Chief Great Ogboru, Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, gubernatorial candidate in last year’s election in Delta State, has approached the Supreme Court to review its judgment on the affirmation of the election of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan as governor of the state. Ogboru said his decision was based on what he called a miscarriage of justice, as [...]

As preparations for the national convention of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gather momentum, strong indications emerged on Wednesday that the 12 members of the National Working Committee, (NWC) of the party would emerge through consensus arrangements from the six geo-political zones of the country. According to the new zoning arrangements approved last week [...]

LIKE a bolt out from the blues, Nigerians in FIFA, and CAF committees yesterday vowed to be more involved and show interests in anything that could make Nigerian football more healthy. They would pull strings to discouraged the frequent visits to FIFA by Government functionaries. They also frowned at the incessant and unsubstantiated condemnations of [...]

LAGOS— AN end to the raging diplomatic row between Nigeria and South Africa kick-started by the latter’s deportation of 125 Nigerians, including a serving senator over alleged possession of fake yellow fever vaccine certificates is not in sight. Reason: South Africa is not ready to apologise for the dehumanising treatment and Nigeria is ready to [...]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had accused Federal Government of failing to stop Boko Haram attacks in some parts of the country. Addressing the press on the state of the nation on Tuesday, CAN President Ayo Oritsejafor said there is plan by Boko Haram to wipe out Christians in northern Nigeria. The cleric accused [...]

The Senate was yesterday told that top civil servants inflated police pension fund by N20.5 billion and stole N18 billion meant for the Federal Share of Pension (FSP). Appearing before the Senate Joint Committee on Public Service and Establishment and State and Local Government Administration investigating alleged corruption in the administration of pension funds, Chairman [...]

Acting Inspector General of Police (IG) Mohammed Abubakar, Wednesday said setting up of road blocks have not in any way reduced crime, as he warned of dire consequences should any Police formation relax and allow armed robbers or other criminals take over as a result of his directives to dismantle road blocks. Abubakar also disclosed [...]

A motion on the “misuse of public funds” by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, caused a rowdy session at the House of Representatives on Wednesday as members on opposing sides almost got into a fistfight. A member from Kano State, Mr. Aminu Suleiman, accused the Speaker, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, [...]