Some of the faces at the merger includes Ogbonaya Onu, nPDP chairman, Kawu Baraje, Senator Bukola Saraki, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, former Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu, chair of the APC, Chief Bisi AkandeIt has emerged that under the agreement reached between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and members of the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party…
A cross section of Igbo leaders in the South East geo-political zone met in Enugu on Thursday to build a consensus in preparation for the proposed national dialogue.Speaking during the Igbo Political Summit organised by the South East Peoples Development Association, the National Chairman of the association, Sam Egwu, said it was to harmonise a…
Sen. Sefiu Kaka (APC, Ogun East) who reportedly sponsored a bill to gag social media and online journalista from been critical of public officials has apologized for sponsoring the bill.Senator Kaka had inserted a clause in a bill called Computer Hacking, Anti-419 bill, where social media journalists and critics will be jailed for 7 years…
Members of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly are proposing a bill seeking to convict social media critics in Nigeria.The bill has reportedly passed a second reading on the floor of the Senate, and if finally passed into law, will ensure that any social media critic found guilty will go behind bars for seven…
Negligence on security measures advised following Boko Haram renewed insurgency is one of the reasons that largely made today’s attack possible by the sect.The Nigerian military despite its denial are fighting the Boko Haram sect with obsolete weapons that are far more inferior to that of the sect’s sophistication, and also poorly remuneration for the…
Apparently dismayed by mixed reactions trailing the coming into power of Owelle Rochas Okorocha as Governor of Imo State, leader of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in Imo State, Chief Martin Agbaso have been battling with his conscience since after the 2011 elections as he said that he will soon make a public apology…
Rescue 16 pregnant teenagersImo State Police Command yesterday arrested one Dr. Ezuma for alleged human trafficking, operating under the guise of a non-governmental organisation (NGO). Ezuma, a native of Ndiokeke Ndiakunwanta in Arondizogu in Ideato Local Government Area of Imo State, was arrested in his residence at Egbu Road, Owerri which he had allegedly registered…
Nigeria’s claim of being the giant of Africa is in conflict with its ranking of 41 out of 52 on the Good Governance Index announced at the 2013 Good Governance Summit held in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in Dakar, Senegal. This is certainly a setback and should serve as a wake-up call for…
Following the envisaged mass defection by federal lawmakers to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), as a fallout of last week’s dumping of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by four governors, the battle for the control of the House of Representatives may have begun.Daily Sun gathered that Speaker Aminu Tambuwal is under pressure to resign…
INDICATIONS emerged on Tuesday that all is not well within the leadership of the House of Representatives as some members are reportedly spoiling for war over an alleged largesse from the presidency to all members of the House, but was reportedly cornered by some members of the House leadership.Nigerian Tribune learnt that the largesse was…