The Sultan of Sokoto and President, Jamatu Nasril Islam, JNI, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has said that Muslims gave President Goodluck Jonathan an agenda for implementation during the 2011 presidential election campaign. He, however, did not reveal the content of the agenda. This revelation came at a time the dust raised over the one-term agreement…
Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, yesterday, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to make a “blanket request” for the recovery of over $400 billion Nigeria’s looted fund. Rising from a meeting in Enugu, the CNPP in a communique signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, said: “Whereas we applaud the recovery of fund…
Chief of Army Staff, Lt-General Azubuike Ihejirika, disclosed, yesterday, that he has had sleepless nights since 2010 when he was appointed COAS because of activities of the Boko Haram sect. Ihejirika made the disclosure just as he said that the military had made tremendous achievements in the battle against insurgency in the north, but admitted…
A prophet prophesies the coming of Biafra nationPRIMATE Theophilus Olabayo, 67, founder of Evangelical Church of Yahweh with headquarters in Mende, Maryland, Lagos, had remained one of Nigeria’s respected prophets whose prophesies had shaken the high and mighty in the country. In this interview, the cleric says there would be a spiritual revolution that will…
Alleging neglect against the Igbo race in Kano, the leader of the Igbo community in the state,
Some eminent Nigerians, among them the leader of the pan Yoruba socio- political group, Afeniefere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Lagos lawyer, Barrister Fred Agbaje, have urged the Federal Government to come to the aid of one of the heroes of the Nigerian civil war, Brigadier- General Benjamin Adekunle, who has for the…
Northern governors, and other senior politicians in theregion, may form a new political party. A source who is part of the move to ensure that the regionrecaptures power in the 2015 general elections disclosed this to one of ourcorrespondents in Abuja, on Friday.
The Joint Task Force in Yobe said on Saturday that it had smashed a Boko haram group in Fune, recovering two vehicles, arms, ammunition and other materials. JTF spokesman, Lt. Lazarus Eli, said this in Damaturu while displaying the items to newsmen, News Agency of Nigeria reports. He explained that the terrorists attacked a JTF…
GUNMEN suspected to be members of Boko Haram Saturday attacked seven hilly communities in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State and killed about 15 people. They attacked the areas with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and petrol-bombs, torching many houses and carting away food items and livestock.
Chief Edwin Clark has denied any involvement in the proposed political summit slated for July 2nd and 3rd, 2013.