Alexander Okere, Benin
A former Edo State Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has denied giving the official vehicles attached to the Speaker of the state House of Assembly to the impeached Deputy Speaker, Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie, for her personal use.
Oshiomhole
Oshiomhole, who spoke in an interview…Oshiomhole denies giving official car to Ativie
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he would not rest on his oars until Nigerians see the country of their dream.
President Buhari
Buhari made the promise in his Eid-el Kabir message to Nigerians which he personally signed.
“Once again, I assure you that this administration, which has…I won’t rest until we see Nigeria of our dream, says Buhari at Sallah
As the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up by the Ekiti State government to investigate the finances of the state under the administration of Dr. Kayode Fayemi continued its proceedings today, an official of Coscharis Motors Nigeria Limited, Mr. Justin Ighene has said that the company was…Ekiti Probe Panel: Coscharis Motors’ official says “Fayemi gave verbal contract to supply 156 vehicles”, 17 vehicles missing
Exactly 40 days since the Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, gave the troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast marching orders to capture the leader of the Islamic dissidents, Abubakar Shekau either dead or alive, expectant Nigerians are yet to see any result but spatial…40 days after ultimatum, no headway to capture Abubakar Shekau
The Nigerian Army said on Thursday it had neutralised several Boko Haram commanders and many of their foot soldiers in the ongoing operation against the insurgents in the North East.
Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, said in a statement that the operation was conducted jointly with the…Army neutralises top Boko Haram commanders in combined bombardment
By Femi Fani-Kayode
On August 3rd 1857, in what can only be described as one of the most profound, moving, passionate and inspiring speeches in human history, Frederick Douglas, the former black slave and the great freedom fighter and philosopher said, inter alia, the following:
Chief…A Colony Of Monkeys And A Congress Of Baboons – By Fani-Kayode
Alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and kidnapping before a judge of the Ikeja High Court.
According to report, he appeared before Justice Oshodi of a Lagos High Court, sitting at Ikeja at 10 a.m.
The state…Breaking: Alleged billionaire kidnapper, Evans pleads guilty in court
By Erasmus Ikhide
THE name Adams Oshiomhole invokes good, bad and the ugly. The good in it is his ability to showcase himself relentlessly as a labour leader of note behind facade of deceit, self-righteousness and his minimal dent on Edo State governorship for 8-year. The bad in it has always…Oshiomhole’s Fading Tricks
Four students sustained various degree of injuries after an attack unleashed by suspected cultists on residents of a hostel at the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu campus.
The attack was unleashed on the students at the Lasunwon Lambe Estate, 09pm on Monday, August 28, 2017.
The attackers…Ikorodu: Four injured as cultists attack LASPOTECH students’ hostel
Everest Amaefule, Abuja
The Federal Government withdrew the sum of N359.39bn from the Excess Crude Account in 2015 to fund the payment of petroleum products subsidy in 2015, the Fiscal Responsibility Commission has said.
Kemi Adeosun
The FRC said this in a report on the Excess Crude Account…FG withdrew N359.39bn from ECA for fuel subsidy – FRC
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has inaugurated the Edo State Fertiliser and Chemical Company Limited in Auchi, Estako West Local Government Area of the state.
Osinbajo was accompanied by Governor Godwin Obaseki, Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbe; his Trade and Investment…BREAKING: Osinbajo inaugurates Edo fertiliser plant
Mr Charles Oputa, also known as “Charly Boy” on Monday led the “Our Mumu Don Do” Movement to the headquarters of EFCC, in Abuja to demand the extradition of Diezani Allison-Madueke from the United Kingdom for trial over corruption allegations.
Charles Oputa, Charly Boy
Charly Boy, who spoke…Charly Boy leads protest for Diezani’s extradition
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has noted with shock the highly incendiary remarks made by Gov. Nyesom Wike last Sunday while speaking at St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, Diobu, Port Harcourt during a thanksgiving service in which the governor swore to die in 2019…‘Gov. Wike, APC will win Rivers State in 2019 and you won’t die but live’ – Rivers APC
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that Kaduna, Anambra and Kano states have formally declared interest to participate in Open Government Partnership (OGP) to increase openness in governance and also to prevent and detect corruption.
The…3 states join open-governance as FG begins implementation
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the nation’s economy is getting better.
General Buhari
He declared this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday after receiving briefings from the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma; the Minister of Finance,…Buhari: Our economy getting better
A Chinese firm, Lifemate Furniture has held furniture exhibition in Benin, the Edo state capital.
The products displayed during the exhibition ranged from bed, sofas, chairs and tables among others.
The Managing Director of the company, Mr Dai Ding Ping, said the exhibition was to show case the…Chinese firm holds furniture exhibition in Edo
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, for winning the 2017 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket tournament in Mali and qualifying for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain.
President Buhari
The President’s congratulatory message was signed…President Buhari congratulates D’Tigress on 2017 Afrobasket victory
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has decried the destruction of key national institutions by the poor governance model of the APC Federal Government.
Nyesom Wike
Speaking during a Thanksgiving Service in honour of Senator George Thompson Sekibo at the St Thomas Anglican Church in…APC poor governance model is destroying national institutions says Governor Wike
Following the threat to re-arrest the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, by the federal government, Ohanaeze Ndigbo in a statement released to the press on Saturday, 26th August, had accused the federal government of bias as it claimed it looks the other way in its…Ohanaeze is Right, You are Biased against Kanu, another Igbo Group Fires FG
The Presidency has described as hate speech, media report that the Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has been sideline since President Buhari returned to the country.
Sabo Garba
In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, it alleged…Alleging VP sidelined since Buhari’s return is hate speech – Presidency
•Dismisses excuse for poor performance
•Declares him a comedian and unprepared for governance
*Condemns PDP’s threat and plot to re-enact the 2015 bloody election in 2019in Rivers State
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared Chief Nyesom Wike the worst…Wike the Worst Governor In River’s History – APC
By, Israel A. Ebije
Hate speech is an integral aspect of a people gravely fragmented, failed in articulating collective aspirations. It is usually programed to illicit anger, hate, which ultimately dangerously affect corporate existence. Hate news in Nigeria has cultural, religious flavor, which…Hate speech sanction; Time to reflect, restitute and reposition
Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a step to assist the State House of Assembly in recovering the official vehicles allegedly given to the former Speaker of the State Assembly, Hon Elisabeth Ativie by the immediate past Governor of the state, Comrade Adams…PDP Initiates Action To Retrieve Vehicles From Edo Ex-Speaker, Petitions ICPC
The assertion today by Gov Nyesom Wike that the All Progressives Congress, APC, has destroyed institutions in Nigeria is manifestly false.
Nyesom Wike
The above is the stand of the River State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC, in a statement made available to journalists today in…Wike’s assertion that APC destroyed institutions in Nigeria is false – Rivers APC
By Usama Dandare
The recent drama on the floor of the Sokoto State House of Assembly that led to the impeachment and subsequent replacement of the Deputy Majority leader did not come as a surprise to many observers.
Aminu Tambuwal
It was simply a manifestation of a long choreographed drama…Sokoto State: Of Hyenas and the Jackals and Tambuwal’s options
