Police Claims Suicide Bombing Of Kano Motor Park Killed 12 Person

After a brief respite from Boko Haram insurgency attacks in troubled Kano State, a suicide bombing occurred around 3 p.m. Tuesday at Kano Line motor park, around Kofar Nassarawa on Zaria Road, Tuesday. The blast resulted in 12 deaths though eyewitnesses at the scene reported higher figures. According...

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So How Come Money Is Failing PDP So Badly? By Peter Claver Oparah

PDP has been known for its money power. It believes so much in the power of money. It oozes money from all pores. It celebrates money such that it's another name is 'share the money'. It makes no pretence of the fact that it is monetarily rich. Money is PDP's aphrodisiac that wakes its potency any...

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Senate To Screen Ministerial Nominees Tomorrow

The Senate will on Wednesday February 25th, 2015 begin the process for the confirmation of Ministerial Nominees during their plenary. Among those to be screened are Senator Patricia Akwashiki, Professor Nicholas Akise Ada, the controversial Senator Musiliu Obanikoro. President Goodluck Jonathan last...

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Obasanjo's Graceful Exit From PDP : The Rest Is Noise Within PDP Camp By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Those lines of dialogue from the film "Double Indemnity" (1944) sum up the state of the two major political parties in Nigeria today. Both parties are rotten. How could they not be? Given the complete infestation of the political system by corruption on a scale that now requires a presidential aspirant...

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I Met Buhari Saturday — Tony Blair; APC Candidate To Speak Thursday — Chatham House

A former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, has confirmed that he held a private meeting with the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, in London on Saturday.There has been speculations in Nigeria that a picture showing Messrs. Blair, Buhari and Governor Amosun as well as a...

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Buhari Is Stronger Than Fayose - Gov. Amosun

The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has berated the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, for his continuous scathing remarks about the health status of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), saying Buhari is stronger than Fayose.He said...

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Religious Crisis Looms In Delta State, As Commissioner Of Police Seals Catholic Church

A religious crisis is said to be currently brewing at the Delta State police command following what is being described as an 'ungodly' and 'forceful' barring of the Nigeria Police Force Catholic church within the premises of the state command by the state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Alkali Usman....

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Ekiti Rigging Saga: Senator Omisore Confesses, "I Was There, All I Said Was Calm Down, Calm Down"

In a one-on-one interview with Nigerian citizen journalist Kayode Ogundamisi at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, Senator Iyiola Omisore of Osun state has admitted that a tape released by SaharaReporters detailing how some politicians met with a Nigerian army general to plot the rigging...

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Just In: EFCC Kicks Against Babalakin’s Acquittal, Ponders Appealing Against Judgement

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has expressed disappointment on the judgement of a Lagos High Court which discharged and acquitted a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wale Babalakin. The Commission had brought a 27-count charge against Wale Babalakin and three others, amongst which are fraud,...

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Breaking: Boko Haram Members Disguise As Women As Cordon And Search Yields More Weapons

The cordon and search in Baga has revealed some terrorists disguising as women.  The searches are also yielding more discoveries of arms especially bombs hidden in various locations, especially Baga town.  A statement from the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), signed by Major General Chris Olukolade,...

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