Politics

A group of intellectuals in Ibadan,The Trenchard Tank, has thrown its weight behind former Niger Delta militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, while calling on the President Buhari-led administration to “soft-pedal on its grievances against Tompolo.” Addressing newsmen, on Wednesday, in Ibadan, the group through its spokesman, Damilola …

A Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday ordered that the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party,  Olisa Metuh, be remanded in prison till Tuesday which is the scheduled day for the hearing of his bail application with respect to the charges of money laundering preferred against him. Justice …

Mr Jonathan Daniel ( Jodela ),  The SSA to the Guber  Aspirant – Senior Special Assistant on Social Media & Public Relations will be joining forces with Top bloggers  & Online publicists to massively support the vision and drive to ensure that the youth and masses inform the emergence of …

The embattled spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday tore a statement he voluntarily made to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission regarding his alleged involvement in the $2.1billion arms fraud being investigated by the anti-graft agency. Those familiar with the matter told PREMIUM TIMES Mr. Metuh tore the …

The Federal Government disclosed, yesterday, it has recovered $100 million looted funds from Switzerland. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Oyeama stated this at the inaugural ceremony of the 22nd regular course of Foreign Service Academy in Abuja. Oyeama said:  “Nigeria recently recovered a huge amount of money from the government …

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Abdulahi Jalo, has called on former President Goodluck Jonathan to speak out on the current $2.1 billion arms deal scandal. At a press conference in Abuja,yesterday January 11th, Jalo said President Jonathan is still alive and should speak up on whether he …

Former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, and aspirant in the of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the state’s 2016 Governorship election, Victor Olabintan, has been reportedly kidnapped in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. According to Gboyega Ajayi, Secretary of the Olabintan Campaign Organization, Olabintan was kidnapped on his …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arrested the Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Emeka Mba, over an alleged N15 billion fraud. Mba was arrested  in Abuja and taken to the EFCC’s headquarters where he is currently being grilled. Those familiar with the investigation say the …

Olisa Metuh in EFCC custody…reportedly on hunger strike‎ (Photo)

Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka has reiterated his warning that when confronted, corruption does fight back. In a brief statement issued this evening, headed ‘Those Who Flounder In The Sewage of Corruption,”, he acknowledged the unflattering comments of the Rivers State government about the 80th birthday dinner to which he was …