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his is the first of what might turn out a revealing series, about a company, masquerading as a respectable and responsible player in the oil sector in Nigeria. Baker Hughes was formed about 29 years ago (the legacy companies that merged to form this entity had been in existence for over a century) in Texas, […]

Bala N’Allah, the senate deputy leader, said on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, that he was the only Kebbi state lawmaker in the 5th national assembly who turned down a N50 million bribe from Olusegun Obasanjo in defiance of the ex-president’s bid to get a third term. He debunked Obasanjo’s blanket accusation of lawmakers as “rogues” […]Read More

ecently two states, Osun and Lagos, in South West Nigeria have been embroiled in a dispute over the Islamic veil, and as usual a tensed atmosphere has pervaded in the region as judges and politicians scramble to appease or to be seen to be appeasing the aggrieved religious groups. In Osun state, following a court […]

Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State had applauded the judgment of Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja which upheld his victory in the December 5 2016 governorship election describing it “a victory for democracy and Bayelsans.” The governor in a statement issued on the evening of Tuesday, July 26, 2016 by his Chief Press Secretary, […]

An elderly priest was assassinated as he conducted Mass at a church in France early Tuesday, July 26, 2016, by some suspected Islamic extremists. The incident happened when two knife-wielding attackers linked to ISIS took several nuns and worshippers hostage. The siege ended when the hostage-takers were “neutralized” at the church in the town of […]

Nigeria’s Third Mahdi And The Last Of The Amalekite Kings, an essay by Femi Fani-Kayode which every Christian should read. orgive me for my curious silence over the last few months but this was due to circumstances beyond my control. As you know I was locked up in President Buhari’s gulag and I was not […]

During an interview on The View today, Hillary Clinton said an unborn child just hours before delivery should have no Constitutional rights. her comments come just days after Clinton said unborn children simply do not have any Constitutional rights, which would include the right to life. During the interview a host on The View followed […]

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at a presidential primary election night rally, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Hillary Clinton’s first major campaign event since winning President Obama’s endorsement will be an address to the political wing of the nation’s largest abortion provider. Clinton will speak to the Planned Parenthood […]Read More

Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, the Deputy Senate Leader has responded to the ubiquitous Statement of former President Olusegun Obasanjo when he said  that all members of the National Assembly were corrupt and lack  integrity. The angered Kebbi State lawmaker said in a statement on Tuesday entitled: “I am not corrupt and I have integrity.” He […]Read More

The court of appeal in Abuja has postponed an appeal filed by Okezie Ikepeazu, governor of Abia State, challenging a federal high court judgement that declared him unfit to hold office. The decision of the court to postpone the appeal of Ikepeazu to 9th August  was due to the submission of Friday Iwunzo, the fifth […]

The Federal Government has been asked to postpone the terminal date of the Presidential Amnesty Programme in the region to 2019. The request was made at a news conference in Yenagoa,  Bayelsa State capital by the erstwhile  Niger Delta militant leaders under the aegis of Leadership, Peace and Cultural Development Initiative on Tuesday. The National […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its zoning arrangements for the various party offices at the national level. In a report presented by the chairman of the zoning committee, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State on Tuesday, the National Chairman’s position was zoned to the south, comprising the Southwest, Southeast and the South-south. The […]