- FG Declares May 29, Public Holiday
- FG Declares May 29 Public HolidayPosted 44 mins ago
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 29, 2013 a public holiday to mark Democracy Day. Minister of the Interior, Comrade Abba Moro who made the declaration known via a…
- Jonah Jang To Emerge As Governors'Forum Chairman!
- Jonah Jang To Emerge As Governors’ Forum Chai…Posted 2 hours ago
Indications have emerged that the Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang is set to emerge as the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors'Forum. For some months now, there have been speculations…
- “The Woolwich Killing: More Questions Than Answers”- Femi Fani Kayode
- “The Woolwich Killing: More Questions Than An…Posted 8 hours ago
Some things just don't add up when it comes to the Woolwich killings. There are certainly more questions than answers. Let us examine the facts. An off-duty British soldier by…
- “Tourism And Rural Development In Ogun: A Call For Rescue”- Wale Odunsi
- “Tourism And Rural Development In Ogun: A Cal…Posted 1 day ago
Ogun State is regarded as a leading municipality in the country. This is in recognition of its pioneering role in education, medicine, law, divinity among others. On the other hand,…
EFCC Changes Gear, Withdraws Case Against Fuel Subsidy Suspects!
Fears being exercised in some quarters that the trial of firms and individuals allegedly indicted in the fuel subsidy probe are gradually being confirmed as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday withdrew the charges against four of the suspects already dragged before a Lagos High Court. The EFCC on Tuesday withdrew all criminal [...]
Insecurity: Clinton Shelves Trip To Nigeria
The current security situation in Nigeria seems to be taking its toll on the country’s relationship with other nations. While the media had been awash with stories on Hilary Clinton’s visit to Africa with Nigeria as one of her ports of call, the United States Department of State on Monday removed Nigeria from the list [...]
Gunmen Hit Vice President Namadi Sambo’s Home!
A number of daring gunmen on Monday attacked the Zaria home of Nigeria’s Vice President, Namadi Sambo, located at Baba Ahmed Road, Tundun Wada in Zaria. Street Journal gathered that the gunmen engaged the policemen guarding the Vice President’s home in a gun duel, wounding two of them in the process. According to the Kaduna [...]
Suicide Bombers Hit Police Stations In Sokoto!
The terrorists in Nigeria defied the calls for peace in the holy month of Ramadan as suspected Boko Haram members struck at two police formations in Sokoto State ion Monday. A bomb explosion hit the Unguwar Rogo Police station around 11.30 am while the other attack occurred at the Police formation in Marina which also [...]
IBB & Obasanjo’s Call For Peace: A Paradox?
To the surprise of many Nigerians, a call for peace came from two former leaders of the country. What made it more surprising was the fact that the message was contained in a joint statement signed by Generals Ibrahim Babangida and Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo. The reasons may not be far-fetched; both former leaders had an [...]
FLASHBACK: “Why We Overthrew Gowon”- Murtala Mohammed
After spending nine years in office as Nigeria’s Head of State, the government of General Yakubu Gowon was overthrown on July 29, 1975. One of the reasons given was that the then Head of State failed to meet the expectations of Nigerian people. Below is the full text of the maiden speech read by General [...]
Oyo State: An Anecdote Of Successive Maladministration
Over the past few years, some of the most frequently asked questions in Oyo State bother on whether the office of the Governor of Oyo State is a jinxed one or whether the state has just been unlucky with leadership in the last two decades. For some time now, the office has become scarred with [...]
PDP Dissociates Itself From Tukur, Ahmadu Ali’s Sons!
The Peoples Democratic Party on Thursday dissociated itself from the sons of its current Chairman and his predecessor who are facing charges for their involvement in the fuel subsidy scam which set the country back by about N 13 billion. Mamman Nasir and Mahmud sons of Alhaji Ahmadu Ali and Alhaji Bamanga Tukur respectively. The [...]
The Battle For Governor Mimiko’s Job: The Pros, The Cons
After the Edo State Governorship election which has been won and lost, attention of most of the people in the South West and other parts of Nigeria has shifted to Ondo State where elections will hold in October. Political parties have started gearing up for the contest even as Governor Olusegun Mimiko officially declared his [...]
Fuel Subsidy: Case Adjourned As AGF Fails To Appear In Court!
The much awaited arraignment of the first batch of suspects allegedly involved in the fuel subsidy fraud could not hold on Wednesday as expected. The Lagos High Court that was prepared
Show Of Power: Dame Patience Jonathan And Turai Yar’Adua Flex Muscles Over Abuja Land!
Unknown to most Nigerians, the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan is locked in a messy legal battle with her predecessor, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua over a parcel of land in Abuja. Street Journal gathered that the Certificate of Occupancy of the disputed land, Plot 1347 at the Cadastral Zone A00, Abuja was awarded to a Non-Governmental [...]
3 Months To Elections: Ghana’s President, Atta Mills Dies At 68
John Atta Mills, the President of Ghana is dead. The demise of the West African President was announced on Tuesday. The announcement was contained in a statement issued by the Office of the President which read in part “it is with a heavy heart that we announce the sudden and untimely death of our
Fuel Subsidy: EFCC Unveils First Batch Of Suspects
Precisely 97 days after the submission of the report of the investigation on the fuel subsidy regime, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC seems set to prosecute the first batch of suspects implicated in the oil subsidy fraud. The suspects, comprising oil companies and 11 individuals, will be arraigned before courts in Lagos. A [...]
Abuse Of Office & Impunity: The Story of Madam Speaker
After spending so much time on the roads of Abuja, I mistakenly went to the popular Three Arms Zone. Connected to a very long queue for just a tag, I stood for well over 30 minutes. While on the queue I looked at the people around me after which I approached a lady on the [...]
Drug Haul: Argentine Customs Impound Nigeria-Bound $25m Cocaine
Customs authorities in Argentina announced on Friday that they have intercepted and confiscated more than 500 kg of cocaine being transported to Nigeria. Argentina’s Customs Agency confirmed that the cocaine which was discovered by two sniffer dogs was tightly packed into 490 brightly coloured bricks and stuffed into heavy dredging equipment being flown from the international [...]
“Gbenga Daniel Bought 1.5 Hectares Of Govt Land For N 2000″, Ogun Panel Alleges
Months after the revocation of the allocation of the land on which Abraham’s Tabernacle, former Governor Gbenga Daniel’s father’s church was built and its subsequent demolition in Sagamu, the immediate past Governor of Ogun State might have cause to worry again. This is coming on the heels of the revocation of the allocation of the [...]
ACN Members Rally Round As Ajimobi Buries Mother
The remains of Alhaja Sikirat Abeje Ajimobi, the mother Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the Governor of Oyo State was interred in Ibadan on Thursday. Though according to a statement issued by the Governor’s Special Adviser on Media, the programme was scheduled to commence by 2pm. It could however not start until around 2.50 pm when the [...]
Governor Ajimobi’s Mother Dies At 85
The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi lost his aged mother, Alhaja Sikirat Abeje Ajimobi on Wednesday evening. She was a prominent trader, devout Muslim and community leader. Alhaja Ajimobi was survived by nine children.
“Go And Sin No More”: FG Reinstates Oteh, Suspended SEC Boss!
Reprieve came the way of Arunma Oteh, the suspended Director General of the Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission as she was recalled by the Federal Government on Wednesday. Street Journal’s findings revealed that Oteh’s recall was contained in a circular SGF.2/S.9/C.13/454 dated 17/ July, 2012 and signed by the Secretary to the Government of the [...]
Senate Holds Valedictory Service For Datong
The Senate on Wednesday held a valedictory service for one of its members, Senator Gyang Datong who lost his life on July 8 while attending a funeral of victims of a terror attack in Plateau State. While the funeral was on, gunmen suddenly showed up and opened fire on the mourners.The Senator and the Leader [...]
Okey Wali Emerges As NBA President
With the new legal year set to begin in September, members of the Nigerian Bar Association have elected a new President. Okey Wali, the new President emerged on Tuesday during a conference of the association.
War Resumes In Jos As Gun Battle & Explosion Rock Islamic School
A gun battle again broke out in Jos, the Plateau State capital on Tuesday. The shooting started after an explosion opposite the Jos South Local Government Secretariat, along the Bukuru expressway. Street Journal’s gathered that the explosion rocked an Islamic
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