Men suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist group have shut down over 30 primary and secondary schools in Bolmo area of Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa State, a reliable source in the area has said. Our source, a top-ranking personality in the area, spoke with reporters on Wednesday under conditions of…
The Senate Committee on Finance has strongly denied recent media reports that it has
Fourteen soldiers, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Hassan Thlama of Buni Yadi Division and the station’s Divisional Crime Officer, DCO, and 12 civilians were among the victims of Boko Haram attacks in Yobe and Borno state yesterday. The terrorists launched their attacks in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State and Chinene village…
Igbo Delegates Assembly, IDA, in the 19 northern states and Abuja have called for the unconditional release of the over 250 Chibok Secondary School girls abducted since April 14, 2014 by the Boko Haram sect. The union which says it is in full support of a corporate and peaceful Nigeria also called on the Federal…
A delegation of the Northern States of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NSNGF, met Monday night with Governor Murtala Nyako and members of the Adamawa State House in a bid to settle the rift between the Executive and Legislative arms of government in the state. The delegation of the governors, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State and…
The Federal Government is planning to construct the longest gas pipeline in the country from Calabar via Ajaokuta to Kano State. This is part of efforts aimed at ensuring steady supply of gas to meet growing market demand. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, Mr. Ohi Alegbe,…
Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Tuesday advised Nigerians to desist from abusing her husband because
Anytime the likes of Prof. Ango Abdullahi, Dr Junaid Mohammed, Mallam Adamu Ciroma, Lamido of Adamawa, Mr. Anthony Sani or any of the members of the Arewa Consultative Forum or Northern Elders Forum speak on national issues, there are some things that are constant in their speeches: Arrogance, condescension, threats, etc. If the matter has…
Four soldiers attached to the Special Task Force, STF in Plateau State were yesterday feared killed by gunmen who attacked their patrol vehicles in Gida Bua village of Langtang South Local Government Area of the state. Villagers said that the members of the STF were patroling the village in their military vehicle at the early…
Scores of gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terrorist sect were yesterday killed by vigilance youths, known as Civilian JTF, and the military in Kawuri village, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. This was even as residents of Attagara village, in Gwoza Local Government Area of the state on Friday repelled…