EXCLUSIVE: Dame Jonathan Shops for Tukur's Replacement

Although the tension was yet to drain, the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan aka Mama Peace has already begun the search to replace former PDP National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur. According to impeccable villa sources, the Dame has put her sights on Minister of Transport, Idris Umar from Gombe although the President was said to have his eyes on former Bauchi Governor, Dr. Muazu Adamu.

Finally, Tukur Bows to Pressure to Avoid Impeachment

Alhaji Bamanga Tukur

Bowing to intense pressure, the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur,  has finally resigned to avoid impeachment. He was said to have handed over his letter of resignation to the leader of the party, President Goodluck Jonathan.

EXCLUSIVE: IG Institutes Crack Team to Investigate Alleged Attack on Senator Magnus Abe

 The  Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered a full-scale investigation into the incident and who shot Senator Magnus Abe  with rubber bullets.  Last Sunday, Abe was  allegedly shot by a yet-to-be identified policeman, prompting the IG to institute a crack team to investigate the incident.

 In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Frank Mba, the IG said a special team of investigators from the Force Criminal and Investigation Department has been assigned investigation.

EXCLUSIVE: Police arrest 40 Nigerians for document fraud

The Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Milverton, Ikoyi,  under the command of Commissioner of Police Tunde Ogunsakin, has arrested 40 Nigerians for forging statement of accounts and faking of travelling documents.

The  SFU said the arrests were made possible by a written request received from the Consulate General of Italy in Lagos to carry out all needed investigations on the 40 suspects who submitted fake and forged documents to Italian Embassy in a bid to travel out of the country.