The Army yesterday said the suspected mastermind of the bomb and gun attacks in Jos, Plateau State and Zaria, Kaduna State, had been arrested.The announcement came as the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) announced that it lost 37 members to the Zaria blast.A statement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman,…
Boko Haram extremists are offering to free more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped from a boarding school in exchange for the release of militant leaders held by the government, a ‘negotiator’ told The Associated Press. He said Boko Haram’s offer is limited to the girls whose mass abduction in April 2014 ignited worldwide outrage and…
Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) President Micheal Olukoya yesterday said 37 teachers died in Tuesday’s blast in Sabon-Gari, Zaria, Kaduna State. Olukoya said many other teachers who were victims of the blast are hospitalised in various health centres in the state. According to him, 272 teachers have so far died in the hands of Boko…
The monumental rot pervading the federal civil service is a threat to the anti-corruption stance of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. This has forced six deputy directors to sue the Federal Civil Service Commision (FCSC) to court. Deputy Editor Yomi Odunuga and Dele Anofi examine the consequences of the decadence. A GROUP of senior civil…
Vice President-elect, Prof Yemi Osinbajo .As Yoruba in US Congratulate President-elect, Pledges Supports By Olakiitan Victor in Ado Ekiti The Vice President Elect, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has assured the people of Ekiti State of immense benefits under Major Gen Muhammadu Buhari’[s presidency. Osinbajo, who made the statement in Omuo Ekiti on Wednesday , said the…
Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni The Italian Foreign Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, has said his country may consider contributing to tackling the Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria. Speaking in Rome yesterday, Gentiloni said Italy would also help to tackle extremist groups in Libya. He said military action response to extremism was inevitable and implied military consequences.…
Senate President, David Mark Says defectors are fair weather friends *I’d rather resign from politics than defect, says Aliyu By Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja and Aisha Wakaso in Minna
 Senate President, David Mark, on Wednesday dispelled rumours making the rounds that he was contemplating dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress…
Governor Gabriel Suswam By Tobi Soniyi
 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State has submitted a petition against the state governor, Gabriel Suswam over allegations of intimidation and the burning down of the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the area. According to him, preliminary reports…
Vice-President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Israel congratulates Buhari, pledges assistance against terrorism Onyebuchi Ezigbo in AbujaThere are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will today constitute a transition committee to be headed by the Vice-President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to begin the transition process from the Jonathan administration to the incoming administration that will be…
Insurgents kill four traders in Borno village African leaders to hold Boko Haram summit April 8 Senator Iroegbu 
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 An official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Mr. Raad Zeid al Hussein, believes that the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram a year ago may have had…