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Imo State APC chapter expels its governorship candidate Senator Hope Uzodinma for anti-party activities

SENATOR Hope Uzodinma has been expelled from the All progressives Congress (APC) and dropped as its governorship candidate after he was found guilty of anti-party activities including endorsing opposition aspirants.

 

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Donald Duke back in presidential race after Abuja Court of Appeal reinstates him as SDP candidate

FORMER Cross River State governor Donald Duke is back in Nigeria's presidential race after the Abuja Court of Appeal reinstated him as the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) this morning.

 

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Rohr says Mikel will captain Eagles to Nations Cup despite joining English Championship side Middlesbrough

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has revealed that Mikel Obi will still captain the team to this summer's African Cup of Nations in Egypt despite joining English Championship side Middlesbrough.

 

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Durotoye says he too is ready to follow Ezekwesili and withdraw from race in favour of consensus candidate

NIGERIA'S presidential race has just become narrower after the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) candidate Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili pulled out of the contest and Fela Durotoye of the Alliance for New Nigeria (AAN) indicated that he might too.

 

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Akwa Ibom's Senator Bassey challenges jurisdiction of Lagos court to try him for receiving 12 luxury vehicles

AKWA Ibom Northeast Senatorial District lawmaker Senator Albert Bassey is challenging the jurisdiction of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute him in Lagos after he and his business associate oil baron Olajide Omokore were charged with 14 counts of bribery and corruption.

 

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CBN Monetary Policy Committee warns that Nigeria's debt is rising to pre-Paris Club levels

ECONOMIC advisers on the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have warned that the country's rising debt levels risk escalating to the levels seen prior to the 2005 Paris Club reprieve.

 

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Nigeria's crude output rises to 1.8m barrels a day but is still shy of 2.3m upon which budget is predicated

NIGERIA'S crude oil production has risen to 1.797m barrels a day over the last month from the December figure of 1.579m barrels making it the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) members that enjoyed the highest rise in output.

 

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Shiite leader El-Zakzaky reported to have lost one eye while in detention while his wife still has bullets in her body

ISLAMIC Movement of Nigeria (IMN) leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky is reported to have lost one eye and in urgent need of medical treatment as his health has deteriorated while he is being held in custody.

 

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Saraki denies Atiku travelled to the US as his aide saying APC is just peddling scare stories

SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki has rubbished reports that the former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar travelled to the US as one of his aides saying that the claims were just an act of desperation by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

 

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Briton flees Nigeria after being granted bail in fraud case involving Imo traditional ruler

BRTISH businessman Syed Mohammed Kamran who is standing trial in Lagos for allegedly defrauding a traditional ruler in Imo State of N10,320,000 is thought to have absconded and fled the country.

 

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