The Chief of Army Staff, Major-General Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has charged troops fighting Boko Haram in north east Nigeria to buckle up because the country’s sovereignty is presently “threatened.” Buratai made this known in his message to troops, which was posted on the social media platforms of the Defence Headquarters on Friday. The Army Chief…
A court martial has found Brigadier General Enitan Ransome-Kuti guilty of offences committed during a war against Boko Haram insurgents in the north east of Nigeria. The army officer, who is the son of late human rights activist and former Minister of Health, Beko Ransome Kuti, was sentenced to six months in prison for failing…
Screening of the remaining 17 ministerial nominees, including former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, will no longer hold on Thursday, October 15, 2015 (today) as earlier thought. The exercise is now scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, according to information revealed on Thursday by the upper legislative arm of the National…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has upheld the election of the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi. At the ruling on Wednesday, the five-man panel of the court headed by Justice M Saulawa unanimously struck out the petition filed by the governorship candidate of Accord Party in Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja.…
Nigerians have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assign former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, to the ministry of works, following his confirmation as minister by the Senate on Wednesday. Fashola was among the 18 nominees confirmed as minister of the Government of the Federation by the red chambers of the National Assembly. Since his…
The grilling of the immediate governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, may not eventually hold on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 as earlier scheduled. According to information reaching us, the report of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges and Public Petitions, which looked into allegations raised against Amaechi has not been put together. This, we…
Former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola, on Wednesday explained how he tackled the issue of insecurity in the state while he was at the helm of affairs. Fashola, during his ministerial screening at the Senate on Wednesday morning, told the lawmakers that the government must be sincere with the issue of security of…
On Tuesday, the Senate screened 10 ministerial nominees sent to red chambers by President Muhammadu Buhari for confirmation. Immediately after members of the upper legislative chambers returned from a closed-session on Tuesday morning, they commenced the exercise, which lasted over five hours. Kayode Fayemi and Abdulrahman Dambazau were among the nominees quizzed with the longest…
National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, says he has not been served a suit reportedly filed by his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lai Mohammed. It was reported that Mohammed approved a Lagos High Court in Ikeja seeking N500 million as damages for an alleged defamation of his…
Former governor of Ekiti State and also a ministerial nominee of President Muhammadu Buhari, Kayode Fayemi, has finally debunked rumour that he acquired beds in the Government House in Ado-Ekiti for N50 million. Shortly after handing over to the incumbent governor of the state, Ayo Fayose, in October 2014, Fayemi came under heavy criticisms over…