Horror as Turkey’s Erdogan seeks power to perpetuate self on throne

  By Chris Suleiman For those in doubt that Turkey’s President, Tayyip Erdogan seeks to perpetuate himself in power for as long as he lives, would by now have their doubts cleared as the President has made moves through the act of parliament to extend his power. The sinister motive behind the fathom coup of…

​Senator Abe impressed with the conduct of election in Rivers South East

By PRECIOUS IBINABO DAVIDS, Port Harcourt Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the legislative re-run elections, has commended the conduct of the state and national assembly re-run elections in Rivers South East Senatorial District particularly in Gokana Local Government Area. Speaking to newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Ward 16…

Nigeria has a lot to learn from SWAN – Nimrod

​ Nigeria as a country has a lot to learn from the synergy being exhibited by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) in all facets of the country, Chairman, Nigeria Beach Volleyball Commission, Engineer Musa Nimrod has said. He expressed this in Kaduna on Saturday, during the 2016 Kaduna SWAN WEEK Awards ceremony, held…

Give Kaduna chapter bus, SWAN President appeals to el-Rufai

​ *makes case for Kaduna United President of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Honour Sirawoo has made a passionate appeal to the Kaduna State Government to donate a bus to the Kaduna State Chapter of the association. He made the appeal during the closing of the 2016 Kaduna SWAN Week, held at the…

Shi’ites join forces with SOKAPU against killings in Southern Kaduna

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has written a letter of solidarity to the leaders of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) in respect of raids in their communities that have led to loss of lives and property. A copy of the letter which AUTHENTIC News Daily got a copy of informed that the solidarity…

​Saraki commiserates with victims of Adamawa bomb blast

By AUSTIN OWOICHO, Abuja Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Saturday commiserated with victims of the twin bomb blast in Adamawa State. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, said the incident which took place in spite of the Armed Forces avowed determination to put to rout…

Sheriff’s constitution of Rivers, Plateau States excos null, void – PDP

*says moves aimed at frustrating the party at Rivers rerun By ABUBAKAR IBRAHIM, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as an exercise in futility the constitution of caretaker committees for some states by the former Chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff. According to a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary,…

OPINION BY FEMI FANI-KAYODE: Nasir el-Rufai and the bloodfest in Southern Kaduna (part 1)

​By FEMI FANI-KAYODE “We will write this for all to read. Anyone, soldier or not, that kills the Fulani takes a loan repayable one day no matter how long it takes” – Mallam Nasir El Rufai, 2012. I will never forget these words. How I wish that my friend and brother, Governor Nasir El Rufai,…