On Wednesday, senator representing Delta central, Ovie Omo-Agege,led some unidentified persons into the red chamber. In an operation that lasted less than 10 minutes, the mace, symbol of authority of the senate was carted away. This had generated an uproar, with the house of representatives suspending its activities to solidarise with members of the red
President Muhammadu Buhari says many Nigerian youths just want to sit down and do nothing, banking on the notion that Nigerian is an oil-rich nation. Speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster on Wednesday, the president said a lot of Nigerian youths have not been to school and they want everything free. “About
The Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae, on Tuesday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun State, to discuss, what he called, the affairs of the nation. The meeting, which held behind closed doors at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), lasted for about two hours. Falae, who addressed newsmen
Human rights lawyer Festus Keyamo has been appointed as the Director, Strategic Communications (Official Spokesperson) for the President’s 2019 Presidential Campaigns. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) confirmed the appointment in his twitter handle on Tuesday. He said: “I will be making a formal statement on this much later.’’ The letter of appointment was signed
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says Nigeria is one of the most difficult places to wipe out polio in the world. Speaking at the joint forum of the Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting in Westminster on Tuesday, Gates said India, Nigeria and Pakistan have proven to be the most
Members of the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria, (IMN) have confirmed they held Tuesday’s protest at the Wuse Ultra-Modern Market in Abuja. The group also says 30 of its members were missing after a previous protest at the Central Business District in Abuja on Monday. The Shiites began a second day of protest at the
Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday fixed June 5 to deliver judgment in the suit seeking information on the amount spent on President Muhammadu Buhari’s treatment in London. Mr Tsoho fixed the date for judgment after listening to arguments of counsel and adopted processes. The suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1142/2017, was instituted
The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emiefele; the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; and the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali to give reasons for withdrawing $462 million from the Federation Account without the approval of the Senate. The summon followed a point of order raised by
A popular journalist known for having access to the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, Ahmad Salkida, has insisted that 98 of 113 Chibok schoolgirls in captivity have died. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Salkida said many of the girls died as a result of crossfires from security forces that were supposed to rescue them.
A former governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa has asked the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, to use the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) as a platform for actualizing his 2019 presidential ambition. Alhaji Musa who received Mr. Sowore and members of his #Take Back Nigeria Movement at his private residence in Kaduna