Insurgency has drained N11billion from our purse, Yobe Speaker cries out

*seeks bailout from FG, requires  N15b for rebuilding By CHRIS SULEIMAN, Abuja Speaker Yobe State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Adamu Dalla-Dogo has said that the  state government has spent over N11 billion in the fight against insurgency since its inception in 2011 which has drained the state resources, hence the Federal Government should come…

‘APC does not have factions’

By CHRIS SULEIMAN, Abuja The National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as bogus and misleading the  allegations that the party is factionalised, which was ascribed to the party’s deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Timi Frank. APC in a statement issued by the National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni further said the allegation…

Suspicious Buhari vows to check budget for loop holes before signing into law

  By AUSTIN OWOICHO, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari said on Thursday in Washington DC that he will critically review the 2016 Appropriation Bill passed by the National Assembly before assenting to it. Speaking at a meeting with the United States Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry, President Buhari said that in view of the controversial…

‘Hobbit’ Fossils Older Than Thought

It was a spectacular discovery: Fossil remains in an Indonesian cave revealed a recent relative of modern humans that stood about 3 feet tall. The creatures were quickly nicknamed “hobbits.” With evidence that they had survived to just 12,000 years ago, the hobbits appeared to have been the last of our companions on the human…

Ambode gives marching order for repair of Lagos-Badagry expressway

By KIKELOMO SHONIBARE, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has ordered the State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) to immediately embark on extensive repair on the ever busy Lagos-Badagry Expressway so as to improve driving experience of motorists in the area. Special Adviser to the Governor/C.E.O, Public Works, Engr. Ayotunde Sodeinde, told journalists on Thursday…

Don’t Let Vladimir Putin Destroy NATO

James B. Foley, the former Deputy Chief of Staff to the NATO Secretary General in Brussels, is an international consultant. The alliance must reinforce its deterrent power By JAMES B. FOLEY These are consequential times for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and its member states. Justly touted as the most successful military alliance in history—having…

Rivers PDP raises white flag, wants APC to be peaceful

  *blames Amaechi for violence By PRECIOUS IBINABO DAVIDS, Port Harcourt Rather than instigate violence in Rivers State, the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), Bro Felix Obuah, has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to support efforts by the state Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike to create a new Rivers…

Nigerians must speak out against threats of Fulani herdsmen – Fayose

  *condemns arrest of 76 Igbo villagers over protest against Fulani herdsmen *calls for their immediate release Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has condemned the arrest of 76 Igbo villagers from Ugwuneshi Autonomous community, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State following a clash between the natives and Fulani herdsmen, saying; “It has gotten…

APC tasks Buhari to end Rivers political violence, crack down on perpetrators

    By PRECIOUS IBINABO DAVIDS, Port arcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to take decisive action to end the lingering political violence in the State and to bring the perpetrators to book. The party made the request in a statement in which it commended the President…

Chibok girls not missing –Fayose

  Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday declared that no pupil was abducted by Boko Haram from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. Over 200 pupils of the school were reportedly abducted in 2014 by the terror group. The governor said the report was politically motivated to influence public opinion against the Goodluck…