Nigerians and the rest of the world have been treated to a most bizarre and undesirable public drama involving the police and a serving federal legislator, Senator Dino Melaye (Kogi West Senatorial District of Kogi State). The entire world saw…
Year: 2018
FRAUD: JONATHAN’S EX-AIDE FILES NO CASE SUBMISSION
A Special Assistant to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Dr. Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, has filed a no-case submission in response to the N5.1bn fraud charges filed against him by the Federal Government. Dudafa, through his lawyer, Mr. Adegboyega Oyewole…
KADUNA GOV’T CHARGES EL-ZAKZAKY, WIFE, TWO OTHERS FOR MURDER
The Kaduna State Government has charged the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenah, and two others with various offences including murder of a soldier. The allegedly murdered soldier,…
FULANI HERDSMEN: CATHOLIC BISHOPS ASKS BUHARI TO RESIGN
Amidst growing concerns about the recent killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the country, including two Catholic priests and 15 other worshippers in Benue State, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign. The…
MODU SHERIFF: OYEGUN WELCOMES DEFECTORS, INSISTS ON WARD REGISTRATION
Former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff formally collapsed his political structure into the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday. Led by Sheriff’s former vice chairman, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, defectors to the APC also included Senator…
MELAYE: POLICE IG SHUNS SENATE
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, failed to appear before the Senate on Thursday. This angered the lawmakers. The Senate had on Wednesday summoned the IGP to appear in the chamber and brief the lawmakers in plenary, on the arrest…
MOBILIZE AGAINST OLD PEOPLE- SOYINKA URGES NIGERIAN YOUTHS
The Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, Thursday asked the youths to mobilize themselves and have representatives in government and stop bothering old people like himself. Soyinka gave the charge while speaking with journalists after he delivered a lecture to commemorate…
EX-PDP CHAIRMAN DEFECTS TO APC TODAY
Former Factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ali Modu-Sheriff has concluded plans to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According to reports, Modu-Sheriff and his host of supporters will be received by APC National…
FULANI HERDSMEN: FISH OUT CRIMINALS – SULTAN MANDATES MIYETTI ALLLAH
Worried by the incedant clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in some parts of the country which has resulted in deaths and destruction of lives and properties, the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, has given a…
KILLINGS: REPS SUMMONS BUHARI
CAN DECLARES APRIL 29 DAY OF PROTEST, PRAYERS In a rare and strong condemnation of the killings being carried out by suspected herders of cattle in the country, particularly in the Middle Belt, the House of Representatives Wednesday passed a…