The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday insisted that the Inspector-General of Police must arrest and produce the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in court on Aug. 16. Justice Stephen Pam gave the order following the absence of Yakubu’s team of lawyers in court and there was no explanation as to why […]
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A political group, Ilorin Emirate for Buhari, IEB, claimed the Kwara State chapter of All Progressive Congress, APC, have in its rank men and women whose loyalty to the party is in doubt on account of their relationships with Senate President Bukola Saraki. The group in a statement its Director of Publicity, Mr. Rotimi Sulyman, […]
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A former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Kalu, has said that if a court of competent jurisdiction ordered that former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, be released, it should be obeyed. He also stressed the need to respect the rule of law in order for democracy to thrive in the country. Kalu, a chieftain […]
Read More Global body in charge of security, United Nations Security Council, says it is worried over what it described as continued tensions linked to disputed electoral processes, social and economic difficulties, and conflicts between farmers and herders in the Lake Chad Basin. Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad are members of the Lake Chad Basin on which the […]
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Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has berated gospel preachers for failing to lend support to the Federal Government’s anti-corruption war by failing to preach against the scourge. Speaking at the 30th National Biennial Conference of the Students Christian Movement (SCM) of Nigeria holding in Enugu, Osinbajo noted that preachers were preoccupied with preaching prosperity rather than […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to end its silence and speak up on the ₦21 billion, guns and thousands of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) allegedly found in the residence of the sacked Director General of Department of State Security (DSS), Lawal Daura. The […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Lagos zone has threatened a showdown with the management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso over lingering crisis in the institution. The ASUU Lagos zone , which comprises public Universities in South Western states, said the union should not be held responsible for any eventual protracted crisis in […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Lagos Zone, says the current crisis rocking the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, is steeped in bad politics between its owners, the Oyo and Osun state governments. The union spoke through the Coordinator, ASUU Lagos Zone, Prof. Olusiji Sowande, on Friday at a briefing with journalists at the […]
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The Adamawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on Nigerians not to allow themselves to be deceived by the sacking of the Director-General, Department of State Services, Mr. Lawal Daura . The state PDP chairman, Mr. Tahir Shehu, stated this while receiving the State Chief Protocol Officer to former President Goodluck Jonathan, […]
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Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has said the only way the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, can avoid being impeached is to resign. Oshiomhole said this while addressing journalists at the APC national secretariat, in Abuja, on Friday. He vowed that the senate president would be removed from office in accordance […]
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The anti-corruption war being waged by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration took a new toll on Tuesday after the removal from office of the former Director General of the Department of State Services, Lawal Daura. Already, the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has settled the rift between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and […]
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The Emir of Daura, Katsina State, Alhaji Umar Faruk, has described the Acting President, Prof.Yemi Osinbajo, as a typical example of loyalty and trustworthiness in politics. A statement by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice-President said Faruk made the remark when Osinbajo paid him a […]
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