Abdulmumin Jibrin, one of the contestants formerly jostling for the position of Speaker of House of Representatives, has explained his decision to pull out of the race and support another candidate, Yakubu Dogora. Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Jibrin stated that he withdrew from the tussle in order to diffuse the already tensed atmosphere. “In…
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has returned to Abuja from his trips to Niger, Chad. On Wednesday, the newly sworn-in President of Nigeria left the shores of the country to the two neighbouring countries to discuss how best to tackle incessant attacks by the Boko Haram militants in communities bordering the three countries. It was his…
A suicide bomber detonated his Improvised Explosive Devices near a military check point at Shagari Low cost along Maiduguri-Monguno road, killing four people with several others injured. Shagari low cost is an outskirt of Maiduguri metropolis and about 200 metres from the 7 Division, HQ, Nigerian Army. This is coming barely 24 hours after a…
The rain of bomb attacks in north-east Nigeria continued on Thursday night when a suicide bomber invaded Yola, the Adamawa State capital. The incident occurred few minutes before 8pm. No fewer than 12 persons were killed in the bomb explosion, while several people were injured. It was learnt that the blast took place in front…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has played down speculations that it is lobbying members of the Senate to elect Senate President, David Mark, for the same position again when elections into principal offices in the red chamber are held in some days’ time. Rising from its National Working Committee meeting on Thursday, the PDP, through…
Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the governor of Kaduna State, has sacked all the sole administrators and secretaries of development areas in the 23 local government councils in the state. El-Rufai announced their removal from office on Wednesday through a statement signed by Secretary to the State Government, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, and made available to journalists in…
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State will install the newly elected 26 lawmakers in the state into the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Friday, June 5, 2015. The occasion is expected to take place at the main Chambers of the Assembly in Ado-Ekiti by 10am, according to a statement by the Clerk of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday promised to investigate the latest report by the Amnesty International allegedly that the Nigerian military engaged in the torture of some persons arrested during the war against terrorism in the north-east of Nigeria. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said on Wednesday in Niamey,…
Story by Henry Ovie Some leaders in Delta State have drum support for the Delta State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Monday Igbuya, to emerge as Speaker of the Assembly. They described him as a highly focused individual, saying he is a natural successor to Peter Onwusanye. “If the succession is about continuity,…
Senator-elect for Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola, also known as Yayi, has expressed sadness over the Tuesday’s fire incident involving a petrol tanker that veered off the Iyana Ipaja bridge on Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway. This was contained in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Kayode Odunaro, and made available to our reporter. The incident,…