Reps Turns Down 2013 Budget Amendment Bill
The Federal House of Representatives has rejected President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposal for the amendment of the 2013 Budget. Rejecting the budget amendment proposal after the presentation of a report on…
NGF: Amaechi Faction Postpone Meeting, Feuding Governors Sit Together at NEC
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi has shifted the meeting of the forum earlier scheduled to hold today out of respect for…
Jonathan Refuse to Assent to National Address Bill
President Goodluck Jonathan has written to the National Assembly to convey his unwillingness to assent the State-of-the-Nation Address Bill passed by the National Assembly on March 13, 2012. In a…
Why Obama cannot visit Nigeria – US Deputy NSA
Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes on Tuesday revealed that Nigeria’s insecurity crisis might have contributed to President Barack Obama decision to exclude the country from his latest visit to…
Court Strips Counsel of Right to Prosecute Fani-Kayode
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today disqualified Mr. Vitalis Ahaotu from prosecuting onetime Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode in the money laundering trial against him. Ahaotu, a counsel in…
Confusion in Court as Two SANs Compete to Represent Jang
Two Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) literally fell over each other in court on Tuesday, with each claiming the rights to defend factional Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF)…
House to Probe Sale of 57,000 Live Ammunitions
The sale of over 57,000 (5.6mm) live ammunitions by three officers of the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State in 2008 is generating the interest of members…
Why we failed to appeal ICJ judgement on Bakassi – Jonathan
The Federal Government passed up the opportunity to appeal the judgement of the International Court of Justice ceding oil-rich Bakasi Peninsula to Cameroon in order to protect Nigerians living in…
Amaechi Braves the Odds, Summons Governors
Popularly acclaimed winner of the recently held election of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has invited all governors in the country…
NGF:Jang,Others Pray Court to Dismiss Fashola`s Suit
Plateau State Governor, Jonah Jang and other defendants have approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, praying the court for a preliminary objection to the suit filed by the Governor…