Month: June 2016

  • SHERIFF’S REMOVAL WAS A HOAX

    SHERIFF’S REMOVAL WAS A HOAX

    PRESS RELEASE Our attention has been drawn to mischievous reports in some sections of the media to the effect that National chairman of the Peoples democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has been removed by an Abuja High Court. While we note that the reports might have emanated from the wishful calculations of some…

  • 15 States May Go Bankrupt If…– Report

    15 States May Go Bankrupt If…– Report

    36 States generate N682bn IGR Lagos generates more IGR than 32 States combined Rich States: Lagos, Rivers, Delta, Ogun, Edo Poor States: Yobe, Zamfara, Ekiti, Borno, Kebbi An investigation by the Economic Confidential has shown that 15 States of the federation may go bankrupt as their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) in 2015 were far below…

  • Boko Haram: As The Battle To Uproot Terrorists In The Northeast Continues

    By Usman MALAMI Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital are watching and waiting. When will the end of the Islamic militants, Boko Haram come? There was no answer to this, no one knows. Yes, just as no one knows when the world will come to an end, but the religious Books did say it…

  • Why I Ventured Into Health Business – Sen Hassan

    Why I Ventured Into Health Business – Sen Hassan

    Muhammad Hassan, is the Senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District, he is the only PDP senator in Yobe state. The people said, he was voted despite APC’s popularity and Buhari’s wind of change owing to a long time relationship he built with the people and his self help projects he has been undertaking since he…

  • Yobe Legislators Are Rubber Stamp – Electorates

    Yobe Legislators Are Rubber Stamp – Electorates

    By Yahaya WAKILI, Damaturu Angry electorates from the 17 local government council of Yobe state on Saturday, accuse their legislators of being rubber stamp and tools for promoting underdevelopment in the state. The electorates who also want the legislators to serve Governor Ibrahim Gaidam with impeachment notice in order to regain their confidence said until…

  • Why We Sacked Edo PDP Exco – Sherriff

    Why We Sacked Edo PDP Exco – Sherriff

    By Suleiamn MOHAMMED, Abuja Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Ali Modu Sheriff has explained why the National Working Committee NWC last week sacked the Executive Committee of Edo State chapter of the party, saying their becoming too irresponsible in handling their duties having forfeited the confidence of the majority members of the…

  • Day Of Rage And Fire Over Rice

    By James BWALA The drama over this year’s Ramadan rice started, when two suspected Boko Haram members send to spy on the strength of security operatives supervising the distribution of the wanted commodity was busted by the vigilance eye of the Civilian JTF, who are keenly watching every move in the crowd of over 30,000…

  • Bribe Scandal Rocks Nigeria’s Olympics Football Team

    By Jubril TAHIRU Barely two months to the Olympics games in Brazil the nation’s football team is enmeshed in an alleged bribe scandal involving players and the Coach, Mr. Samson Siasia. It was alleged that the coach must have collected money from players who are not fit to wear the nation’s colours in Brazil to…

  • Panic As Buhari seeks explanation on malnourished, dying IDPs

    Panic As Buhari seeks explanation on malnourished, dying IDPs

    By Ibrahim WAKIL, Maiduguri There has been panic among Borno state government officials ahead of a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on the condition of Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs in the state. Officials of the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, and the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA boarded a flight that left Maiduguri ahead of…

  • Buratai Fights Cabal Plotting To Oust Him

    Buratai Fights Cabal Plotting To Oust Him

    How Petition Was Cooked Up, Army Defends Property Ownership The recent controversy over property said to have been purchased by Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai in Dubai, may just be a tip of the iceberg as investigations reveal that, several plots may have been hatched to get him out of office,…