Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State has called on members of the Nigeria Governors Forum to ignore a Monday meeting summoned by Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state. It appears the tussle for who really has control as the Chairman of the forum has begun as Governor Amaechi who returned as the Chairman of the forum in an election that was captured on video, is asking his fellow governors to ignore the ...

Any politician who openly campaigns or seeks support for his political ambitions ahead of 2015 risks being arrested. This warning is coming from the independent national electoral commission, following an observation that campaign posters are being indiscriminately displayed while electioneering broadcasts are being aired outside statutory provisions in the electoral act. According to INEC, this act by some ...

The self-assessment of the National Assembly might not be in tandem with Nigerians as the parliament is always embroiled in controversies during the time under review and Nigerians are not pleased about this. This is according to Chike Chude, a public analyst who was a guest on our breakfast show Sunrise Daily which focused on the National Assembly's midterm report. "All the organs of government has given i ...

A key terrorist suspect, who specialises in recruiting personnel into terror cells, has been arrested by troops in Maiduguri following a tip off. In a press release signed by the defence spokesman, Brigadier General Christopher Olukolade, the individual is also the person that watches over the insurgents’ armoury. He further stated that another group of five insurgents, all Nigeriens were arrested when troo ...

In a split in loyalty within the governors of the 36 states of the Federation over the just concluded Nigerian Governors’ Forum election, where the incumbent chairman of the Forum; Rivers State Governor; Chibuike Amaechi was re-elected with 19 votes and Plateau State Governor; Jonah Jang who is claiming that the election was rigged as he had 16 votes, are both laying claims to the position of the Chairman o ...

President Goodluck Jonathan has commissioned the remodeled Akanu Ibiam airport in Enugu State, South East of Nigeria earlier today Arriving at the Coal City at about 11:30am this morning, the President was accompanied by the Senate Chairman committee on Aviation; Hope Uzodinma, the Minister of Information Labaran Maku, Minister of Works and some other Ministers of the Federal republic of Nigeria. And on han ...

Three days after the declaration of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States, residents of Yobe and Borno States have continued to live without network on all the GSM Mobile Services in operation in the two states. In the early hours of Thursday, the residents thought network services would be restored shortly but the situation continued into Friday, causing serious communication problems. The r ...

In what appears to be about the boldest step taken by the Federal Government in tackling the insurgency in the northern part of Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in three states, namely: Borno, Yobe and Adamawa. In a nationwide broadcast, President Jonathan said the growing insecurity in these troubled states compelled him to exercise his powers as enshrined in Se ...

The UK Foreign Secretary; William Jefferson Hague has reacted fervidly to the recent extremist attack in north east Nigeria, as he reiterated UK’s support pointing out that the protection the citizens who are civilians is paramount. According to a press statement released by through Rob Fitzpatrick; the Press, Political and Public Affairs Officer of the British High Commission, Abuja, Hague expressed his de ...

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has warned against the politicisation of the funds meant for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. Speaking during an advocacy visit by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDG, Dr Precious Gbeneol, Governor Okorocha said the bureaucracy associated with accessing the funds have been frustrating. He advised that government should not be dire ...