Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, arrived the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday morning for hearing of his bail application. Kanu is standing trial at the court for alleged treason. He was arraigned by the Department of State Services, DSS. The suspect, who is also the…
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…
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…
Former Political Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, has declared himself as the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Gulak was at the Wadata Complex of the national secretariat of the country’s main opposition party on Wednesday, where he took over the PDP’s structure. Addressing newsmen at the secretariat, the former…
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs. Farida Waziri, lost her daughter, Jackie Ifidon-Ola (nee Waziri) to the cold hands of death. Jackie, said to be 39 years old, reportedly died in the early hours of Sunday, January 24, of an undisclosed ailment at a hospital in Abuja. According to the…