Sharing formula divides members An alleged cash gift during a recent visit by leaders of the pan-Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, to Aso Rock for a parley with President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly sparked off a controversy.Members of the high-powered delegation of the group who met with the President behind closed doors for about five…
Senator Aliyu Ndume, who is facing trial for allegedly sponsoring the Boko Haram sect, got a reprieve on Tuesday as the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, overturned the admission in evidence of records of mobile telephone conversations between him and a former spokesman of the terror sect, Ali Konduga (aka Al Zawahiri). Trial judge, Justice…
There was tension and drama in Warri, Delta State yesterday as the National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams, inaugurated a Delta State chapter of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in Itsekiri community. What would have been a bloody confrontation between angry Itsekiri youths and security operatives was averted by the…
BOKO Haram insurgents may have struck from a new base in Cameroon, following renewed attacks on Borno villages, the military has said. It was also learnt that the military seeks to prevail on the Federal Government to reach out to Cameroonian authorities on a bilateral campaign against the insurgents. Last Saturday, Boko Haram attacked Arboko…
In what is turning out to be a season of open letters, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Iyabo, has ruled out further communication with her father till death, describing him as a liar, manipulator, two-faced hypocrite determined to foist on President Goodluck Jonathan what no one would contemplate with him as president. Senator Iyabo…
Getting back to my mother, I still remember your beating her up continually when we were kids. What kids can forget that kind of violence against their mother? Your maltreatment of women is legendary. Many of your women have come out to denounce you in public but since your madness is also part of the…
Fear of Boko Haram terrorists has gripped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike IhejirikaChief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has said that it is a compulsory task for the Nigerian Army to keep the country united.Ihejirika charged the personnel of the Nigerian Army to be focused in the fight against elements bent on destabilising the country.The Army Chief spoke at…
The All Progressives Congress caucus in the House of Representatives on Monday said that it had “enough grounds” to initiate impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan but that was not in a hurry to do so.The APC caucus said the time was not yet ripe to initiate impeachment against the President.Minority Leader of the House,…
“President Jonathan is running a people’s government,” the statement said. “He does not need any snipers. His legitimacy comes from the people. Those who are alleging the existence of snipers should step forward and provide the evidence or shut up forever and go down in history as spineless cowards, driven by sheer greed and indecency.”Towards…