Fears over Okonjo-Iweala’s safety
Panic has set in among the family, friends and associates of the Coordinating Minister for the Economy/Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,
US, UK condemn terrorism, impunity in Nigeria
The United States and United Kingdom on Tuesday condemned the Boko Haram insurgency in some parts of country, the extra-judicial killings and acts of impunity of security forces.They urged the Federal Government at the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session in Geneva to ensure perpetrators are made to face the…
Military kills 37 Boko Haram suspects in Borno
No fewer than 37 suspected terrorists have been killed while several others fled with gunshot wounds when military troops of the 7 Division, Nigerian Army launched an attack on Boko Haram camp located in Alagarno villages of Borno State on Monday. The troops also recovered several arms and ammunition with the destruction of three Hilux…
2 die of exhaustion at Onitsha Bridge traffic gridlock
ONITSHA—Two persons yesterday died on top of the Niger Bridge, Onitsha in Anambra State following a heavy traffic jam on the bridge. The victims, a middle-aged man and a little child, allegedly died due to exhaustion arising from the long hours spent in their vehicles while trying to cross the Niger Bridge which passage has…
Sovereign Confab’ll throw Nigeria into anarchy – Ekweremadu
DEPUTY Senate President and Chairman, Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Ike Ekweremadu, Tuesday, gave insight on why the proposed National Conference cannot be sovereign as being agitated by some people. Senator Ekweremadu specifically said that convocation of a Sovereign National Conference without legal and constitutional framework would end up throwing the…
FG arraigns 4 Boko Haram suspects who plan Kirikiri attack
The Federal Government, yesterday, arraigned four suspected members of Boko Haram sect before a Federal High Court in Lagos on terrorism-related charges. The suspects, Adamu Mohammed, Mohammed Mustapha, Bura Hassaini and Mohammed Ibrahim, were said to have been arrested at Wasein area of Orile-Iganmu in Lagos by security forces, while planning to attack Kirikiri Prison.…
National Confab won’t divide Nigeria—Clark
FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and Ijaw Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has said that the National dialogue proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan
Opposition govs accuse FG of manipulating Federation Account
ABUJA — Opposition governors, yesterday, accused the Federal Government of deliberately manipulating the Federation Account to give the impression that there were inadequate funds to share despite steady oil prices since the beginning of the year. The governors, who met in Abuja under the Progressive Governors’ Forum, PGF, also condemned the Federal Government for illegal…
Fuel scarcity imminent as fire razes Warri refinery
Pandemonium broke out in Warri, the commercial hub of Delta State yesterday as the ailing Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, WRPC, was engulfed by fire. Huge ball of smoke billowed into the air as the refinery went up in flames. This development heightened fears about imminent scarcity of petroleum products, especially in the areas serviced…
Babangida advocates devolution of powers
Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has canvassed devolution of powers among the three tiers of government. Babanmgida also advocated more revenue for local governments to enable them deliver robust services to the people of the grassroots. He pointed the need to diversify Nigeria’s economy to facilitate the nation’s robust development. Gen. Babangida, who made…