President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday directed that the nation’s Democracy Day will, henceforth, hold on June 12 of every year as against the current arrangement where the ceremony holds on May 29. Buhari also resolved to honour the winner of…
Year: 2018
Wanted man arrested after trying to enter White House – Secret Service
The Secret Service said a White House contractor was arrested on Tuesday after his name was found to be in a criminal database. The 29-year-old man by the name of Martese Edwards was taken into custody at a checkpoint when…
30,000 Nigerians to be Deported From Germany
There is trouble for Nigerians seeking asylum in Germany as the German government is set to deport close to 30,000 of them. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs, Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa disclosed…
Biafra, Buhari and His ‘Soft’ Civil War –Femi Fani-Kayode
History teaches us that there is only one thing that is more painful to the victims of mass murder, ethnic cleansing and genocide than the act itself and that is the tacit denial by its orchestrators and perpetrators that it…
Cleric defrauds Bureau de change of N12m, faces trial
A 41-year-old cleric, Segun Oyeniyi, is facing trial at a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly defrauding a Bureau de change operator of N12 million. Oyeniyi has pleaded innocence of the offences of conspiracy, fraud and theft preferred against him.…
Presidency, NASS head for showdown over impeachment threat
In what can be described as unprecedented and a deft move to preserve the sanctity of the Parliament and save the legislators from humiliation by certain agents of state and appointees of the executive, the National Assembly, on Wednesday, threatened…
Jumbo Salaries: Court fixes July 3 for hearing of suit against NASS, others
Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by two lawyer, Monday Ubani and John Nwokwu, against the Senate and House of Representatives over jumbo salaries. Other respondents in the…
Apc Congresses: Oyegun, Izunaso, others must be imprisoned – Okorocha rants
Following the inauguration of the newly elected state chairmen as well as that of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, it has emerged that some of the key actors…
Super Eagles line-up against Czech Republic – NFF
The Super Eagles have the objective of coming out of Wednesday’s friendly against the Czech Republic with a win to set them in great psychological tune for the FIFA World Cup finals. As revealed in the NFF official Twitter handle, the match kicks…
Fayemi bows out of Buhari’s cabinet
Former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday formally bowed out of office with a special valedictory session held in his honour. President Muhammadu Buhari led other members of the Federal Executive Council to bid the Ekiti…