Category: Politics
Salihu Yakasai, sacked Ganduje’s former aide, flees Nigeria
Salihu Yakasai, a former aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje on media, has fled the country.
Salihu Yakasai was sacked by his principal a day after [...]
Buhari names Abuja expressway after outgoing president of Niger Republic
President Muhammadu Buhari has named a road in the federal capital territory (FCT) after President Issoufou Mahamadou of Niger Republic.
At a cerem [...]
We gave nine governors N100m each as Covid19 palliatives – NDDC
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has said that it gave each of the governors of the nine oil-producing states N100million each as COVID-1 [...]
Buhari nominated me for WTO top job – Okonjo-Iweala reveals
The director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has finally laid to rest claims that she was not nominated for the job [...]
CAN drags Federal Government to court over CAMA
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has gone to court to challenge the legality or otherwise of the just gazetted controversial Companies [...]
Asari Dokubo declares self, head of new Biafra govt
A former militant in the Niger Delta region, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, has announced himself as the leader of the new “Biafra de facto customary go [...]
FG frustrated trial of Ibori in UK, but now claiming ownership of recovered loot – Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has alleged that the Nigerian Government frustrated the trial of former Delta State Governor, James Ibori, in [...]
Convert unoccupied public lands to ranches, Tinubu tells state govts
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged state governments to convert unoccupied public lands to ranche [...]
‘You lack morality to ask S/South govs to account for 13% derivation fund,’ Wike slams Akpabio
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has taken a swipe at the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for accusing governors in [...]
Insecurity: We are waiting for Gumi to help us – NSA, Monguno
Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday said that Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi promised to assist the [...]