Lawmakers protest killing of Nigerian in India
Members of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, protested the killing of a Nigerian, Obodo Simeon, by a
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US to formally name Boko Haram a terrorist group
The State Department will formally designate the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram as a “foreign terrorist
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Gunmen sack 7 communities in Benue, kill 25 •JTF averts suicide attacks in Kano/Abuja, kills 5 insurgents, loses 2 men
Many injured in Osun communal clash weekend, with many others injured and communities numbering seven completely sacked in one of the incidents. In Benue State, not less than 25 people were feared dead in a renewed clash between Fulani mercenaries and Agatu gamers in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The clash, which an…
100 million Nigerians live in destitution – World Bank
About 100 million Nigerians live in destitution, the World Bank has said. The World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Marie-Francoise Marie-Nelly, said this at the bank’s Country Programme Portfolio Review in Enugu on Tuesday. She said that the bank’s ongoing commitment to Nigeria stood at $5.34bn. According to the World Bank boss, the number of…
APC ready to take power in 2015, say Buhari, Tinubu
National leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Gen. Muhamadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday said the party is ready to take power in 2015. They urged the leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to plan ahead of the 2015 general elections. The APC leaders spoke yesterday in Benin, the Edo…
Confab: Anyaoku seeks true federal structure
Former Commonwealth Secretary General, Emeka Anyaoku, has said the proposed National Conference should be used as a platform to evolve a workable federal structure for the country. Anyaoku said this in Lagos yesterday at the third Goody Jidenma Public Lecture, entitled: “The Practice of True Federalism in Africa, the Nigerian Experience and the Way Forward,”…
Ojukwu family’s bid to recover Ikoyi property suffers setback
The bid by Ojukwu Transport Limited to recover one of its properties, comprising a two-storey detached house at No 4, Macpherson Avenue, Ikoyi, Lagos, suffered a setback yesterday as a Lagos High Court stuck out the originating summons filed by the company. Delivering judgement in the suit filed by the company against persons unknown/ the…