Source familiar with President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical treatment in London has revealed to SaharaReporters that, apart from a lingering prostrate flare-up and other chronic conditions, the Nigerian leader has also recently been battling with a persistent “internal organ” problem, a fact this…
A Boko Haram suspect who escaped from the custody of the State Security Service, SSS, has been rearrested.
Muktar Suleiman and others still at large escaped from SSS (also called DSS) custody in 2015, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Soldiers dragging the suspect away
A Lokoja Chief…Boko Haram Suspect Who Escaped SSS Custody Rearrested
…Pledges greater services to Ebonyi
The Founder and President of David Umahi Nweze Akubaraoha Ebonyi Transformation Agenda (DUNAETA), Monica Ada Chidinma Eze, has described the emergence of Governor David Nweze Umahi as the new Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum as the best new year…DUNAETA President Applauds Umahi’s Emergence as Chairman South-East Governors’ Forum
By Tonye Banigo
When he claimed he had joined the All Progressives Congress, APC, a little over a year ago, not a few members of the APC especially from his Emohua Local Government Area grumbled. Their grouse was that they know the man Chief Emeh Glory Emeh too well.
According to an Emohua…Imaginary division in Rivers APC, Glory Emeh’s lone swan song propaganda
•Guns, ammunition, 45 exotic car keys found
The Department of State Services (DSS) is to interrogate former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam over the recovery of some guns, ammunition, and 45 keys of exotic cars from two vehicles linked to him. He is being detained.
Governor Suswam
Besides,…DSS detains ex-governor Suswam over guns, ammunition, 45 exotic car keys linked to him
Four others to face prosecution in June
EFCC takes more proof to London
All is set for the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, and four others in London for alleged corrupt practices.
Diezani-Alison Madueke
The trial has been fixed for June and…UK okays Diezani’s trial for ‘money laundering’
Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, has kicked against recognising Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
Emeka Ihedioha and Tambuwal
Ihedioha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Monday that Sheriff by his…Eeka Ihedioha kicks against recognizing Sheriff as PDP Chairman
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Auchi, Edo, said on Monday that the speed limiting device is too costly for its members.
Mr Odion Olaye, Edo state Chairman of union made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government…Speed limiting device too costly for us, says Edo NURTW
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari is neither critically ill nor in life threatening situation and there is no cause for alarm.
The minister reiterated this position on Monday in Umuahia at the second town hall meeting for the South East…Buhari not in hospital – Lai Mohammed
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to His Majesty King Mswati III of Swaziland and Chairperson, Southern African Development Community (SADC), urging him to “convene an emergency summit of the SADC heads of state and government to discuss the…Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians: SERAP asks SADC to sanction South Africa
Youths in Edo State have planned a protest scheduled to take place tomorrow, 28th February against the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) in the state.
Protest
The youths accused the DPP of attempting to free a convicted criminal, Amadin Idahosa who murdered a 400L student of…Youths to protest against Edo DPP over plans to release Ibrahim Momodu’s murder
By Jude Ndukwe
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, could not hide his joy as he announced with unrivalled glee the phone call of Mr President to him all the way from London. Certainly, this is not the first time President Buhari and Femi Adesina would be discussing over the phone since the two…President Buhari, Femi Adesina, Mischief Makers and the Rest of Us
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has rejected purported results for Etche State Constituency and Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency Etche/Omuma rerun elections reportedly declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Sunday, saying that the “purported…We reject results you declared for Etche/Omuma inconclusive elections – APC tells INEC
The Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi ll has said that no amount of criticism would stop him from ensuring enactment of the proposed Kano family law to regulate marriage and marriage related matters in the state.
Sanusi Lamido
Emir Sanusi, who stated this yesterday during a mass wedding of…Kano family law: No going back, says Emir Sanusi
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says that the current Nigerian leader, Muhammadu Buhari, has not disappointed him since he assumed office in 2015.
Obasanjo stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at his hilltop residence in Abeokuta.
Obasanjo
While reflecting on…Buhari has not disappointed me – Obasanjo
By Ehi Ekhator
I read with profound astonishment few articles flying around concerning the accomplishment of the Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki’s 100 days in office. In a few ranges, otherwise i thoroughly consider the accomplishment is over stressed.
Godwin Obaseki
The last…Obaseki 100 days: What he hasn’t done
by Umar Tata
“Sir I wish to draw your attention to the new dangerous twist to the unfortunate sickness of President Muhammadu Buhari being falsely perpetrated in our mosques which has the tendency to create serious anarchy in Katsina state.
Today Friday 24 February, 2017 at the Izala…Incitement: An Open Letter To The D-G Directorate Of State Security Services (DSS)
The Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Sen. Ali Sheriff, on Saturday used his new declared political status to stop the Pro-Makarfi rally in his home state, Borno.
Ali Modu Sheriff
The members of the party who are sympathetic to the factional leader, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, after…Sheriff stops Pro-Makarfi rally in Borno
“This is my 6th master degree and will begin work on my 7th master degree in January 2017, and my 4th PhD. degree at University of Texas at Dallas in September of 2017.
“You know the proverb, ‘all work and no play makes jack a dull boy’ well, for me, all work and my play is acquiring graduate…CLOSE-UP: Osato, Nigerian who sends drones to space, works for US army, owns a university
The federal government has appointed three new directors and a general manager at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN’s acting general manager, disclosed this in a statement.
The development comes after all the directors at the Nigerian Civil Aviation…After reorganising NCAA, FG appoints three new directors at FAAN
Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum, Mr Ayodele Fayose has warned that any attempt to rig the 2018 governorship election in Ekiti would be resisted by the people of the state.
Fayose
He said, “Here in Ekiti, we are waiting for them. If INEC…Ekiti 2018: Fayose warns Police, INEC not to rig the way they rig Edo election
The Federal Government will start the verification and biometric capture of Civil Service Pensioners in the Delta and Edo states on Monday.
Pensioners protesters
A statement by the Executive Secretary of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), Sharon Ikeazor, said this would…FG verifies retirees in Delta, Edo to pensioners’ payroll
The recent attacks on Nigerians and their business in South Africa has been a major topic in the last few days. What do you say about these occurrences and should Nigerians worry about another round of xenophobic attacks?
Ambassador Lulu Mnguni: Immediately the incident happened, our minister of…Xenophobia: Why South Africans attack Nigerians – South African envoy
By Jude Ndukwe
The ongoing attack of Nigerians by South Africans in their country has, understandably, sparked widespread rage. Reports have it that over one hundred innocent Nigerians have lost their lives in South Africa in the last two years due to mob action sparked off by different reasons…Xenophobia: When South Africa Show Criminal Ingratitude
The Appeal Court sitting in Benin City today 23rd of February, 2017 sacked the Honourable member representing Ovia South West Constituency Hon. Aghedo, and granted judgement for Hon. Godwin Adenomo.
The case between Hon. Godwin vs APC, Edo State had been on since the conduct of the APC Primaries…Court sacks APC legislator in Edo
