Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, yesterday described as unfair the linking of armed forces to Boko Haram He said it was unhealthy and unhelpful, alleging that the army was supporting the terrorist group. Shettima added that the development was bad for counter insurgency operations and dangerous to the survival of the nation. The governor was…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, led Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Monday in Kaduna raised the alarm that the Nigerian Army was out to wipe out the entire Muslims in the name of fighting terrorism in the land. The JNI insisted that the Nigerian Muslims, especially in some Northern parts of the country, were…
Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Monday said she was solidly behind the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, to take over from the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, in 2015. Wike, who was at a time Amaechi’s Chief of Staff, has been at loggerheads with the governor since he (Amaechi) started…
The World Bank, yesterday, reacted to the $510 billion Gross Domestic Product, GDP,
Nigeria’s nominal Gross Domestic Product, GDP, now stands at $509.9 billion, making the nation’s economy the largest in Africa and the 26th in the world, according to the preliminary results of the rebasing exercise of the federal government. The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, announced this at a…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) denied yesterday that some commanders in the Northeast and Boko Haram insurgents were working together – as alleged by a “soldier”. The DHQ said impersonation could not be ruled out to create wrong impressions for the public. The Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade, who spoke with our correspondent in…
The Niger Delta will demand reparation from the Federal Government at the ongoing National Conference, a delegate, Prof. Godini Darah, said yesterday. According to him, the region that provides the oil, which is the mainstay of the country’s economy, is the worst victim of inequality, corruption and bad governance. Darah, however, did not specify the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, to declare the seat of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State vacant, following his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a motion filed before the High Court, the electoral body sought the dismissal of the…
Gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers went on the rampage in Yargaladima village area of Dansadau
Prominent Christians in the country’s biggest opposition party, All Progressives Congress, are threatening to quit the party over an alleged plan to field a Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket. There has been speculation in recent times that power brokers in the party have concluded plans to present a Muslim/Muslim ticket for the 2015 presidential election. But Sunday…