The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has denounced the constant raids on mosques which have become recurring decimal in the South Eastern part of Nigeria and called on the Nigerian security agencies to stop coercing Northerners and Muslims resident in the South-East. According to MURIC’s Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola said the unfolding pattern reveals overzealousness on…
Today, President Goodluck Jonathan pleaded with the Nigerian legislature for approval to borrow up to $1 billion, to help the military combat the Boko Haram insurgency.The request, delivered via a July 15th letter titled “Tackling ongoing security challenges for urgent action”, appealed for further “government to government” funding to fight mounting security issues. “You are…
In a story published in THIS DAY LIVE, a continuous siege on Askira-Uba local government council of Borno state,
Nigerians have continued to welcome the decision by the United Kingdom to probe the alleged links between terror group, Boko Haram, and some top Nigerian politicians.One of the groups, Citizens’ Cultural Renaissance Initiative, in a statement made available to Vanguard in Abuja, yesterday, said the move by the UK would lead to the exposure of…
A group, Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILT, has raised an objection to what it perceived as domination of police commands in the South-East by commissioners of northern origin. The ILT, made up of prominent Igbo leaders like legal luminary and former Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred…
The International Police Organisation, Interpol, yesterday extradited the alleged mastermind of the dual bombings of Nyanya bus station in Abuja, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, to Nigeria Ogwuche, a high-profile terror suspect, had fled to the Republic of the Sudan after the April 14 and May 1 bombings in Nyanya, Abuja. He was subsequently declared wanted with…
Pyramids, 10 in number, have been discovered in Udi, in Enugu state in Igboland of Nigeria. Known as the Nsude pyramids, these ten circular stepped pyramids were associated with the Uto deity and were made of mud. Their reconstruction is needed, some tourists and scholars, including Wikipedia have said. The discovery, made in the…
The plenary session of the National Conference drew to a close on today following completion of debate and adoption of resolutions arising from reports of 20 committees that considered critical issues arising from the convocation of the Conference. Conference Chairman and former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Kutigi, said the next plenary session would…
Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah, yesterday declared that Nigerians should begin to expect results in the military operations to quash the Boko Haram insurgents and return the country to its peaceful status. Consequently, the COAS has given briefs to all commanders and principal staff officers of the army, throughout all commands, units…
The Federal Government has announced the constitution of a Committee on Victims Support Fund “to mobilise resources and administer appropriate support to victims of insurgency and Boko Haram terror activities all over the country.” A statement issued this evening in Abuja by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, said President…