We received disturbing news, of an attack, aimed at kidnapping the people’s governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, Wada and other leaders of his party at a Hotel in Lokoja by some unidentified masked men in Nigeria’s security uniform today. We are using this medium to alert Nigerians and international […]
President Trump’s former campaign adviser, Roger Stone, was found guilty by a jury on Friday of all seven charges that he faced. He was charged with lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction. He faces up to 50 years in prison — the witness tampering charge carries a […]
Turkey has deported an American foreign fighter and will soon deport another seven Germans, a spokesman for the interior ministry was quoted as saying on Monday after state media said Ankara began repatriation of captured ISIS militants. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu had warned last week that Ankara would […]
The Islamic State group Thursday announced its new leader, less than a week after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi blew himself up during a raid by U.S. forces on his compound in Syria. The announcement was reported by the Site Intelligence Group, which monitors the online content of extremist militant groups such as the Islamic State, or […]
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to formally proceed with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The measure detailed how the inquiry will move into a more public phase and was not a vote on whether the president should be removed from office. It […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the willingness of the Nigerian government to mobilize additional capital from development finance institutions for the upgrade of critical infrastructure in the country. The President met with U.S Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin in Riyadh on Wednesday and they had positive discussions on investments […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the US President Donald Trump asking him to exercise his constitutional powers “pursuant to the Presidential Proclamations 7750 and 8697 to instruct the US Secretary of State and US Ambassador in Nigeria to temporarily ban Nigerian […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has rescheduled the inconclusive Kogi West senatorial district supplementary rerun election for November 30. Tagged ‘Conduct of Kogi West Senatorial district and Ajeokuta Federal Constituency supplementary rerun elections’, the Commission made the disclosure in a statement signed by National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Festus Committee, Festus […]
…Enrolment in varsities begins Monday …We will shun it, UI, UNN, ABU lecturers vow …It’s pre-emptive to say union won’t comply – FG The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities will clash again on Monday over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. Branches of ASUU in federal universities across the country, […]
A cleric identified as Pastor Aimola John has slumped and died shortly after joining Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Aimola was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital he was rushed to. He had left the APC in 2015 alongside Pastor Ize-Iyamu and was among former PDP members that […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night met behind closed doors with the All Progressives Congress, APC, Caucus at the Presidential Villa Abuja. The meeting is expected to deliberate on some issues causing a crisis in the party. The meeting also holds a day before the NEC of the party. The Director-General of Progressives Governors Forum […]
The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Banking and Currency to interface with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to determine the current status of Savanah Bank. The house charged the committee to ascertain whether the bank has fulfilled all the requirements to commence business. This was […]
