Buhari signs ‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill into law

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 31st May 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the bill seeking to reduce age qualification to hold elective office in the country. Bashir Ahmad, aide to the president on new media, disclosed this in a tweet…

Gbajabiamila defends car gift to wife, says he saved for years to buy the G-Wagon

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 31st May 2018

Femi Gbajabiamila, majority leader of the house of representative, has defended his much talked about car gift to his wife. The lawmaker’s Mercedes Benz G-Wagon gift to his wife on her 50th birthday turned heads…

‘My APC Seat No Longer Comfortable’ — Melaye Sits With PDP Senators On Return To Plenary

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 30th May 2018

THE senator representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, resumed plenary on Wednesday after his ordeal with the police and the courts in Abuja and Lokoja. But, the All Progressives Party (APC) senator…

Don’t hijack SDP structure, Falae urges aspirants

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 30th May 2018

The National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae, has advised politicians aspiring for elective positions to set up their own structure instead of hijacking the party leadership in various states. Chief…

Buhari bids Super Eagles farewell

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 30th May 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday received Nigeria’s Super Eagles and their coach Rohr Gernot in Abuja. It was at a farewell reception at the Council Chambers in the Presidential Villa,…

Ex-Taraba gov Nyame sentenced to 14 years in prison for fraud

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 30th May 2018

FORMER Governor of Taraba State, Reverend Jolly Nyame, has been sentenced to a total of 28 years in prison, 14 years of which was for criminal breach of trust. An outraged Justice Adebukola Banjoko of…

We have degraded Boko Haram – Buhari

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 29th May 2018

ADDRESS BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 2018 DEMOCRACY DAY CELEBRATION, TUESDAY, 29TH MAY, 2018 My Dear Nigerians! Today marks the 19th year of our nascent democracy…

National Assembly most corrupt – Jega

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 28th May 2018

The immediate past chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, has accused members of the National Assembly of being the most corrupt in the arm of government, by seeking for bribes…

Snake bite: Centre records 70 cases, alerts Gombe residents

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 28th May 2018

The Snake Bite Treatment Centre, Kaltungo in Gombe, has alerted people in state particularly farmers, to be vigilant, due to the increased number cases recorded in the hospital. Dr Abubakar Balla, the officer in charge…

$670m spent on security votes annually — more than army budget – Transparency International

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 28th May 2018

Not less than $670 million is spent on security votes in Nigeria every year, a new report by Transparency International Defence and Security (TIDS) and the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has revealed. The…