Monday, April 4, 2016

Tinubu blames PDP for Nigerian current situation

ABEOKUTA — Nigerians are paying part of the sins of the 16-year rule of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, through the lingering fuel crisis in the country, All Progressives Congress, APC, national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said yesterday.
Bola Tinubu
Tinubu’s assertion on the fringes of a r…Tinubu blames PDP for Nigerian current situation




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Army sacks General Momoh who allegedly supervised rigging of 2014 Ekiti governorship poll

By Nicholas Ibekwe
The Nigerian Army has sacked Aliyu Momoh, a Brigadier General, who allegedly supervised the rigging of the 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State.
Fayose, Omisore, Obanikoro
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, told news website, Sahara Reporters, in Washington DC, …Army sacks General Momoh who allegedly supervised rigging of 2014 Ekiti governorship poll




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Navy arrests 2 boats with N20.4m illegally refined diesel in Rivers

PORT HARCOURT—NIGERIAN Navy has impounded two boats carrying about 100, 000 litres of illegal diesel worth N20.4 million on the waterways in Akuku Toru local government area of Rivers state.
Base Operations Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder , Commander Ugochukwu Ajulu, disclosed this t…Navy arrests 2 boats with N20.4m illegally refined diesel in Rivers




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What some people want Buhari to be — Adesina

•Why he has not moved against Fayose
Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on media and publicity commenced his journalism career in Vanguard and progressed through a couple of other media houses and was Managing Director and Editor in Chief of Sun Publishing Limited before his a…What some people want Buhari to be — Adesina




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Corruption fight should go to APC too – Modu Sheriff

The acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff, during his recent visit to Ekiti State, entertained a couple of questions from journalists, especially as they have to do with the fortune of his party. Deputy Editor, SAM NWAOKO, brings excerpts from…Corruption fight should go to APC too – Modu Sheriff




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Fulani herdsmen attack Rivers community

The Rivers State Police Command has dismissed what it called unsubstantiated reports in some sections of the media following a recent attack in Egi land, at Ohali-Elu town of Onelga in Rivers State.
Fulani Herdsmen
The Police released a statement signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, …Fulani herdsmen attack Rivers community




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Dasuki’s bid to stop trial suffers set-back

The federal high court, Abuja, has adjourned ruling indefinitely on the application of Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA), to stop his trial.
Although the case was listed on the cause list of the court on Monday,  Adeniyi Ademola, the judge, did not appear.
The court clerk told …Dasuki’s bid to stop trial suffers set-back




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