Senate Leader, Mohammed Ali Ndume has maintained that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, will not bow to pressure to tender his resignation letter due to his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. Ndume made this known on Tuesday while addressing State House correspondents in Abuja. The senator from Borno State gave condition for…
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Rivers Rerun: APC Begs Electorates
…Says Ekitigate a child’s play compared to what happened in Rivers in 2015 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has made a passionate appeal to the people of the State to avenge the murder of over 100 of its members in the April 2015 gubernatorial election in Rivers State. The party urged residents…
Soldiers Linked With Terrorists Nabbed In Yola
Not less than two military men were arrested by the Nigerian Army in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, for allegedly working with Boko Haram group. The suspects, Eric Nwokorie and Macauley Fortune of the Explosive Ordinance Device section of the 143 Battalion, were apprehended on Sunday, February 7, 2016, at Yola park with some unauthorized…
APC Rubbishes Wike’s Public Holiday Declaration
By Nwaorgu Faustinus Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has vehemently condemned the decision by the state governor, Nyesom Wike, to declare Friday, February 5, 2016, as public holiday, describing it as a “poorly conceived attempt at self-adulation” that belongs to the past. The party in a statement signed by its spokesman,…
Buhari Hands Over To Osinbajo
President Muhammadu Buhari has commenced a 5-day vacation from today, Friday, February 5, to Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Due to this, the President has handed over his powers to the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo. Osinbajo will perform the functions of the President during the duration of the vacation, a statement issued in Abuja on…
AMCON Takes Over Aero Contractors
The board of Aero Contractors has been dissolved by the Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, and a manager has been appointed to control the running of the airline. It was gathered that AMCON took over the company based on its statutory responsibility of acquiring Eligible Bank Assets and putting them to economic use in…
NDA Probes Torture Of Man By Cadets In Viral Video
The Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, says its attention has been drawn to a trending video which shows a female cadet torturing a man, who complimented her beauty. Disturbed by the outraged that followed the visual, the Academy says it is investigating the matter, pointing out that the incident took place in Lagos in 2014. In…
Libel Suit: Dokpesi Finally Begs Tinubu
An out-of-court settlement has been reached between National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, and Chairman of DAAR Communication Plc, Raymond Dokepsi, over a libel case instituted by the former against the latter. Tinubu had dragged AIT, owned by DAAR Communication Plc to court over a documentary titled ‘Lion of Burdillion’, aired…
Saraki Expresses Shock Over Apex Court Ruling
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has expressed disappointment over the judgment of the Supreme Court on Friday, which dismissed his appeal to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. Saraki, in a brief statement issued shortly after the ruling, however, pointed out that he “believes he will have his day in the court…
CCT Trial: S’Court Rejects Saraki’s Appeal
An appeal at the Supreme Court by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, challenging his trial by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has been dismissed. The apex court on Friday held that the Danladi Umar-led CCT was validly constituted by two members. Saraki was arraigned before the CCT on charges bordering on false declaration of assets,…