Army Commander in Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha takes over power in Thailand
Army Commander in Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday morning declared martial law covering the entire nation. In a televised announcement, Prayuth called for the public to continue their lives as usual. In the martial law announcement, Prayuth stated that…
Soyinka says he’s never referred to Patience Jonathan as ‘illiterate’
Literary icon Professor Wole Soyinka in a statement released yesterday to media houses said that while he may have publicly chastised First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, he has never referred to her as an illiterate. He said his name is…
Sanusi loses; Court declines jurisdiction in suit against Jonathan over suspension
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined jurisdiction in a suit filed by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido, challenging the powers of President Goodluck Jonathan to suspend him from office. In a judgment…
Obiano Inaugurates Awka Capital City, Investment Promotions Boards
Two months after he was sworn in as the executive governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano has inaugurated two boards, the Awka Capital Territory Development Board and Anambra State Investment Promotion and Protection Agency respectively to expand the frontiers…
U.S. will no longer share military intelligence with Nigeria, due to corruption in the force – Officials
Sensitive data will not be shared with Nigerian officials amid concerns their ranks have been infiltrated by Boko Haram. The United States military will not share raw military intelligence with their Nigeria counterparts as both sides work to rescue over 250 girls abducted by…
Jonathan can’t resign over Chibok girls, says Anenih
The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, yesterday said President Goodluck Jonathan cannot resign as a result of the abduction of 276 girls by Boko Haram. He said no President could…
About the late Justice Chukwudifu Oputa
He is famously known as the ‘Socrates of the Supreme Court’, and indeed, he demonstrated this as the head of the Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission, popular called Oputa Panel. Below are 20 things you may not know about the…
Ekiti’s harvest of accusations
In this report, KAMARUDEEN OGUNDELE examines the counter accusations among political parties in Ekiti of plots to rig the June 21 governorship election in the state Who is planning to rig the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State? This is the…
Jonathan cancels Chibok visit
President Goodluck Jonathan has called off a visit to the town where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted, officials say. Sources had told the BBC he would stop in Chibok, in the north-east, on his way to a conference in…