Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday said he picked the late President Musa Yar’Adua as his successor despite knowing he was ill. He said he took the decision because a medical advice showed that Yar’Adua, who had a kidney transplant,…
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Uncertainty at police headquarter as IG Adamu retires Monday
Who leads the police as Inspector General from Tuesday? There is uncertainty at the Louis Edet House police headquarters in Abuja as a result of the silence from President Muhammadu Buhari and the seat of power – Aso Villa. The…
Sultan’s JNI attacks Kukah
Muslims on Wednsday attacked Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese Mathew Hassan Kukah over his Christmas Day message. They accused him of “a calculated attempt to insult Islamic which is typical of him.” In a statement, the apex Islamic body in…
BREAKING: Released Kankara schoolboys arrive Katsina
Hundreds of schoolboys abducted last Friday from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, have arrived Katsina State. The students were escorted into the state capital by heavily armed security operatives. Some of the schoolboys were still clothed in their school uniforms.…
INSECURITY: Buhari won’t do much without sacking service chiefs – Rep Igbakpa
Hon. Ben Rollands Igbakpa served as a member of Delta State House of Assembly. He later became a commissioner of Transportation. At the moment, he represents Ethiope Federal Constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives. In this interview,…
BREAKING: CJN tests positive for COVID-19
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad has tested positive for COVID-19. The CJN is presently in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, receiving treatment. A member of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa disclosed this at the unveiling of…
Two Reps defect to APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives in Tuesday gained two more members following the defection of Hon. Aliyu Datti Yakwo (PDP, Kano) and Hon. Danjuma Usman (APGA, Taraba) to the APC. The letters of defection by…
Sacking Service Chiefs Long Overdue – Majidadi
The National President of the renown anti-corruption NGO; Almushahid Initiative for Transparency and Accountability (AITA), Ambassador Aminu Abubakar Majidadi says the sacking of the current service chiefs is long overdue considering the recent Kankara attack and the constant insecurity challenges…
Sultan: Kankara abduction, slap on Buhari’s face
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III led Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), has described the abduction of hundreds of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Kankara’s students, as a slap on President Muhammadu Buhari’s face. The apex Islamic body in…
In APC, Battle for 2023 Is Gaining Momentum
The recent dissolution of states’ executive structures of the APC seemed like a hijack of the party structures, and an indication that the battle for the 2023 elections would be stormy. Chuks Okocha writes It was a prophecy foretold. There…
