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Isaac Fayose, a brother of Ekiti governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose writes a moving open letter to him over his current travails with the General Muhammadu Buhari government. It is reproduced below: Dear Brother/Father, I am writing you this letter to encourage, strengthen and remind you of this verse of the Holy Bible that says, “If […]

The minority leader of the House of Representatives, Mr. Leo Ogor said section 44 (3) of 1999 Constitution must be expunged as the bedrock for any move to restructure Nigeria. Ogor, in an interview on Friday, June 24, 2016 in Abuja, said that removal of the section from the constitution would ensure that challenges Nigeria was […]

Tukur Buratai, chief of army staff, on Friday, June 24, 2016 summoned senior officers to the army headquarters in Abuja, to review the security situation in the country. This followed allegations that the army was plotting to overthrow the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force JNDLF, the militant group which […]

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has put in place machinery to arrest Dr. Iyiola Omisore this weekend, barring any changes to the plan. A source familiar with the development told The Trent on Friday, June 24, 2016 that the EFCC is in its “highest gear” to arrest the PDP stalwart, who […]Read More

Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, governor of Ondo State and chairman of the People’s Democratic Party’s Governors Forum has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, to order and immediately intervene to rescue the country from what he described as the current gross abuse of the constitution. Reacting […]Read More

With about six weeks to the judgment of the Bayelsa State election petition tribunal taking place in Abuja, a socio-political organisation, Bayelsa Patriots, on Friday, June 24, 2016 raised the alarm that the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the 2015 governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva and his camp are already celebrating “even before […]

Ten months after the ‎Peoples Democratic Party, PDP senate caucus declared support for the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, the opposition lawmakers have backed down. The legislators announced their decision at the end of plenary on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. In a statement read by Emmanuel Bawcha, deputy minority leader, the PDP senators said the […]

y brother, I think all the people saying they have not seen any change should by now be convinced that truly, truly, the game has changed.” “Football? Euro 2016? Brexit?” “What is wrong with you?” “Or may be you are talking about the death of Stephen Keshi and Shuaibu Amodu and the fact that Nigeria’s […]Read More

by Festus Ogun Right from the election season last year, it is known to all and sundry that the ultimate mission of President Buhari is to tackle the Everest height of corruption in the country. And since his emergence, several measures have been taken to flush out corruption out of the face of the nation. […]

The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, a result that has sent shockwaves around the world. Leave won 51.9% of the total vote to Remain’s 48.1% after the final count. Turnout in the referendum was 72.2%, or 46,500,001 people. Despite an on-the-day poll predicting a win for Remain, Leave voters turned out in […]Read More

David Cameron has resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom in an emotional speech outside 10 Downing Street on early Friday, June 24, 2016. This decision follows Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, with the Leave campaign securing around 51.8 per cent of the vote. While England voted overwhelmingly for Brexit, Scotland and Northern Ireland […]Read More

The family members of a Nigerian school girl, Amina Ali Nkeki who was abducted by Boko Haram and then escaped are demanding information from the country’s government over her whereabouts according to a report by The Guardian, UK. Amina Ali was one of the 219 girls kidnapped from Chibok, Nigeria, in 2014 that led to international outrage and […]Read More