Source: Sunday Vanguard A combination of air and ground operation, yesterday, repelled Boko Haram fighters who invaded Gombe even as it emerged that the fighters wanted to divert the military’s attention due to sustained bombardments of their camps. A tweet…
Source: Sunday Vanguard On Tuesday, January 26, 2015, Governor Sule Lamido went to the Jigawa State House of Assembly to present his eighth and last Appropriation Bill. It was an emotionally charged moment, and the Speaker of the House, Hon…
Source: The Punch Third Republic Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, tells TOBI AWORINDE that former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), may not be worth its salt What do…
Source: The Punch Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan had a grand plan to scuttle the coming elections for fear that if General Muhammadu Buhari(retd) of All Progressives Congress succeeds him, Buhari would send him…
Japan, reeling from the murder of two nationals by Islamic State extremists, will offer an extra $15 million in aid to fight terrorism in Middle East and Africa, a report said on Sunday. Japan hopes to demonstrate its resolve not…
Mesut Ozil took to social media on Friday afternoon to vow to prove his doubters wrong as he and his Arsenal team-mates geared up for their FA Cup clash with Middlesbrough. The Gunners host Boro at Emirates Stadium looking to…
The scout who recruited Brown Ideye and then left West Bromwich Albion ‘by mutual consent’ last month amid concerns that the club’s record signing had proved something of a flop, was feeling more than a little vindicated on Saturday. ‘Ahem,’…
We find the false claims and allegations reportedly made against President Goodluck Jonathan by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday in Abeokuta very odious and repugnant. As we have had cause to say before, it is most regrettable indeed that a man like…
Source: The Punch Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of having a “grand plan” to scuttle democracy based on the postponement of the general elections announced by the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, last…
Tunde Salman (08035041062) writes from Kuje, Abuja The abuse of State and Administrative Resources (SARs) in the context of electioneering campaigns has been a recurring decimal in Nigeria’s electoral democracy since the first republic. Yet the links between campaign finance…
