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Presidency, Senate face-off deepens over stolen mace
The festering crisis of confidence between the Presidency and the National Assembly may have deepened. There were signs yesterday that the Senate may have resolved to dump all Executive communications sent to it for action. The…
Dino Melaye’s Arrest ‘A Sad Reminder Of Hitler’s Gestapo Strategies’ – Ozekhome
As the controversy over the arrest of Senator Dino Melaye rages, the embattled lawmaker’s lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has accused the police of abducting his client and adopting strategies reminiscent of Adolph Hitler’s Nazi regime. The…
PDP reveals how Saraki caused Dino Melaye’s arrest, tells lawmakers what to do
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed that the Senator represent Kogi West, Dino Melaye, is being harrassed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government because he supports the Senate President, Bukola Saraki…
BREAKING: Police re-arrest Melaye in hospital
The Nigeria Police Force had issued a statement saying it has re-arrested embattled Senator, Dino Melaye after he attempted escaping from police custody. The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood explained that Melaye was…
Buhari appoints two deputy DGs for NIA
Prsident Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointments of two Deputy Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency. They are Ambassador Apollonius Agev and Mr. Kio Amieyeofori. The approval was contained in a…
VIDEO: Melaye taken in ambulance to hospital
Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, was on Tuesday taken to Zankli hospital in the Mabushi area of Abuja. He was said to have been injured when he allegedly jumped off a police vehicle conveying him to Lokoja, Kogi State.…
My job is a very difficult one – Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has admitted that his job as the nation’s Number Two man is a very difficult one. He said the job of the President or Vice President was so difficult that one could not do it for a lifetime. According…
Kwara governor appoints special assistant on Fulani affairs
Abdulfatah Ahmed, governor of Kwara state, has appointed Abdul-Azeez Muhammad as his special assistant on Fulani affairs. Isiaka Gold, secretary to the state government (SSG), made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin, the…
DEVELOPING: Tension as Jimoh Moshood leads 30 policemen to hospital treating Melaye
Jimoh Moshood, spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force, led at least 30 armed policemen to Zankili Medical Center, Mabushi, Abuja, where Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, is being treated. Melaye was admitted into the…
SEX-FOR-MARKS: Prof. Akindele deliberately failed me, alleged female victim, Monica Osagie, tells…
The alleged victim in the sex-for-marks scandal at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Monica Osagie, told an investigative panel that Prof. Richard Akindele deliberately failed her because she refused his sexual demands. Osagie had…
Aregbesola has kept his promises – Ooni of Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has commended Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state for keeping his campaign promises to the people of Ife and the entire state in the past seven and half years. Oba Ogunwusi…
PHOTOS: Dino Melaye lands in hospital after ‘attempting to escape’ police custody
Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has just been admitted into Zankili Medical Center, Mabuchi, in the federal capital territory (FCT). He was said to have been brought into the hospital after sustaining injuries in a bid…
BREAKING: Melaye escapes Police custody, as thugs whisk Senator away
There was pandemonium at the popular Area 1 roundabout Abuja when suspected thugs loyal to the embattled Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi West) rescued him and whisked him to safety from the fully armed Special Anti-Robbery Squad. The…
How oil marketers plotted to confine me to a wheelchair – Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, says there was a plan to confine her to a wheel chair and force her out of office during the time she served under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. She said some oil importers and…
Lagos IGR hits N103.4billion in first quarter 2018
…Capital Expenditure Gulps N93bnThe Lagos State Government on Tuesday said its internally generated revenue for the first quarter of Y2018 stood at N103.476billion, as against N96.7billion recorded in the previous year, thereby…
Judiciary waits on executive for special corruption courts – CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Tuesday said the judiciary was still waiting on the Executive arm of government to establish special courts that will try corruption cases. He said it was not the…
BREAKING: University of Ibadan advises 408 students to withdraw
The Senate of the University of Ibadan has advised 408 students to withdraw from the institution after failing to meet the minimum academic requirements. The Senate of the school ratified the withdrawal of the students at its meeting…
Referee beaten unconscious by fans after football match in Imo state (photos)
A Nigerian league football match between Heartland of Owerri and defending Champions in Imo State, Plateau United, ended bloody as the referee who officiated the match was reportedly beaten unconscious by fans. It was gathered that…
BREAKING: Buhari, CJN meet inside Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. The meeting is holding behind closed doors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Items on the meeting’s agenda are not known as of…
George H.W. Bush hospitalized a day after wife’s funeral
The office of former president George H.W. Bush has revealed that he was being treated for a blood infection on Monday, which is just a day after laying his wife, Barbara to rest. A statement emphasized that Bush, 93, was responding to…
Nigeria not ready for post-oil economy – Fashola
Nigeria has not shown enough readiness to commence the journey into a post-oil economy, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said.His view was also shared by the Executive Secretary, Petroleum Technology…
BREAKING: Sex-for-mark victim, Monica Osagie, appears before OAU panel
The alleged victim of sex-for-mark, Monica Osagie, is currently appearing before the committee raised by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, to probe the allegations against Prof. Richard Akindele. The committee is sittng at the…
JUST IN: Dino Melaye in police custody
Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, is currently in police custody. TheCable understands that the senator drove to the office of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) in Abuja to submit himself on Tuesday morning. The…
PHOTOS: Osinbajo spends evening with Banky W, Mo Abudu, Kate Henshaw, Ice Prince
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo hosted a number of leading figures in the entertainment industry at the weekend. The informal interactive session brought together faces from television and music. Accompanied by his wife, Dolapo…