Three gunmen on a motor cycle have last Friday evening, killed a commissioner with Zamfara state local government service commission, Alhaji Yusif Garba in his residence at Ungwar Zabarma of Tudun Wada area of the state capital, Gusau, and escaped without robbing money from the victim. An eyewitness said three gunmen on a motorbike arrived the residence of the deceased ... Read More »
The political associates of Shehu Musa Yar’Adua have resisted the directive of the All Progressive Congress (APC) chieftain and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, that the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) as a political party should collapse its entire machinery into the APC. It was reliably gathered that Yar’Adua’s political associates that eventually formed the PDM, in refusing to collapse the ... Read More »
Former Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, has revealed that he almost resigned from President Goodluck Jonathan’s cabinet, before he was eventually fired a fortnight ago. Abdullahi said that he did not leave earlier, because the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, encouraged him to stay on. He added that he was not shocked by his sack, saying as “a political ... Read More »
Unconfirmed reports say that 7 persons may have died and several others injured following a stampede at the National Stadium, Abuja, This was the venue of an aptitude test for the 2013/2014 applicants who had applied to join the Nigerian Immigration Service. Eye witness account said that over 56,000 graduates had gathered at the National Stadium as early as 7am ... Read More »
Wife of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu, Muyibat Oyefusi, says Rep. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has all it takes to be a governor in Lagos State and should be considered for the post. Oyefusi spoke at a town hall meeting in Ikorodu, organised by Dabiri-Erewa to distribute various empowerment items to members of her constituency. The legislator, a member of the All Progressives ... Read More »
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has lamented the death of former President General of Ohazaeze Ndigbo, Ambassador Ralph Uwechue who passed away on Thursday at Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. Governor Uduaghan in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sunny Ogefere described the late Uwechue as a quintessential elder statesman that left his footprints in the sands of Africa ... Read More »
A large turn-out of leaders of non-governmental groups from diverse walks of life in Osun State who came out to canvass support for the much maligned State Education Policy as the catalyst for the socio-political and economic transformation of the State in the near future was the highpoint of a one-day stakeholders’ symposium organized by a non-governmental body, Osun Movement ... Read More »
A leading governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has said that some individuals were after his life, alleging that he had received several threat messages lately. *Omisore Omisore who spoke through his media aide, Mr. Diran Odeyemi in Osogbo, yesterday, alleged that he had received several phone calls and threat messages threatening ... Read More »
The Nigerian military has raised the alarm over what it described as efforts unpatriotic politicians to tempt soldiers to rebel against constituted authorities. The alarm was contained in a statement issued yesterday by the Joint Security Information Committee after its meeting in the country’s capital, Abuja. According to the statement, the politicians “make frivolous and unfounded claims and allegations on ... Read More »
Unconfirmed report say Giwa military barrack in Maiduguri, Borno State capital is under attack by unknown gunmen suspected to be Boko haram insurgents. Sources say multiple explosions and sporadic gunshots were heard Friday morning. More to come… Read More »
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