Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Rivers State governorship election on April 11, 2015, Peterside Dakuku, disclosed on Thursday that he has accepted in good faith the Supreme Court judgement on Wednesday that affirmed Nyesom Wike as governor of the state. The apex held yesterday that Wike, who contested in the poll…
A raging inferno enveloped a filling station in the Lawanson area of Lagos State on Thursday evening. It was gathered that the fire, which gutted an MRS petrol station in the area in Surulere, destroyed many properties worth millions of Naira. The inferno was said to have started around 6pm. The immediate cause of the…
Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Adesola Amosu, has been reportedly apprehended by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The retired Air Force officer was also detained by the anti-graft agency over his alleged role in the arms procurement fraud. SaharaReporters reports that Amosu is being investigated amongst other acts…
Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, has been asked to tender his resignation letter. This demand was made by governors of the opposition party on Wednesday night after a meeting headed by their chairman, Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State. The governors further asked Secondus to handover the running of the…
Lawmaker representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has accused former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, of introducing corruption into the national assembly. In a counter statement on Thursday, the Senator explained that Obasanjo did so when he attempted to lure lawmakers to support hi botched third term bid. Melaye said though he…
Embattled National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has been released from prison after he met his bail conditions. Metuh was allowed to go home on Thursday night a day after his bail conditions were relaxed. He is facing trial over his link with the $2.1 billion arms deal involving former National…
***Party Hails Supreme Court Rulings On Rivers, Ebonyi Nigeria’s main opposition political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has commended Wednesday’s judgements of the Supreme Court, which upheld the elections of the governors of Ebonyi and Rivers States; Dave Umahi and Nyesom Wike respectively. The party applauded the rulings, saying they not only “rekindled hope…
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday said his government did not negotiate with the deadly terrorists group called Boko Haram. Jonathan made this known at a world press conference held at the Geneva Press Club in Switzerland. He pointed out that if his administration had contacted leaders of the sect, a programme would have been…