The Nigerian Senate has disclosed that it plans to strip President Muhammadu Buhari of powers to assent the ongoing constitution amendment. This was made known by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu at the ongoing retreat by the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, in which he is the Chairman of. Speaking at the programme held…
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Niki Tobi, has passed on. Justice Tobi, according to SaharaReporters, breathed his last in the early hours of last Friday at the National Hospital, Abuja. His corpse was later moved to the morgue of Garki General Hospital. The retired judge had been having grave health issues since…
A church in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, has allegedly been burnt down by some hoodlums. It was reported that the place of worship, Mount Zion Gospel Church, Aka-Itiam Assembly, Uyo, was razed last week because the church has continued to frustrate their (thugs) activities in the community with its programmes. Musical instruments at…
Not less than 15 members of Boko Haram insurgents were recently killed when personnel of the Nigeria Air Force, NAF, carried out a first major air campaign under the newly launched ‘Operation Gama-Aiki’ mission. It was learnt that the terrorists were killed as an Alpha Jet bombed their convoy in the northern part of Borno…
A former Niger Delta militant leader named Aboy Francis Muturu, has been apprehended by Nigerian military. The suspect was arrested last Friday at his residence in Bomadi Town of Delta state The latest development is coming after the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, said the Federal Government was dialoguing with the Niger Delta…
A bank account belonging to Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has been frozen by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Fayose disclosed this development on Monday, June 20, 2016, via his official Twitter handle. The governor said the account placed embargo on by the anti-graft agency is the one he operates with Zenith Bank…
Organizers of Mr & Miss Face of the World have revealed that the pageants will no longer be taking place in Sofia, Bulgaria but in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The change also affected the date with Miss Face of the World now scheduled to take place from November 28 to December 3, 2016, while Mr.…
The Naira plunged against the US dollar on Monday after Nigeria’s government scrapped its fixed exchange rate and allowed market forces to determine the currency’s value. “Trading started at 9:00 am (0800 GMT) this morning. All the 24 commercial banks are participating. The offer is 249 to 265 naira to the dollar,” one forex trader…
Former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Austin Okpara, has learnt his voice to the allegation by the Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party that the All Progresses Congress, APC, is fuelling the crisis in the PDP. Okpara stated this when a group of PDP youths, known as Rebisi nu Obio/Akpor PDP Support Group,…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has hailed the ruling on ALGON matter by Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, noting that “today’s judgement by Justice Theresa Orji Abadua of the Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, granting leave to the 22 illegally removed elected Chairmen of Local Government…