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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will arraign the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Yakubu Umar, in connection with alleged N10million bribery scam on March 16. Read more via TODAY.NG – http://ift.tt/2BWSAJv -- Get More Nigeria Political News

Afeez Hanafi An ex-driver of the Chief Executive Officer of Menakeb Limited, a waste management service provider, in Rivers State, has been arrested by the police. The suspect, 26-year-old Silva Tekena, reportedly connived with his gang members to kidnap his former boss, Chief Nnemi Adoki, in...

No doubt, Bukola Saraki is “armed and dangerous”. It also is an open secret that under his leadership, corruption is entrenched in the Nigerian National Assembly. The question is who among the vociferous but empty rebels in the Green Chambers has the balls to confront him? Ben Bruce? Shehu Sani...

The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare’s early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The play tells … Read more via The Sun News –...

The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has said that he is not bothered about the 2019 governorship election now, because his work will speak for him when the time comes. The governor said this while answering questions from journalists in Government House Umuahia, … Read more via...

THE ad-hoc committee set up by the House of Representatives to probe the loss of crude oil worth over $21 billion and huge debts owed indigenous companies by International Oil Companies, IOCs, commenced legislative business on the issues, yesterday. File Photo: Crude Oil Recall that … Read...

Satumari Kudla is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In 2015 he contested to represent Askira/Uba and Hawal Federal constituency of Borno State, but lost. In this interview, he speaks on why President Buhari won’t win the 2019 general election. Before the Read more via The...

As bill to stop medical tourism passes 2nd reading By Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA—THE House of Representatives, yesterday, mandated its Committee on Aviation to liaise with relevant agencies of the Federal Government to ensure that the rights of airlines’ passengers were respected by the operators...

A coalition of Yoruba group has called on the Oyo State Government to stop the incessant killings carried out by herdsmen in the state. herdsmen The Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, led by Gani Adams and Dr. Frederick Fasehun; the Agbekoya Peace Moment, APM and Alajobi, … Read more via Vanguard...

A businessman, Ezeanwu Ifeanyi who allegedly imported a container loaded with fake and banned drugs was, yesterday, arraigned by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration Control, NAFDAC, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. NAFDAC prosecutor, Mr. Umar Shamaki, alleged that...

Tinubu laments party’s loss of goodwill Romanus Ugwu, Abuja National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has admitted the party has a lot of issues to resolve within the ranks of its members in the National Assembly, Benue, Kano, Kogi states, among others. …...

A group under the auspices of Youth Movement for Credibility (YMC) has urged the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to devote his energy and resources towards addressing the myriads of problems facing the state. Addressing a news conference wednesday in Kaduna, the group accused the …...

Walk out on Senate Allegation of inducement trails protest House adopts harmonised bill 7 RECs confirmed Damilola Oyedele and James Emejo in Abuja Fearing the amendment to Electoral Act, 2010 and Electoral (Amendment) Act 2015, reordering the sequence of 2019 general election would adversely...

Niger State government owned Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL) has signed a contract agreement worth over N1billion for the construction of first phase of the proposed Medical College of the institution. The vice chancellor of the university, Professor Muhammad Nasir Maiturare...

When the teaser trailer for Black Panther was released in June 2017, it threw the black community around the world into a frenzy. In just 24 hours after it released, the video already racked up to 89 million views and Twitter reported that it was one of the most … Read more via Techpoint.ng –...

THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, demanded yesterday that the Court of Appeal must deliver its judgment on its embattled leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, whether his case file was missing or not. Director of Radio Biafra and Leader, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi .... Read more via...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the Federal Government is set to provide 300,000 new jobs for the youths in 2018. He said this in Abuja while speaking at the public presentation of the policy framework and National Action Plan for preventing and..... Read...

At least two things were evident from President Jacob Zuma’s unscheduled SABC TV appearance on Wednesday afternoon. One is that President Jacob Zuma, who has never been afraid of invoking the spectre of political conspiracy against him, believes that he is a victim; a martyr; a … Read more...

The Peoples Democratic Party says the counsel by the All Progressives Congress National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and military dictator, Gen Ibrahim Babangida (retd.) should quit politics and join the retiree’s club, best suits President Muhammadu...

As the current nationwide fuel supply crisis enters its 13th week, President Muhammadu Buhari appears to be sitting on the report of a committee he constituted to proffer lasting solutions. Despite efforts by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to ensure resolution of the...