The Bayelsa State House of Assembly was in total confusion as two parallel leaderships, both within the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), emerged. News reports state that the crisis in the state assembly made up of 24 members began when the incumbent speaker called the house to order about 10:00am on Monday, and indefinitely adjourned Read more
The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on Oct. 31, hopefully, with a deal, Finance Minister Sajid Javid said on Monday. “Hopefully we leave with a deal,” Javid told ITV. “If we cannot strike a deal, I think it is important to leave in any case and leave with no deal. It is not Read more
Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow Movement has been sent back to the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) by a Federal High Court in Abuja, the federal capital. The activist has been in detention since August 3 when he was arrested in Lagos over plans to stage a nationwide protest against the Read more
A former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar in his message ahead of Nigeria’s 59th Independence Anniversary said all is not well with the country. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 23, 2019 election, , in his message on Monday, said the nation’s founding fathers could never have fathomed Read more
Omoyele Sowore, the co-convener of RevolutionNow, on Monday declared that he is ready for the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government saying they are in court to attend to their (Federal Government) ridiculous charges. Sowore, who contested under the platform of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2019 presidential election made the disclosure to journalists inside Read more
Leading foods and infrastructure giant, BUA Group and owners of BUA Ports and Terminal, Port Harcourt, has said it will follow due process in defending and protecting its rights against the recent decommissioning of its Terminal in Port Harcourt by the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) – a move described by the maritime union and industry Read more
Leaders from the Southern Regions and Middle Belt of Nigeria have demanded that the Federal Government should explain to Nigerians the reasons for stripping Vice President Yemi Osinbajo of some of his statutory responsibilities The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) in a statement on Sunday said it was following with keen interest developments Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has arraigned the convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, the publisher of online news platform Sahara Reporters, was arraigned on Monday alongside his co-defendant, Mr Olawale Bakare. The two activists were brought to the court by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he wants and deserves to meet the anonymous whistleblower at the center of the fast-moving scandal that has triggered an impeachment probe against him. The whistleblower, who could testify soon before Congress, fears for their safety if their identity is revealed, according to a lawyers’ letter released by Read more
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has adopted Governor Yahaya Bello as its candidate for the forthcoming Nov. 16 governorship election in the state. The National Organising Secretary of the group, Aliyu Saleh, who made the declaration at a news conference in Lokoja on Saturday, directed Fulanis in the state to immediately Read more
