Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has hit at the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and also the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Lai Mohammed. The Ife, Osun State-born lawyer turned politician slammed both APC chieftains and revealed some secrets about them most Nigerians may not know about them. The eloquent…
The Nigerian Senate will on Wednesday (today) screen the eight ministerial nominees for possible confirmation as Ministers as requested by President Goodluck Jonathan. Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro is among the nominees to appear before the lawmakers. There have been calls from some quarters that Obanikoro’s nomination should be rejected by…
A blast in the busy city of Kano has occurred and has claimed more than 12 lives. The explosion took place at one of the busiest motor parks in the ancient city. The Tuesday blast also affected some vehicles in the park and thick cloud of smokes were visibly seen from a distance. Residents and…
Authorities of the Nigeria Police Force have effected some changes to formations in the Force, which they claimed were aimed at reflecting current realities. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, the changes, approved by the IGP, Suleiman Abba, became necessary in “furtherance of the transformation and re-positioning of the…
No fewer than 16 passengers have been feared dead in a suicide bomb attack at a bus station in Potiskum, Yobe State. The blast occurred on Tuesday morning. The bomber, according to information reaching our news desk, boarded the bus, an 18-seater, at the motor park in the city, and detonated the explosives, when the…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday inaugurated the 750 MW power plant in Olorunsogo in Ifo local government area of Ogun State. The President said this was in fulfilment of one of his promises in 2011 to improve the power sector in the country. He explained that the project gulped a whooping sum of $650 million,…
Spokesman of President Goodluck Jonathan campaign team, Femi Fani-Kayode, has told newsmen that the controversial audio tape alleging the rigging of the 2014 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State is authentic and not fabricated as claimed by the President. The former Aviation Minister made this disclosure at a press conference in Abuja recently. Fani-Kayode said after…
The Inspector General of Police, Suleman Abba, has stressed that the Force will not tolerate any act of disloyalty and breach of discipline from its officers. The police chief, in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, disclosed that the Police High Command is committed to paying special attention…
The four newly acquired war ships by the Nigerian government for the Nigerian Navy were inaugurated in Lagos on Thursday, February 19, 2015 by President Goodluck Jonathan. At the ceremony, Jonathan promised to ensure the Islamic sect called Boko Haram is defeated by his government. He assured Nigerians that the new equipment would be used…
m No fewer than 28 persons were feared dead on Thursday morning in a village near Sambisa Forest in Adamawa State. The Islamic sect, which is presently suffering heavy casualties from the Nigerian troops, attacked Gaya village in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Over the weekend, the Nigerian military launched an onslaught on…