US mocks anti-graft war, says massive corruption evident under Buhari
The United States says corruption is being perpetrated as a result of the “failure” of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to implement laws against such practices. In its 2017 Human Rights Report, it said numerous cases of corruption were evident across all levels of government. It added that while the government took steps to investigate alleged human […]
PDP Urges Police to Come Clear on Fani Kayode’s Invitation
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Nigeria Police to come out clear on the ‘fact-finding’ invitation extended to Former Aviation Minister, Femi, Fani Kayode, to appear on Tuesday for alleged conspiracy, criminal defamation and inciting publication. The PDP says while it is not against any lawful step by the police in carrying out […]
HURIWA indicts NBC DG : Accuses Commission of undermining media freedom, killing radio stations with frivolous fines
•HURIWA National coordinator of HURIWA, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised alarm that the current Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Alhaji Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, has become a religious and fanatical enforcer of pro-Buhari sentiments in public and private broadcasting. The group called on the National […]
Mai Shayi Hosts Atiku Care Foundation Executives To Breakfast As Chants Of ‘Sai Atiku’ Consume Yola
City of Yola was taken by storm on Friday by executives of the Atiku Care Foundation who were in the city to hold a meeting with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a front line Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, as Mai Shayi hosted them to breakfast. A statement signed by […]
OSHIOMHOLE vs. SARAKI: A FOUNDATIONAL POLITICAL BLUNDER
By James KANYIP When the present Senate was convoked in June of 2015, it was, as is customary, saddled with the responsibility of electing its Principal Officers, especially the Senate President and the Deputy Senate President. The Leadership of APC had a list of those it wanted for these positions. However, instead of conveying a […]
IPOB: IMO PROGRESSIVE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION TO DEFEND 114 ARRESTED WOMEN
The attention of the Imo Progressive Lawyers Association has been drawn to the arrest and arraignment of 114 women who were on peaceful protest against a perceived injustice on their children said to be IPOB members. President of IPLA, Chukwuma Ezeala It is to be noted that the women and indeed every person has a […]
Defection: Court asked to declare Akpabio’s seat vacant
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja was yesterday asked to declare the seat of Senator Godswill Akpabio at the Senate vacant and order the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a byelection within 90 days into the vacant seat. That was even as another an FCT High Court sitting in Bwari restrained Senate […]
THE REAL BUHARI: Buhari’s No Corruption Profile And My Response. – Chidi Cali
1] No private jets. Chidi Cali’s RESPONSE: No Nigerian former leader has Private Jet. This is a No Brainer. 2] No oil blocs. MY RESPONSE: Buhari have Oil Blocks by Proxy and as Oil Minister and the president have awarded Oil Contracts worth over $48b including the $26b NNPC illegal Contract he signed for Baru. […]
Miyetti Allah National Secretary Dissociates Group From Threat On Saraki
Miyetti Allah has dissociated its self from a statement making the rounds that the group gave an ultimatum to Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to resign or be forced out. This was contained in a statement by the groups National Secretary, Baba Uthman Ngelzarma, today via electronic mail to the media. Ngelzarma, who described the statement by […]
This Will Be Your Last Sallah In Hardship, PDP @ Your Door Campaign Assures Nigerians
Unhappy about the low key celebration that would be witnessed today (Tuesday August 21) as Muslim faithful mark the annual Eid-el-Kabir in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) @ Your Door Campaign has assured that by next celebration, things would have turned out for better. This was expressed in a statement signed by its National […]