A Director Planning in the Ministry of Economic Planning and Development of Kwara State, Mr. Victor Kayode Dada, has been assassinated by a group of five people including a woman who murdered him in cold blood, last Wednesday, in Ilorin.…
Year: 2018
Investigate and Jail Olusegun Obasanjo – Oshiomhole urges Buhari
The former Edo State Governor haven received more endorsements from the National leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as well as governors elected on the platform of the party ahead of the national convention of the party, said he…
June 12: Buhari tenders Apology
Olusegun Obasanjo, Ibrahim Babangida absent President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday performed the investiture of National Honours on heroes of democracy and tendered a national apology to the family of late Chief Moshood Abiola, for the annulment of the June 12,…
June 12, 1993: This Day in History
On this 25th anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, adjudged the freest and fairest in the history of Nigeria, and which was annulled by the military in a streak of authoritarian madness, the scars are still deep and…
Russia 2018 World Cup: Evaluating Super Eagles’ readiness
When the Super Eagles of Nigeria file out on June 16 against the Vatreni of Croatia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, they could be for spectators “a beautiful bride’’. Rated as the youngest team in the tournament,…
Dino Melaye: Suspects deny allegations
Accused, Kabiru Seidu, 31, aka “Osama” and Nuhu Salihu, 25, aka “Small” who appeared before Kogi Senior Magistrates’ Court, Lokoja on Monday, have declared that the allegations against them and Senator Dino Melaye were false. The accused persons, including Melaye,…
Abiola’s Investiture ongoing as PDP slams presidency for politicizing honour
Buhari had shocked the nation with the news of his award of the highest honour in the land, Grand Commander of the Federal Republic (GCFR), reserved for serving and former heads of state, to Abiola, signifying the president’s recognition of…
Russia deploys tight security to counter terror attacks at the World Cup
Russia has deployed air defence systems and stringent fan background checks in a sweeping security operation to counter the twin threats of terror attacks and hooliganism at the World Cup. The country was already intensely policed when it was controversially…
Senate unraveled high level of corruption in government – Saraki
In a statement issued yesterday from Saudi Arabia where he is on lesser hajj, Saraki emphasised that “we exposed high level corruption in the management of the North-east relief efforts and passed the North East Commission Bill which has now…
You are suffering from a chronic case of inferiority complex – Jonathan’s ex-aide tells Buhari
Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Special Assistant on New Media, Reno Omokri, Monday came down hard on President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a leader suffering from “a chronic case of inferiority complex”. Omokri, who was reacting to the comments by…