The National Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Gani Adams, has described as suicidal, attempt by any region of the country to boycott the proposed national conference. The OPC leader said this while speaking with journalists at this year’s anniversary of ‘Oya Day’ at Ira, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State. According to…
Protesters this afternoon took to the streets in parts of Anambra to express their displeasure over the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the APGA gubernatorial candidate, Chief Willie Obiano, governor-elect. Though Obiano (174,710 votes) beat PDP’s Comrade Tony Nwoye (94,956 votes) in the election held over the weekend, INEC refused…
Hopes of early resolution of the lingering political crisis in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, dimmed, yesterday, as the Presidency slammed three of the seven rebel governors for being ungrateful to the party that sponsored them to their present positions. The Political Adviser to the President, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, in a television programme monitored in…
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, addressed the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittees on Africa, Global Health, Human Rights, and International Organisations and Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade on the designation of Boko Haram and Ansaru as Foreign Terrorist Oragnisations. Instability in Nigeria is of direct concern to the United States. Nigeria is one of…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Imo State is enmeshed in a crisis of identity and ownership. Those from the legacy parties that formed the APC are
A group, Oke Ndigbo, has threatened to release a list of about 242 public officers in Nigeria, who use about 312 armoured cars, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC. Its threat came against the backdrop of the case involving Aviation Minister, Princess Oduah, who was fingered in…
A classical drama played out, yesterday, in Owerri Magistrate Court 3, as armed policemen, in a commando style, bundled the 182 accused persons they brought to court, back to their custody. It was not very clear why the police decided to storm the court in that manner, instead of prosecuting the matter they filed against…
THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta on Sunday claimed responsibility for the killing of two soldiers and a policeman in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. MEND, in a statement by its famous spokesman, Jomo Gbomo, also claimed responsibility for the attack on Afam Gas Plant on November 2, 2013, thereby sabotaging…
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said high level corruption, inadequate infrastructure and rising unemployment, among others, in the country have been the bane of development. The CBN also stated that in spite of the impressive macro-economic performance, it has failed to translate to development. The Deputy‑ Governor (Operation), Mr. Tunde Lemo stated this…
THE Abubakar Baraje-led splinter group of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has challenged the Federal Government to, as a matter of urgency, account for the $5 billion which has allegedly disappeared from the nation’s Excess Crude Account, ECA, warning that the revelation must not be swept under the carpet. According to the group, “the current administration…