PDP welcomes Saraki believing that Tinubu, Amaechi, Rochas and Oshiomole too are unhappy with APC

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) officials are celebrating the return of senate president Senator Bukola Saraki to their fold amid hopes that more All Progressives Congress (APC) officials will decamp if they can be guaranteed not to be persecuted for doing so.

 

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Buhari asks Plateau governor to bring imam who saved 300 Christians from killer herdsmen to Aso Rock for national honour

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has asked Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State to bring the 83-year-old imam of Nghar village Alhaji Abdullahi Abubakar to Abuja for a national honour to reward him for saving over 300 Christians from Fulani herdsmen.

 

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Dismissed US soldier arrested for defrauding Nigerians with claims he could get them visas and green cards

POLICE in Imo State have arrested Garrick Slacks a dismissed US soldier for defrauding Nigerians with fake promises that he will secure visas and other travelling documents for them that will enable them to travel overseas.

 

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Imo State deputy governor Eze Madumere impeached after house of assembly upholds indictment against him

IMO State deputy governor Eze Madumere was removed from office by the Imo State House of Assembly for gross misconduct after 19 legislators upheld a committee report which indicted him on a series of offences.

 

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Anthony Joshua hoping to unite all five heavyweight belts with mega fight against Wilder next year

NIGERIAN-born world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Olufemi Joshua has admitted he is looking past his next opponent Alexander Povetkin and eyeing a blockbuster unification fight against World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Deontay Wilder.

 

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Kano State deputy governor asks for more security claiming his life is under threat

KANO State deputy governor Professor Hafiz Abubakar has written to the police and the Department of State Security (DSS) claiming that his life is in danger as he has faced threats due to his support for former governor Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso.

 

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Irate youths beat up police DPO in Ondo State after two motorcyclists are crushed to death

IRATE youths have beaten a divisional police office (DPO) within inches of his life in  Ilara Mokin in  Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State after two members of the community were crushed to death by a commercial bus.

 

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Three Inec officials remanded in Ikoyi Prison for accepting $500,000 cash during elections

THREE Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) officials have been remanded in Ikoyi prison by a Lagos federal high court after they were charged with money laundering by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

 

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NFF to send Carl Ikeme on coaching course with a view to making him Nigeria's goalkeeping coach

FORMER Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme is to be trained up as a goalkeeping coach by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) following his retirement from the game after battling with leukaemia over the last year.

 

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EFCC invite Senator Ekweremadu to appear in its offices tomorrow for questioning

DEPUTY senate president Senator Ike Ekweremadu is to be grilled by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials tomorrow over claims that he illegally amassed properties worldwide using public funds.

 

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