The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, during the 2019 governorship election in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, Jimi Agbaje and a former Vice Chairman (South West) of the party Chief Bode George, are currently engaged in verbal altercations. George had in an interview said that the former governorshipContinue Reading
Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has justified President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of erstwhile CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen upon the January 25, 2019 ex-parte order of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Muhammad argued: “Any public officer found guilty of the breach or violation of code ofContinue Reading
The tenure of the current national assembly members and its leadership presided over by Senator Bukola Saraki in the Senate and Jon Yakubu Dogara in the House of Representatives officially ends on Saturday, June 8, as the inauguration of the 9th assembly holds Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 10:00 am. ClerkContinue Reading
The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the license of Dar Communication Plc, promoter of AIT, RAY POWER until further notice. The Director-General of NBC, Modibbo Kawu announced the shut down on Thursday evening. He said the action was taken for failure of the broadcasting station to abide by theContinue Reading
The Nigerian Army Wednesday said troops laid ambush on Boko Haram Terrorists in northern Borno, killing scores of them. Its spokesman, Col. Sagir Musa said in a statement that the troops recovered arms and ammunitions from the terrorists. Col. Musa said: “following credible information from good Samaritans of a plannedContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday met with Ghanian President, His Excellency, Nana Akufo-Addo at the State House, Abuja. This was disclosed in a Tweet by Bashir Ahmad, the personal assistant to the president (Buhari) on media. He said: “President Muhammadu Buhari this afternoon received in a courtesy call Ghanian President,Continue Reading
The Swiss authorities have filed a suit against Nigeria at the international court over the detention of San Padre Pio, its vessel. Operation forward base of the Nigerian navy in Bonny, Rivers state, had arrested the ship on January 23, 2018. The oil tanker, registered with canton Vaud shipping companyContinue Reading
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, has emerged President of the 74th UN General Assembly. Muhammad-Bande, the sole candidate for the position, was elected through acclamation at the 87th plenary meeting of the Assembly in New York on Tuesday. He is the second Nigerian to holdContinue Reading
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, were asked to support Speakership aspirant, Femi Gbajabiamila of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by Leo Ogor (PDP) Reps Minority leader. Reiterating unflinching commitment to the principlesContinue Reading
U.S. tennis star Serena Williams, has made history as the first athlete to make Forbes’ list of the World’s Richest Self-Made Women. According to the publication, the 23-time Grand Slam champion made the list as a result of her estimated fortune of $224m (£177m). The majority of William’s fortune hasContinue Reading
