by Boko Haram, saying the insurgents have no regard for human lives.
The US government noted that much work remained to be done by Nigeria and its neighbours involved in fighting the Boko Haram.
Between…B’Haram: Nigeria has much work to do, says US
The Peoples Democratic Party has said it did not ask any of its members who were indicted of corruption to steal while serving in different positions.
PDP
It therefore urged any of its members who might be undergoing trial for corruption to be ready to face suspension if they were found guilty…We’ll suspend our members convicted of corruption – PDP
The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party , Prof. Wale Oladipo, has said the visit of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to former Interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, has no political…Ribadu won’t join APC, says PDP scribe
Olusola Fabiyi and Ade Adesomoju, Abuja
Operatives of the Department of the State Security Service have re-arrested a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd).
Former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki
He was re-arrested at the gate of the Kuje Prison, Abuja, while he was …DSS re-arrest Dasuki at prison gate after meeting bail conditions
THE leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has expressed regret for referring to President Muhammadu Buhari as a terrorist, evil and a paedophile in his radio broadcasts.
Nanmdi Kanu, Radio Biafra’s Director
Kanu, who has been charged along with…Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu apologises to Buhari, Jonathan
By Ifeanyi Okoli
LAGOS—Mowo 11, a suburb of Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Badagry area in Lagos State, was yesterday thrown into pandemonium, as an Islamic cleric, Mallam Shehu, popularly referred to as Alhaji Sambo, attempted to use his 20-year-old lover, Busayo Amdalat, for money r…Pandemonium in Badagry over iman’s alleged bid to use lover for money ritual
*Finance Ministry takes lion share of N1.5trn
By Emeka Anaeto, Economy Editor
Lagos— Further details emerging from the recently presented 2016 budget have shown that the executive arm of the government would spend the lion share of N5.87 trillion, or about 96.5 per cent of the total N6.1 t…2016 Budget: FG to spend N4.1bn on cars
Adenuga is African Businessman of the year
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor
A common streak in the quartet is the way and manner they altered the pace and pattern of governance in the states they govern. Even more remarkable is the reconstruction of the political dynamics in the four states …Oshiomhole, others win Governor of the Year, 2015 awards
Residents of northeastern Nigeria were gripped by fear and anxiety on Tuesday after two days of bloodshed blamed on Boko Haram, pouring scorn on government claims the jihadist group was “largely defeated”.
More than 50 people were killed in a 48-hour wave of shootings and bombings in the vol…Boko Haram: We’re still living in fear – residents
N6.08 Trillion Budget: ‘Nigeria Going The Way of Greece’ – PDP warns
…Tasks Buhari On Repayment Plans
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown more light into why the N6.08 trillion 2016 federal budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari is a huge fraud, warning that with the proposed N1…N1.84 trillion means Nigeria to borrow N5bn a day – PDP
ABUJA – President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, said his administration would do everything within its power to ensure the safe return of the over 200 missing Chibok girls.
General Buhari
The girls were in April 2014, abducted from the Federal Government Secondary school, Chibok, Borno State, by me…Boko Haram: Buhari vows to find missing Chibok girls
Malam Suleiman Ahmed, the Special Assistant to Sen. Shehu Sani (APC- Kaduna), on Politics and Ideology, says nothing will deter his principal from criticising the “anti-people” policies of the state government.
Shehu Sani
Ahmed stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) in…Sen. Sani will continue to criticise Gov. el-Rufai’s – Aide
LAGOS — Contrary to the projections of the World Bank that pegged the Gross Domestic Product growth rate at 3.7 per cent, the Federal Government economic agenda as contained in the 2016 budget breakdown insisted on GDP growth rate of 4.37 per cent thus making it ambitious.
Earlier this year IMF c…2016 Economic Growth: FG, World Bank disagree over budget target
WARRI — FORMER Niger Delta militants, weekend, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to leave ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, alone and follow the rule of law in its dealings with him. The erstwhile agitators, …Ask EFCC to leave Tompolo alone, ex-militants beg Buhari
Lagos—The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has expressed optimism that despite the recent attacks by insurgent, the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari’s would technically defeat Boko Haram before the end of this December deadline.
Lai Mohammed
Meantime, h…We’ll technically defeat Boko Haram as planned – Lai Mohammed insists
By Henry Umoru
President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki has described his Deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, as a perfect example for Nigerian politicians, saying that he has no regret working with him.
Bukola Saraki
Senator Saraki spoke as Senator Ekweremadu described his re-emergence as…Ekweremadu is a gentleman – Bukola Saraki
By Henry Boyo
In March 2015, the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) published a report, which was also syndicated in several Newspapers, that the All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammed Buhari had promised “to ensure that the Naira was equal to the dollar in value, if voted into …Can Buhari make Naira equal to Dollar?
BENIN—THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in Edo State has commended the state governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, for the prompt payment of workers’ salaries, describing the state as lucky, unlike some other states in the country.
Chairman of NLC in the state, Emmanuel Ademokun, in a statement, des…Edo NLC hails Oshiomhole over payment of Dec salary
Doctors in the employ of the Akwa Ibom State Government have threatened to down tools following the non-payment of over 15 months of their salaries.
The State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) broke the news in a communique issued at the weekend after the general meeting of the…Doctors threaten strike over 15 months unpaid salaries
