The General Secretary, Christian Association of Nigeria, Dr. Musa Asake, is dead. Although details of the death are still sketchy, Inside sources learnt that he died on Friday morning (today) in Abuja after a brief illness. The death of Asake…
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NIGERIAN DIPLOMAT ‘ASSASSINATED’ IN SUDAN
A Nigerian diplomat has been found dead inside his home in Khartoum, capital of Sudan, in a tragedy that is now being reported as an assassination. Although the name of the diplomat was not revealed, NAN quoted two security sources…
COURT ORDERS IMMEDIATE REINSTATEMENT OF OMO-AGEGE, ANNULS SUSPENSION
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday voided the suspension of the Senator representing Delta Central in the Senate, Ovie Omo- Agege, by the Senate. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, held that the reason…
OBASANJO’S COALITION JOINS ADC SAYS APC TAKING NIGERIANS FOR FOOLS
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the ruling All Progressives Congress is taking Nigerians for fools while “reveling in an unrepentant misgoverning of Nigeria.” This is coming as the promoter of the Coalition for Nigeria Movement also disclosed that the movement…
YOU ARE AFRAID OF YOUR OWN SHADOW – SENATE KNOCKS IG AGAIN
The Senate on Thursday made a U-turn on its reason for insisting that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, should appear before the upper chamber of the National Assembly. The Senate said the IG was invited particularly to address the…
2018 BUDGET: SENATE POSTPONES PASSAGE AGAIN
The report by the joint Senate and House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations on the 2018 Appropriation Bill was not laid at the Senate before the chamber adjourned plenary to Tuesday next week. The Senate cancelled today’s (Thursday) plenary to…
RECRUITMENT: DO NOT GIVE BRIBE – POLICE WARN APPLICANTS
Successful applicants undergoing screening exercise for the Nigeria Police Force have been warned against giving bribes to anybody in order to facilitate their screening. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of Finance and Administration, Shuaibu Lawal Gambo,…
PRESIDENCY DISOWNS STATEMENT ON BUHARI’S FOREIGN MEDICAL TRIP
The Presidency on Wednesday disowned a widely-circulated statement credited to President Muhammadu Buhari that he had no reason to travel abroad for medicals if the Federal Government could not fix the nation’s hospitals. The statement that had been trending online…
IG ENEMY OF DEMOCRACY, UNFIT FOR PUBLIC OFFICE – SENATE DECLARES
The standoff between the Senate and the Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, took a turn for the worse Wednesday when the upper legislative chamber declared him “an enemy of democracy” and as someone “who is unfit to…
ELECTION SPENDING THREATENS NAIRA STABILITY – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned that the economy faces inflation and financial stability risks over the short-to medium-term if expected huge election spending is not checked. CBN Deputy Governor (Corporate Services) Adamu Edward Lamtek explained in his…