The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted permission to detain the publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ruling on an ex parte application by the State Security Service, whose operatives arrested Sowore last Saturday, held that the detention order would be renewable after the... Continue Reading →
The national chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has stated that his party is establishing an institute for progressive studies in Nigeria. Mr Oshiomhole stated this on Wednesday when he led members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja.... Continue Reading →
Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday confirmed that its operatives arrested Omoyele Sowore because he called for a revolution in Nigeria. Sowore, the convener of planned Revolution Now protest against bad governance, was arrested at his apartment in the early hours of Saturday DSS spokesperson, Peter Afunanya, while addressing reporters in Abuja Sunday afternoon,... Continue Reading →
Nigeria Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has said that delay in the submission of the ministerial list by President Muhammadu Buhari for screening won’t affect the National Assembly from giving Appropriation bill expeditious passage. According to him, returning the national Budget’s fiscal cycle to January to December will be possible if the proposal gets to the... Continue Reading →
Former Super Eagles skipper, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha is among the professionals, technocrats and experts, inaugurated on Monday by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State as members of the last batchof the sectoral ad-hoc committees to review various sectors of the state government and design roadmaps for optimised service delivery and advancement of good governance in... Continue Reading →
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said that President Buhari will submit the list of ministerial nominees for the consideration and approval of their appointment this week. The senate president disclosed this during plenary today Wednesday July 10th. According to Lawan, the presidency was working hard to ensure that the list was ready early enough before... Continue Reading →
Bola Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State, yesterday distanced himself from a group purportedly campaigning for his presidential ambition in 2023. The All Progressives Congress chieftain in a statement by his spokesperson, Tunde Rahman, denied having a link with the group he described as 'faceless'. “We have seen pictures of face caps, T shirts,... Continue Reading →
Members of the house of representatives hurriedly adjourned their sitting on Tuesday after members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shi’ites forcefully broke into the National Assembly complex. Meanwhile it was as earlier reported today, some lives have been feared lost while property including cars were destroyed and others burnt when... Continue Reading →
A Federal Capital Territory Magistrate Court has granted bail to Senator Elisha Abbo in the sum of N5million and two sureties in like sum. Recall that Abbo was arraigned in court over alleged assault of a nursing mother. The FCT Police Command has taken Senator Elisha Abbo to the Magistrate Court in Zuba Abuja for... Continue Reading →
The senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Senator Ishaku Abbo, has apologised to Nigerians, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and women in general, following a viral video in which he was seen physically assaulting a lady. He made the apology at a press conference at the PDP headquarters in Abuja. The Senator who was closed... Continue Reading →
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