Some members of the Kebbi State House of Assembly sat on Thursday night and impeached the Speaker. The sitting, which held around 10:30pm on Thursday, had 16 out of the 24 members of the Assembly in attendance. The 16 lawmakers signed the impeachment of the Speaker, Habib Musa Jega and elected a new leader. Mohammed…
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Ekiti Crisis: Monarchs Intervene, To Meet Waring Parties
The crisis rocking Ekiti State may soon be over if the latest move by traditional rulers in the state turns successful. At a statutory meeting held on Tuesday in Ekiti State by the monarchs, it was resolved that the waring parties would be called to a round table talk. The traditional rulers, under the aegis…
How Wole Soyinka Battled Prostate Cancer
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, at an event in Ogun State on Tuesday, revealed how he was diagnosed of cancer in late 2013. Soyinka, speaking at a press conference at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, explained that in December 2013, he was told that he had cancer and pondered on the issue before taking…
Several Killed In Crowded Maiduguri Market Blast
No fewer than two female suicide bombers in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Tuesday, killed more than 30 persons at a crowded market in the city. The incident also left several others injured. The girls, who entered the market wearing full hijab, a clothing material worn by female Muslims, detonated the bombs, killing some people in…
CBN Devalues Naira, Raises Lending Rate
Following the nose-diving oil price in the international market, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has made a move to ensure the Nigerian economy stays afloat. The price of oil in the market has dwindled and Nigeria has been struggling to adjust to its hard effect on its economy. Oil is country’s major export and…
Nyanya Blast: Court Frees Prime Suspect, Aminu Ogwuche
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the suit filed against one of the key suspects docked for the bomb blast that occurred at a bus station near Abuja in April 2014. The suspect, Aminu Ogwuche, son of a retired military officer in Nigeria, was extradited to Nigeria from Sudan by Interpol…
Taraba Speaker, Josiah Kente, Bows Out
Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Josiah Kente, has resigned from office. The number three man of the state, in his resignation letter presented to the Clerk of the Assembly, disclosed that his decision to relinquish his position was in the interest of peace in the state. Kente informed journalists on Monday in…
Rivers APC Alerts New CJN Of Alleged Plot To Forcefully Open Courts By PDP
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has congratulated the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mahmud Mohammed, on his appointment, even as it requested his immediate intervention in the crisis that has paralyzed the State Judiciary. “The news of Hon. Justice Mahmud Mohammed’s appointment as CJN came…
No More Indecent Dressing In Prisons–FG
**Bans Use Of Phones Henceforth, prison officials and inmates would not be allowed to make use of mobile phones, the Federal Government has directed. This directive was given by the Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, when some top shots in the Nigeria Prison Service, NPS, visited him in Abuja on Saturday. Moro also frowned at…
APC Condemns Invasion Of Office By SSS, Soldiers
On Saturday, some officials of the State Security Service, SSS, and the military invaded the office of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos. The security operatives stormed the opposition party’s office located at 10, Bola Ajibola Street, off Allen Avenue, Ikeja, between 5:30am and 7:30am on Saturday. The property is used by the party…