Category: News
Presidency tackles Salkida over Chibok girls
The Presidency has flayed the report credited to Dubai-based journalist, Ahmed Salkida, indicating that only 15 of the remaining 113 abducted Chibok schoolgirls were alive. Sakilda, a Nigerian journalist and
Read MoreAdeosun kicks out Zubairu as head of SEC, suspends media aid – Habu
Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Minister of Finance, on Friday appointed Ms Mary Uduk, as the new Director -General, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the redeployment of Dr Abdul Zubair,
Read MoreGov. Emmanuel’s aide Etang abandons PDP for APC
Mr Ibanga Etang, an aide to Gov. Mr Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC). It would be recalled that few months ago, the
Read More2,285 on death row in Nigeria – Amnesty Int’l
No fewer than 2,285 Nigerians including four foreign nationals are on death row at the end of 2017. Amnesty International report revealed in its 2017 global review of the death
Read MorePresidency 2019: Media group hails Buhari, urge Nigerians to shun Obasanjo, IBB
From Muhammad Tanko in Jos President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of intent to re-contest in the 2019 election was a clear manifestation that he stands with the best wishes of majority
Read MoreInsurgency : IGP deploys surveillance helicopter, 3 police units to Taraba
From Tom Garba, in Yola The Inspector General (IGP) of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Monday says he has deployed a surveillance helicopter and three mobile police units to Taraba to
Read MoreMustapha Bukar, Buhari’s senator dies
Senator Mustapha Bukar, representing Katsina North senatorial district, President Muhammadu Buhari’s constituency, is dead. He was aged 63. Alhaji Kanta Bukar, the elder brother of the deceased, confirmed the death
Read MoreAllegation of misappropriating N9.8bn laughable—Oduah
Fomer Aviation Minister, Sen. Stella Oduah, has faulted the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, over the inclusion of her name in the list of alleged looters recently
Read More‘2018 budget delay worsened Nigerian’s suffering’
The Lead Director, Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) , Mr Eze Onyekpere has said that the delay in the passage of the 2018 budget is
Read MorePresidency blasts Obasanjo over ‘failure’ claims
The presidency has said that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s failure tag on the current administration is not new. It said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari would, therefore, not
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