There is no better demonstration of how Nigerians suffer unduly on account of the padding of project costs by the International Oil Companies, IOCs, operating in the country than in the sudden request by the Nigerian unit of French oil giant, Total for a review of its Ofon 2 project. Total Exploration & Production Nigeria,…
No fewer than seven persons were feared dead following an explosion that rocked
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar has ordered the strengthening of security in all boarding schools in and around Makurdi, Benue State. Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said the order became necessary as a result of a recent threat letter purportedly issued by elements claiming to…
For about 14 years, Reverend Ladi Thompson has literally been shouting to no end over a new kind of war Nigeria is facing as a nation. But those in positions of authority don’t seem to understand his message. Now, he believes that the abduction of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, may open…
Security has been beefed up at Government College as well as Mount Saint Gabriel, Makurdi, following the alleged receipt of a letter purportedly written by the dreaded Boko Haram sect of an impending invasion of the colleges to abduct the students. According to the Principal of Government College, Mr. Ugudu Geoffrey, the letter which was…
Boko Haram, the Islamist terrorist group which captured nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls, has launched a new attack
Plan to use the ongoing National Conference to extend the tenure of President Goodluck Jonathan and other political office holders has been exposed. A document prepared by one of the delegates from the South-South has been distributed to some delegates on the need to postpone the 2015 general elections by 18 months. The document, which…
As the 20 committees of the National Conference get set to submit their reports for debate on Monday, there has been a sharp division between the North and the South on the pattern of voting to be adopted for deciding contentious issues. Saturday Vanguard learnt from competent conference sources that most of the chairmen of…
Former president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Delta South and Central senatorial district, Eze Peter Chukwu, has advised the Igbo to forget about being the nation’s president for now and put their house in order. Chukwu expressed dismay over the current disunity with the Igbo race, describing the situation as their greatest undoing. “It is a pity…
Few hours after some troops deployed to Borno on counter insurgency operations fired shots at the official vehicle of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Maiduguri, Major General Ahmadu Mohammed as he attempted to address them, Defence Headquarters, yesterday, announced his immediate redeployment. The Defence Headquarters, which described the shooting incident as sad, has…