Politics
United Kingdom still waiting for Diepreye Alamieyeseigha to be extradited back
The United Kingdom has said that it has not given up on its efforts to extradite former Bayelsa State governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, back to Britain
Ebonyi Deputy Speaker Impeached Over Insubordination
The Deputy Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Mr. Valentine Okike, was Thursday impeached on the grounds of gross misconduct, insubordination and plot...
Senators and House of Representatives to get a new salary increase
Nigeria’s National Assembly, NASS, members comprising the Senate and House of Representatives, are in for yet another increase in their take-home pay. Going by an...
Babatunde Fashola - Governors Are Not In Same Class With Ministers
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state says appointed federal ministers can never be in the same class with elected governors in the country, adding that...
Leaked Video Of Gen. Diya Oladipo Crying And Kneeling To Beg Sani Abacha For Forgiveness - Video
At 42:00 mins into the video General Diya Oladipo is seen in a video recording shown at the Oputa panel, kneeling and weeping before Gen,...
Ekiti State Governor Fayemi Names New Cabinet
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has forwarded a list of 19 nominees to the State House of Assembly for consideration as commissioners.This is in...
Presidency Has Lost Credibility Over Its Handling Of The First Lady's Illness
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has congratulated First Lady Patience Jonathan for her miraculous return from the dead, while slamming the presidency for losing...
President Jonathan Didn’t Sign The Agreement To Only Serve Four Years – Yakassai
The mystery over President Goodluck Jonathan’s alleged agreement with northern governors of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2011 not to contest the 2015 presidential election...President Goodluck Jonathan's Facebook Address To Nigerians
Today, this address to Nigerians appeared on Goodluck Jonathan's Facebook page. The piece focuses on economy and investment, also on youths' employment, railways and pipelines'...
President Goodluck Jonathan okays sharing of $1bn by states
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the distribution of $1billion from the Excess Crude Account among the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to...
Sullivan Chime, Enugu State Governor Undergoing Treatment In London Hospital
Fresh facts emerged yesterday on the whereabouts of Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, who has not been seen in public since September 19, 2012,...
Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha Declares 2 Weeks Christmas Public Holiday
The governor of imo state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha yesterday at owerri Imo state capital gave civil servants in Imo state two weeks public holiday for...
Dr. Olusegun Mimiko: The man they call Iroko
Iroko is a large hardwood tree found mostly in the west coast of tropical Africa. According to the Yoruba tradition, any man who cuts down...
Action Congress of Nigeria Splashes N100 Aketi-Customized Recharge Card
Report has it that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in a last bid move to canvass for support for the flagbearer of the party...
Abdullahi Bello, Kogi State House Of Assembly Impeached
The Kogi State House of Assembly has impeached the Speaker of the Assembly, Abdullahi Bello. Reports indicate that the deputy speaker, and 10 other principal...
First Independence Day Speech By Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Prime Minister, 1960
Today is Independence Day. The first of October 1960 is a date to which for two years every Nigerian has been eagerly looking forward. At...
2012 National Honours List
1 "DR. MIKE ADENUGA, CON" "CHAIRMAN/CEO, GLOBACOM NIG LTD)" GCON 2 HON. JUSTICE MAHMUD MOHAMMED SUPREME COURT JUDGE CFR 3 HON. JUSTICE WALTER S. NKANU ONNOGHEN SUPREME...Alhaji Ahmed Gulak calls for Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha’s impeachment
Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, has called for Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha’s impeachment by the state House...
Ijaw leaders in secret meeting in Bayelsa State over Jonathan’s safety
NOTABLE Ijaw leaders met behind closed doors in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on the security situation in the country and the safety of President Goodluck Jonathan.Jonathan,...
Sheik Ahmad Abubakar: “Kill the Igbo, General Azubuike Ihejirika And Jonathan Will be Plucked Off”
The Irish man, Edmund Burke, a onetime statesman, author, orator, political theorist and philosopher who served for many years in the House of Commons of...Christians in the North ask President Goodluck Jonathan to resign
Christians in the North have asked President Goodluck Jonathan to resign over his comment on Boko Haram. Jonathan was quoted to have said he could not...
Ambassador Ebunoluwa Oyagbola: First female minister route for female presidency
Ahead of the 2015 general election, the first female minister in Nigeria, Ambassador Ebunoluwa Oyagbola, on Saturday in Abuja called for the election of a...
Alhaji Asari Dokubo, NDPF leader doubts government can stop Boko Haram
An NDPF leader said he is doubtful of the Nigerian government's ability to contain Boko Haram. Niger Delta People Volunteer Force leader Alhaji Asari Dokubo has...
African First Ladies Begin Summit Despite Drama And Controversy
It is expected to be an edifice for peace and conflict resolution in 12 months when it is projected to be completed. However, the foundation for...
Death Of President John Atta Mills: Electoral Implications In Ghana
John Atta Mills, the late president of Ghana, died Tuesday at 68. Mills had just celebrated his birthday on July 21. Ghana’s presidential and general elections...
Chief Amitolu Shittu: Our leaders have no passion for us
The National Coordinator of Committee for Democracy and Rights of the People, Chief Amitolu Shittu, in this interview with MUDIAGA AFFE, highlights the lapses in...
Goodluck Jonathan tasks new CJN on delayed trials, corruption, security
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, charged Justice Aloma Mukhtar, the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, to tackle delay in the dispensation of justice, cases of...
Governor Adams Oshiomhole Laughs Last, Story Of His Victory
The Edo State 2012 governorship election has come and gone, leaving in its wake a landslide victory for Governor Adams Oshiomhole.Before the election, stalwarts of...
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole wins Edo polls
The Governor of Edo State , Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has been re-elected to pilot the affairs of the state in the next four years.The Independent...
Senator Usman Albishir Dies In Auto Accident
A senator who served between 1999 and 2007, Usman Albishir, is dead. He reportedly died this morning in an accident along Kano-Zaria road. Senator Albishir represented...President Goodluck Jonathan: Nigerians Are Having Too Many Children
Nigerians should limit the number of children they are having, according to the country's leader. President Goodluck Jonathan said people were having too many children, and...President Jonathan off to Brazil as Kaduna, Yobe burns
As violence continued in some parts of Kaduna State on Monday and fresh attacks were reported in Damaturu, Yobe State, President Goodluck Jonathan, will depart...
FCT Minister Seizes Turai Yar’adua's Land for Dame Patience Jonathan
Controversy over the land started after the FCT revoked ownership, which had been granted to a non-governmental organisation (NGO) Women And Youth Empowerment Foundation (WAYEF),...
Cabinet Reshuffle: Ojo Maduekwe, Bianca Ojukwu, Others Get Letter
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Ojo Maduekwe is back on the beat, deployed to Canada as Nigeria's ambassador. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief got his...