How I escaped from Kano— Amaechi
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has narrated how he was detained and escaped from Kano after his plane made an air return due to bad weather at Abuja Airport....
New Kano Emir: El-Rufai slams Presidency, PDP
Former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has condemned the Presidency and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for trying to stall the emergence of former Central Bank of...
NIGERIA: Solar Batteries Explosion Causes Commotion in Borno
Expired Solar street lights batteries explosion mistaken for bomb blasts caused massive commotion in Borno State monday as people panicked and scampered for their lives. The panic was heightened when...
NIGERIA: SURE-P Spent N280bn in Two Years, Says Agwai
The Chairman, Subsidy Reinvestment Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), General Luther Martins Agwai (rtd), yesterday said about N280 billion out of the N360 billion allocated to some social infrastructure in the country...
Wike: APC States Top Beneficiaries of Presidential Scholarship
Beneficiaries from Ogun and Osun States have topped the lists of the second edition of the Presidential Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development (PRESSID) with 17 and 15 respectively out...
NIGERIA: Senate Received 187 Bills, Passed 12 in Third Session
The Senate yesterday said it received a total of 187 bills out of which it passed only 12 in the third legislative session which took off in June last year...
NIGERIA: FG Begins Process of Repatriation of Mastermind of Nyanya Bomb Blast
The federal government has commenced the process for the repatriation of Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche who allegedly coordinated the April 14th bombing at Nyanya motor park which left about a hundred...
Rivers: Imprisonment of Amaechi’s Plane at Kano Airport Bad Omen for 2015
Rivers State Government has said the grounding of the chartered aircraft that took Governor Chibuike Amaechi to Kano State on Sunday and ‘imprisonment of the governor at the airport was...
APC Blames Ekiti Violence on Jonathan’s 2015 Re-election Bid
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the violence allegelly unleashed on members in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Sunday by the police. The party alleged that the force was merely...
NIGERIA: Jega Alleges Sabotage in INEC
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has alleged sabotage of the commission’s activities by some unnamed officials working for the commission. Jega, who spoke...