CELEBRATION: Happy 55th Independence Anniversary Nigeria

Nigeria became a British protectorate in 1901. Colonization lasted until 1960, when an independence movement succeeded in gaining Nigeria its independence. Nigeria first became a republic in 1963, but succumbed to military rule in 1966 after a bloody coup d'état. A separatist movement later formed the Republic of Biafra in 1967, leading to the three-year Nigerian Civil War. Nigeria became a republic once again

POLITICS: Senate President To Read Ministerial List Next Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Senate President, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki this evening received the list of Ministerial nominees sent to the Senate for screening by President Muhammadu Buhari. The list was submitted in a sealed envelope by Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari and Senator Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Legislative Matters (Senate). Dr. Saraki has, following the tradition of the Senate,

POLITICS: Buhari to Resign if He Fails to Name His Ministers Today, September 30, 2015 ?

The Presidency on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari would keep his promise of making public his ministerial list latest by the end of September. The Senate had on Wednesday adjourned its plenary to Tuesday, October 8, 2015, without reading the names of the would-be ministers. There are strong indications that President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the names of his ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening, reports Daily Trust.

POLITICS: PDP Zones 2019 Presidential Ticket To North

The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Uche Secondus, on Wednesday in Abuja said the party has zoned its presidential ticket for the 2019 general elections to the North. The party also said it would not repeat the “mistakes” it made in 2015.

POLITICS: Sylva Wins Rescheduled APC Primary Gov Election as Timi Bows Out

Former Governor Timipre Sylva was on Wednesday declared winner of rescheduled Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Election primary held today in Yenagoa, the state capital, after polling 981 votes out of 1147 accredited delegates. Also the former managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe, on Wednesday withdrew from the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State, citing party interest.

Alaibe formerly declared his decision to pull out

SECURITY: I.G of Police Angry Over Olu Falae " I Paid Ransom" Comment

The office of the Inspector-General of Police has been inundated with enquires on claims by Chief Olu Falae and his family that a ransom was paid to his abductors following the kidnapping incident involving him on 21st September, 2015 and eventual release on 24th September, 2015. As a law enforcement agency guided by rule of law and professional ethics we do not under any circumstance encourage the payment of