Following what came to light today at the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal where all 7 Defence Witnesses of Governor Nyesom Wike complained bitterly of sight challenges and could not read their own statements, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged the Governorship…APC set to establish specialist eye hospital for Wike’s blind witnesses
By Ochereome Nnanna
ALL is not well between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the man widely referred to as the “unofficial vice president”, Mallam Nasir el Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State. Proof: after a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) held on 17th September, 2015, el Rufai sho…El Rufai ‘insults’ Osinbajo – déjà vu
Residents of Evbuotubu, Iguedayi and other neighbouring communities in the Egor Local Government Area of Edo State on Wednesday took to the streets of Benin, the state capital, to protest against what they described as the deplorable condition of the roads in the communities.
Scene of the…Benin residents protest poor roads, power outage
At last, Senate President Bukola Saraki Wednesday received the first twenty – one names of nominees to make President Buhari ministerial list , just as the names would be forwarded in batches.
President Buhari
Vanguard gathered that a former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and his count…See those who made Buhari ministerial list
A High Court judge who granted an order that appeared to halt the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over alleged corruption, has stood down from the case.
Bukola Saraki
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court excused himself from the case on Wednesday, and transferred the…Judge pulls out of Saraki trial, wants case reassigned
The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal in Taraba State, on Wednesday nullified the election of Bashir Marafa of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
In the judgement, the tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to issue Certificate of Return to All…Tribunal nullifies PDP senator election, orders INEC to issue certificate to APC candidate in Taraba
By Ehi Ekhator, Naija Center News
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has confirmed that he received the wide speculated ministerial list on Wednesday.
Presentation of list of Ministerial Nominees by Chief of Staff to President
He disclosed this on his twitter handle that he received the list at…Breaking: Bukola Saraki receives ministerial list
Pandemonium broke out on Tuesday at the Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal, sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, as suspected thugs flogged politicians who had converged on the court’s premises.
PDP crisis
The attackers, who were armed with canes and other weapons, descended on some notable party c…Thugs invade Ogun tribunal, beat up PDP chiefs
ABUJA—The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, said yesterday that the police authorities were not privy to the fact that the family of former Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, Chief Olu Falae, who was freed by his kidnappers at Owo, Ondo State last week, paid ransom, saying …Falae: IGP Arase denies knowing about ransom paid to kidnappers
BENIN CITY—Tragedy struck in Benin City on Monday, as a driver attached to a private firm in Edo State, crushed his friend, Pa Egbe Eghobawaye, to death, after sharing a local gin, popularly known as Ogogoro, together.
The tragedy started when the driver was said to have visited Pa Eghobawaye, w…Edo: Driver crushes friend to death after sharing ogogoro drink with him in Benin
ONITSHA—Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, yesterday, gave what he termed as genuine reasons the United Nations should allow Biafra to be separated from Nigeria.
Biafra Soldiers
One of the reasons, he stated, was that the p…It’s time to carve out Biafra from Nigeria – Uwazuruike tell UN
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria on Tuesday said 10 more corpses of deceased Nigerian pilgrims had been identified, bringing the number of pilgrims who died at Mina stampede, to 64.
Giving newsmen an update on the incident in Mecca, Alhaji Uba Mana, the Director, Public Affairs of the…10 more bodies of Nigerians recovered in Mecca
THE Senate, expectedly, had a stormy session on Tuesday as some members of the upper legislative chamber protested the passing of vote of confidence in the Senate president, Olusola Saraki, by 83 senators.
Bukola Saraki
Tuesday was the Senate’s first plenary since the arraignment of Saraki by t…Nigerian senators fight over vote of confidence on Bukola Saraki
The Police Service Commission has dismissed two senior officers for acts unbecoming of law officers.
It also retired compulsorily two others and reduced the ranks of another three at its 13th plenary meeting which was presided over by the commission Chairman, Mike Okiro in Abuja.
According to a…Police dismisses two officers, demotes three
Former Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State who was declared the winner of the disputed All Progressives Congress governorship primary last week has accepted the cancellation of the exercise by the leadership of the party.
Timipre Sylva
His campaign team, however, boasted that he would win…Sylva succumbs to pressure; agrees to cancellation of APC governorship primary in Bayelsa
A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, says President Muhammadu Buhari, who is a Fulani man, is sympathetic towards Fulani herdsmen.
Femi Fani-Kayode
The former minister said this in a Facebook post titled, ‘Herdsmen from hell’ while reacting to the abduction of a former Secretary to th…Buhari sympathetic towards fulani herdsmen – Fani-Kayode
As the nation awaits President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list, the President on Tuesday said he would head the Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
President Buhari
Buhari dropped the hint in one of the interviews he granted one of the foreign media in his hotel shortly before departing New Y…Buhari to appoint self as petroleum minister
The police in Edo State on Tuesday arraigned two men before an Egor Magistrate’s Court for allegedly raping and assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Egor local government area of the state.
Names of the suspects were given as Festus Owie (20) and Blessing Ebiminor (21).
They were arraigned on a thr…Two men arraign for raping 12-year-old girl in Egor, Edo State
ABUJA–SENATE President,Bukola Saraki,Tuesday,reiterated that his trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal,CCT,was being influenced by people outside the National Assembly who were not comfortable with his emergence as Senate President
But he said the ‘intruders’ were fighting a lost battle as they w…Senate problems influenced by powerful individuals outside NASS -Saraki
Rapists, school officials threaten victim’s mother
•Arase, IGP steps in, overturns alleged biased police report, orders fresh investigation
BENIN—SIX-YEAR-OLD Miss Sharon Eghobamien, a pupil of Eriya Group of Schools, Ihogbe, Benin-City, Edo State, was playing in her mother’s shop when three ran…Three nursing students rape 6-yr-old pupil in Edo
The House of Representatives said on Tuesday that it wholly supported the anti-corruption war of the Federal Government and its decision to cleanse the polity of sleaze.
Yakubu Dogara
But, the House urged “great circumspection” in the ongoing prosecution of the President of the Senate, Senator Bu…Saraki: Reps back anti-corruption war, call for fairness
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday said that she did not get the support of her husband, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to run for second term in the past National Assembly elections.
Senator Oluremi TinubuCredit: Punch News
Tinubu, Lagos Central Senatorial District, made the disclosure while answering…My husband did not support my re-election – Senator Tinubu
A recently married Pakistani woman died after her in-laws forced her to drink acid, for bringing what they considered to be insufficient dowry, police said on Tuesday.
The crime occurred Monday in the Daska area of Punjab province.
Police official Rana Riaz said 25-year-old Takreem Bibi was…In-laws murdered bride over insufficient dowry
•Barricade National Assembly entrance
Senate Iroegbu in Abuja
Almost 1000 protesters comprising various socio-political pressure groups have barricaded the entrance of the National Assembly, Abuja, in support of the embattled Senate President, Olubukola Abubakar Saraki.
They carried various p…Breaking: Over 1000 protests against perceived witch-hunt of Saraki
By Iyobosa Uwugiaren
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde, monday said corrupt people had now taken their crimes beyond borders, and therefore canvassed for collaboration among all anti-graft agencies across West African region to rid the…Corrupt Persons Have Taken Crime Across Borders – EFCC
