Category Archives: POLITICS

Alamieyeseigha claims president had no choice in state pardon

May 22, 2013 no comments

Recently pardoned ex-convict Diepreye Alamieyeseigha reportedly stated, quite boldly, that President Goodluck Jonathan had “no choice” but to grant him state pardon, according to Sahara R...

ACN opposes “state of emergency” declaration

May 16, 2013 no comments

Major opposition party, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), has said it opposes President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to declare a state of emergency in three flashpoint northern states, describ...

Nigeria Governors’ Forum against declaring state of emergency

May 13, 2013 no comments

The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) in a meeting on Monday called on the Federal Government to disregard calls for the declaration of a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and other troubled states, clai...

Jailed Ibori loses appeal to shorten his sentence

May 2, 2013 1 comment

Former Delta State governor, James Ibori, who is currently serving out a 13-year jail term in the UK for embezzling 50 million pounds, lost a legal appeal on Thursday to reduce his prison sentence, R...

NCAA grounds Rivers state Gov. Amaechi’s private jet for “...

April 28, 2013 no comments

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has grounded Rivers State governor Chibuike Amaechi’s private jet due to the “status of the controversial aircraft.” In a press conferenc...

Presidential aide warns of “dire consequences” in Niger De...

April 26, 2013 no comments

Recent startling comments attributed to the chairman of the amnesty programme in Nigeria’s oil-rich delta, Kingsley Kuku, has not only raised eyebrows, but also questions about how long the ten...

National Assembly condemns Baga massacre, calls for investigation (VID...

April 24, 2013 no comments

Nigeria’s National Assembly has directed its Committees on Defense, Police and National Intelligence to investigate the killing of over 185 people in Baga town, a commercial fishing area, in re...

PDP, ACN clash over council poll results (WATCH)

April 23, 2013 no comments

It was chaos on the streets of Benin, the Edo state capital, as youths loyal to the People’s Democratic Party poured out in their hundreds to protest the swearing in of 14 local government chai...

$620,000 bribe: Lawan, Emenalo ask court to drop criminal charges

April 11, 2013 no comments

Former lawmaker Farouk Lawan has asked an Abuja High Court to drop the charges brought against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission over allegations that he ...

Former head of state Abdulsalami backs amnesty for Boko Haram

March 29, 2013 no comments

Nigeria’s former Military Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar on Thursday joined other Nigerians to seek amnesty for members of the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram. “Anything that can bring p...