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He flouted the constitution. He disregarded court orders. He grabbed citizens and held them incommunicado without charges. And then, he expressed no scruples about it all. Lawal Daura is now out of the State Security Service, but…

THE Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday urged Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the South East governors to produce its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and his parents if they hope to achieve genuine peace and reconciliation. It was one of the…

Retired military and police top brass have commended the sack of former Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura, over the invasion of the National Assembly, early Tuesday morning. The retired officers…

Former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress. The former governor made the announcement on Wednesday at a rally organised by…

The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, again on Wednesday met with the acting Director-General of the Department of State Services, Matthew Seiyefa; and the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.…

Anywhere in the world, 100 years is usually marked with fanfare but not so for Nigeria’s oldest prisoner, Pa Celestine Egbunuche, who clocked 100 last Saturday; August 4, within the confines of Enugu Maximum Prison. The centenarian,…

Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has described the freezing of the state accounts by Economic and Financial Crime Commission ( EFCC) as part of political witch- hunt and victimisation being plotted against him, even as he said, such…

Hundreds of women on Wednesday staged a rally in Lagos in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and urged former President Olusegun Obasanjo to keep quiet and allow Nigeria work. The event tagged, “The Freedom Rally…

An Abuja High Court sitting in Jabi and presided over by Justice M. A. Nasir of Vacation Court 2, a  few minutes ago issued an order restraining the Artorney General of the Federation; Inspector General of Police; and the Nigeria Police…

The wind of defection blowing across the country is about to take a swoop on the home state of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole as eight lawmakers in the Edo State House of Assembly have…

The board of trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is preparing to meet with all presidential aspirants of the party to discuss the possibility of picking a consensus candidate for 2019. Walid jibrin, chairman of the…

Bola Tinubu, a national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), has alleged that some members of the national assembly are plotting to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. He, however, asked the unnamed lawmakers to drop their plan…

Godswill Akpabio on Wednesday revealed that he has no intention to be the Senate President but he has the intention of becoming what God wants him to be. The former Senate Minority Leader in an interview on Channels Television’s…

Guaranty Trust Bank plc has released its audited financial results for the period ended June 30, 2018 to the Nigerian and London Stock Exchanges. A review of the results shows positive performance across all financial indices,…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has described as unfortunate the decision of the former Senate minority leader, Godswill Akpabio, to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). He claimed…

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has reassured prospective home-owners that they will celebrate the next Christmas in their new homes, saying allocation of the houses will start in October. The state Commissioner for Housing,…

Godswill Akpabio, former governor of Akwa Ibom state, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at an APC rally organised in the state on Wednesday, the former…

Senate President Bukola Saraki, has arrived Minna, capital of Niger State to hold a private meeting with the former military President Ibrahim Babangida. The meeting is taking place at the Hilltop residence, of the former military…

Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has again criticised Olusegun Obasanjo, former President, for writing letters asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election in 2019 and warning the people…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has frozen the bank accounts of the Akwa Ibom state government. A top official of the government disclosed this to TheCable on Wednesday. The source said Udom Emmanuel, the…

The leadership of the National Assembly led by Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, are currently in a closed-door meeting with the management of the Independent National Electoral…

The plot was like that of a movie, leaving trained security and intelligence officials confused. At the end of it, Lawal Daura, then head of one of Nigeria’s foremost security agencies was whisked away while his well trained security…

The Presidency said on Wednesday the Executive arm of government was unanimous in the sack of the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Lawal Daura. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to…

Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the Osun state governorship election, slated for September 22, would feature the highest number of contestants in the history of governorship…