Category: National/Politics

Wike Spending Last Days In Office—APC

By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is spending his last days in office as governor of Rivers State. The party, reacting to the statement credited to the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, that even if counsels to…

Olu Falae Abducted In Ondo

A former presidential candidate and Afenifere leader, Olu Falae has been kidnapped in his farm in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation was said to have been abducted on Monday, September 21, 2015. Details of the abduction of the 76 years old former Minister of Finance is…

Tribunal Victory: Senator Adeola Describes Petition As ‘Frivolous Distraction’

Following the judgment of the Lagos State National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal dismissing the petition against his victory over the weekend, the senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola has stated that the petition against his victory is a frivolous distraction against his popular mandate from the people. The senator, who was…

BREAKING: Tribunal Orders IGP To Produce Saraki Tuesday

Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar of the Code of Conduct Tribunal has ruled that the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase must produce Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the Tribunal on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 to answer allegations levelled against him. The Judge ruled after resuming from a short adjournment on Monday, September 21, 2015 that…

CCB: Saraki Snubs Tribunal Again

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, failed to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal again on Monday, September 21, 2015. His counsel, Joseph Daudu, argued that his client did not appear before the tribunal because some issues were not made clear. The Tribunal had ordered the Inspector General of Police to produce the country’s number one…

Sanusi In Mecca For Pilgrimage

The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, was seen in Mecca on Friday observing prayers with other Islamic faithful all over the world at the Holy City. He was spotted in Mecca with his entourage from Nigeria. The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, who was removed from office prior to his…

PDP Can’t Take Us Back To Egypt Again—APC

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has stressed that any attempt by the opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to return the country to Egypt will not succeed. APC, in a statement issued by its spokesman, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday in Lagos, accused the PDP of trying to frustrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s efforts in cleansing the…