President Goodluck Jonathan is surrounded by “oligarchs” that are steering the wheel of his administration. Just like his predecessors, Jonathan has men and women who wield enormous powers in his government and even direct things as they deem fit. These are the men that have the ears of the President and indeed are also reportedly [...]
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Katsina Politics: Desperation as PDP Loses at Appeal Court
The political atmosphere in Katsina State seems to have changed when the Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna recently set aside the decision of the Katsina State National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal which nullified the election of almost all the lawmakers who won the recent parliamentary election under the Congress for [...]
2015: Buhari’s Game Plan Unveiled
Like the proverbial phoenix, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has continued to execute one political resurrection after the other. Following his removal as Head of State in 1985 by the wily General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) many had thought that Buhari would never dream of occupying Aso Rock again, but he stunned all and sundry when he [...]
Monumental Oil Subsidy Fraud and Corruption at the NNPC
On Thursday December 1, the Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, cringed when the senate joint committee investigating the management of funds set aside for petroleum subsidy handed her a seven-day ultimatum to produce a secret forensic report on the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation in her custody. The audit, done for her ministry by renowned audit [...]
Farida Waziri’s Waterloo
On 23rd November, Farida Waziri, the then chair of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC,) was booted out of office. A Press Release issued by Reuben Abati, SA Media to the President, announced the removal of the anti-graft Czar and an immediate replacement in person of Ibrahim Lamourde who was until his appointment EFCC’s [...]
DESERT HERALD Publisher Petitions Kaduna Trial Magistrate Over Alleged Misconduct
The Publisher/Editor-In-Chief of the Kaduna based DESERT HERALD newspaper, Tukur Mamu, has petitioned the trial Magistrate of Ibrahim Taiwo road in Kaduna, Nasiru Idris Lere Esq through the Chief Justice of the state, Justice Rahila Khoje over alleged “biased and unethical conduct” in his on-going trial before the Chief Magistrate. It could be recalled that [...]
PDP’s Intra Party Politics May Consume Gov. Wamakko’s Second Term Ambition
As Party Stalwarts alleged to be acting the script of the President in the state gang up against him. This time may not be the best for Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State as party faithful in the State has written a strong worded petition to the National Headquarters of the party. In the nine [...]
PROTECTION RIGHTS OF JOURNALISTS OF AFRICA (PRJA)
PROTECTION RIGHTS OF JOURNALISTS OF AFRICA (PRJA) 27th November, 2011 The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Dahiru Musdapher (GCON) Supreme Court Complex Abuja, Nigeria. Sir, Attempts by the Yobe State Government to use Kaduna Chief Magistrate, the DPP and the Nigeria Police to persecute our member (Mr. Tukur Mamu): An urgent call for [...]
Boko Haram Siege Gov. Gaidam’s Home Town For Six Hours
Barely three weeks after the complete taking over of the Yobe State capital, Damaturu for many hours in an operation that resulted to the killing over 200 people most of them Police officers and other security agents by the members of Jama’a tus Sunnah Wal Da’a Wati popularly referred to as Boko Haram and precisely [...]
Boko Haram’s Yobe Killings Expose National Security Flop
Police’s Contradiction on the Casualty figures in Yobe’s Tragedy. How Security Chiefs Struggle to Justify Wasted Billions On Security. Inside Story of Politics of Boko Haram Debacle In The Presidency. Why FG Spurned Yobe Government After Attack. The well-coordinated siege of the capital of rural Yobe State, Damaturu, penultimate week by the dreaded members of [...]
Emperor Suswam “Colonises” Benue
As Violence, Corruption, Squandermania Reign Supreme. For Gabriel Suswam, these are certainly not the best of times. Indeed, since he mounted the saddle as Governor of Benue State way back in 2007, never has he been assailed by multiple problems at the same time as he now faces. These include allegations that he had forged [...]
Revealed: How Jonathan and his Men Plotted Sylva’s Fall
Facts have emerged on how President Goodluck Jonathan and his loyalists plotted the fall of the embattled Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva. Minutes of a “strategy meeting” obtained by this medium shows that it had the support of security agencies in its actions. At one of the meetings, the group gave inkling into [...]
