THERE is mounting tension in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the composition of its seven-man national disciplinary committee headed by the second republic Transport Minister, Alhaji Umaru Dikko as most of the governors, members of the National Working Committee (NWC), members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) and other party elders were said…
Tragedy struck in Plateau as 14 people were confirmed dead in the early hour of yesterday in Barakin- Ladi Local Government Area of the state when a vehicle traveling to one of the local governments of the state rammed into a group of children, killing 14 of them instantly and injuring 10 others. Investigation revealed…
THE core North cannot stop President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 if he decides to seek second term due to four main reasons,the national Vice-President of Ijaw National Congress, Mr Ebieridei Ambaiowei, has said. The congress, an umbrella body of all Ijaws, recently decided to dialogue with other ethnic associations on the 2015 presidential election, even…
IMO State governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Sunday, described his suspension by the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) as irrelevant.’
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The Unity Party of Nigeria has called on the police and non-governmental organisations to investigate the detention and deportation of about 70 Nigerian citizens from Lagos, without trial, and prosecute Lagos State officials involved for possible human rights violations. The UPN added that the state government should publicly apologise, compensate and rehabilitate all the victims…
THERE is now palpable fear in the Southern part of the country over possibility of activating cells of the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram, in parts of the region. This followed persistent discovery of Boko Haram operatives in the South West, a development that is raising fears of increasing number of sleeper cells of the…
The Presidency, yesterday, raised the alarm that five northern governors, who currently moving round the country are holding consultations with political stakeholders in Nigeria, have a hidden agenda to ease President Goodluck Jonathan out of the 2015 election “in order to enhance their selfish political interest”. According to the Presidency, the so-called consultations by the…
The Oodua Peoples Congress on Friday said it would oppose the influx of members of Boko Haram into the South-West even as it lauded the arrest of the sect’s 42 suspected members in Lagos and Ogun states by the Nigerian Army. The group, while declaring the South-West zone as a no-go area to the sect,…
The newly registered All Progressives Congress has launched a charm offensive to woo the South-East and South-South zones, which are considered to be the strongholds of President Goodluck Jonathan. SUNDAY PUNCH gathered on Friday that the party, having realised its weakness and President Jonathan’s strength in the two zones, has decided to revisit the zoning…