President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that nobody can blackmail him on inexplicable wealth and illicit enrichment while in office, saying “I do not have one square-inch outside Nigeria.” Speaking at a State banquet, Monday night, organised in his honour in…
President Buhari’s visit: Yobe declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays
Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari to the state. This is contained in a statement by the state Head of Service, Alhaji Garba Bilal, in Damaturu on…
Buni condoles Bade LGA over death of cleric Goni Aisami
Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, has condoled with the family, the people of Bade local government area and the entire state over the death of Islamic cleric, Shiek Goni Aisami. In a press statement signed by Mamman Mohammed, Director…
Yobe Sports Commissioner dies in ghastly motor accident
The Yobe State Commissioner for Youth, Sports, Social, and Community Development, Goni Bukar Lawan, has died in a motor accident along Damaturu-Kano Highway. The victim – a former member of the House of Representatives, representing Bursari, Geidam, and Yunusari federal…
Is APC made up of yahoo-yahoo governors and drug dealing gang? -Magnus Onyibe
The adjectives used to describe the All Progressives Congress (APC) above are actually not mine. They are borrowed from governors in the APC family who used the exact same dirty sobriquets to characterise their own party. When I read the…
Poor housekeeping manners in APC – Ehi Braimah
In a recent article, I complained about the “nonsense” going on in the All Progressives Congress (APC). I analysed the leadership crisis in APC instigated by the inordinate ambition of some selfish party leaders. Mind you, the cloud confusion over…
The malady of APC’s foreboding convention and leadership miasma -Magnus Onyibe
There is nothing as frustrating as trying to introduce an idea that is considered to be premature. In other words, when the timing of a good thing, such as the registration of political party members by the ruling party at…
*Man arraigned for beating policeman, stealing N80,000, beret (Punch)*Sanwo-Olu to enrol 2 underage children forced to skip school in Lagos (Leadership)
Man arraigned for beating policeman, stealing N80,000, beret (Punch) A 21-year-old man, Stephen Monday, has been arraigned before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, on charges of assault and theft. The defendant allegedly assaulted a policeman, Inspector Folorunsho Lawal,…
Confusion over APC membership validation exercise
The All Progressives Congress membership registration/ validation exercise expected to commence tomorrow (Monday) may be shelved again. Nigerian Tribune investigation revealed that some of the items to be used in conducting the exercise are still stockpiled at the party national…
