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…
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…
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…
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…
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed the state congress in Edo State. The party, in a press statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, announced this development, adding that a new date for the exercise would be announced later. The NWC of the party, which met to look into…
Niger Delta elder statesman, Edwin Clark, has declared his willingness to stay out of partisan politics, saying he is no more interested in the game. “I have joined the group of those who don’t belong to any political party anymore. I no longer belong to the PDP. I won’t go to the APC either, but…
President Muhammadu Buhari finally met with leadership of the National Assembly, NASS, at the State House in Abuja. The meeting, which was held behind closed-door on Wednesday night, was attended by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. It was also attended by some lawmakers…
The Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS, has debunked rumour that the alleged mastermind of the October 1, 2010 bomb attack in Abuja, Charles Okah, has died in their custody. NPS, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesperson, DCP Enobore Francis, stressed that Okah is hale and hearty. Francis further said the younger brother of…
There are reports of sporadic gunshots in Geidam area of Yobe State. The attack, according to what we learnt, is being carried out by suspected members of Boko Haram sect. Geidam is the hometown of governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam. Residents of the community claimed the insurgents stormed the area in about seven Toyota…
Reports from Ondo State reveal that some suspected Fulani herdsmen have again invaded a farm belonging to the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Olu Falae. This is coming barely two weeks some herdsmen allegedly kidnapped the former Finance Minister at his farm located at Ilado in Akure North local council area…