Election of Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been upheld by the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ikeja. The Tribunal ruled on Friday that Gbajabiamila’s victory at the March 28 poll was valid. Gbajabiamila contested in the Surulere Federal Constituency I election in Lagos under the platform of the…
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Tribunal Nullifies Kashamu's Victory
An election petition tribunal in Ogun State has cancelled the victory of Senator Buruji Kashamu at the National and state Assembly polls held in the state on March 28, 2015. At the ruling on Friday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, the Tribunal ordered a rerun of the election in 90 days after it nullified…
Saraki Wants Defaulting Discos Punished
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has called for sanctions against electricity distribution companies in Nigeria known as Discos, who fail to live up to the terms of agreements they reached with the Federal Government before commencing operations. Saraki, during a courtesy call to his office in Abuja on Thursday by the Chairman of the…
Diezani Battles Breast Cancer
Lawyer of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Oscar Onwudiwe, says his client is suffering from a cancer of the breast. Onwudiwe told Sahara Reporters in a press statement on Thursday that Diezani, who was arrested in the UK last week and released on bail, is receiving treatment for cancer in the UK. According…
Jonathan Leads Observers To Tanzania
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, will lead observers from 33 Commonwealth countries to Tanzania for the country’s general election which holds on October 25, 2015. This was announced on Thursday by the acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Yahya Simba, at a joint meeting organised by the…
Hayatou Becomes FIFA President
President of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, Issa Hayatou, has been named the new leader of FIFA. However, Hayatou will occupy the exalted position in an acting capacity. Sepp Blatter was suspended from office after the world football governing body told the Swiss that he has been “relieved of his duties” due to his…
Enyeama Quits Eagles After Brawl With Oliseh
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, has announced his retirement from international football for Nigeria. The Akwa Ibom State-born footballer took to his Instagram page to announce his decision to leave the Eagles. He thanked his numerous fans around the world for their support in the past 13 years he has represented the country. “I have…
5 Nigerian Musicians That Rocked The 70s
By Ogunfowoke Adeniyi Before the arrival of the likes of WizKid, 2Face, Banky W and other younger generation of artistes in the Nigerian music scene, there were those that rocked the stage before and after Nigeria’s colonial emancipation from Britain. Interestingly, the songs they render are evergreen and continue to resonate in the minds of…
APC Lauds Senate Over Support For Amaechi
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has hailed the show of support and love by overwhelming number of Senators at the National Assembly for Rotimi Amaechi when the Senator representing Rivers East Senatorial District, George Sekibo attempted to submit a petition against former governor on the floor of the Senate Wednesday. To the…
'Missionaries' on Rescue Mission in Minna
By James Ojo The future they say is blurry without a dream but a dream in itself would also remain a mere illusion if it lacks the where-withal and action required to stir its actualisation. The desire to find a bearing in the chasm between dream and action that would “mobilise national commitment to patriotism,…