Two politicians, Adejumo Ajagbe and Olatoye Wahab, have filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to stop President Goodluck Jonathan and his vice, Namadi Sambo, from re-contesting in 2015. The plaintiffs argued that by the virtue of constitutional provisions, the President and the Vice President elected in the same election and…
By ONYEKACHI JETAs the Igbo nation holds the 2014 Igbo Day celebrations, the Chaiman, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos, Mr. Fabian Onwughalu, has disclosed that the successes achieved by the Igbo nations after emerging from Nigeria/Biafra civil war forms the focal point for this year’s celebration.As the nation, which forms the Southeastern part of Nigeria celebrates, she…
Dr. Abdul Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, son of Nigeria’s first and only prime minister, Alhaji Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, was, just a year ago, a rabid supporter of a second term for President Goodluck Jonathan. Abdul Jhalil, who holds a PhD in Nuclear Chemistry, was a foundation member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the United…
ANOTHER set of 10 terrorists, on Monday, surrendered to the Nigerian troops at Kawuri, Borno State, with their catche of arms and ammunition.According to a statement on the Twitter handle of the Defence Headquarters, operations were ongoing in Konduga and its environs.The tweet also added that there was no raid whatever in any part of…
A former Chief of Army Staff, General Azubuike Ihejirika is in the crosshairs of the United States as that nation is insisting that the formerarmy top gun be probed for alleged diversion of funds meant for theprocurement of weapons and other warfare equipment meant for the army.Pointblanknews.com sources hinted that Ihejirika who arguably one of…
The United States Government has blocked efforts by the Nigerian military to procure US-made Chinook helicopters from Israel for the fight against terrorism across Nigeria, Thisday reports. According to the findings carried out by the Nigerian newspaper, the US has also refused to provide Nigeria’s security agencies with intelligence needed to defeat Boko Haram insurgents.It…
Nicholas Ibekwe is the journalist who published the audio recording of T.B Joshua offering N50k to journalist to give his church favorable coverage (read here). He took to his blog today to explain why he did it. Find it below The last 72 hours were probably the most intense in my life. The…
Yesterday We Posted a News about the Reported Who Leaked his Conversation with Prophet T.B Joshua who was Offering him N50,000 to Manipulate the Synagogue Collapsed Building Story 1. Nicholas Ibekwe is a Biafran born in the dilapidated area of Maroko in Lagos although he is of Orlu Origin.2. Nicholas was born into a family…
They, however, restated their readiness to support governments programmes and projects at all levels to bring about peace and rehabilitation of the economic climate of the region.As a way to begin, the council has resolved to offer assistance to displaced persons affected by the insurgency, by providing food and medications to various refugee camps in…
Nigerian troops might have scored a strategic victory in the current battle against terrorists operating in the North-East on September 17.During a desperate attempt by the insurgents to capture Konduga in their delusion to eventually march on and capture Maiduguri, the man, who had been mimicking the late Abubakar Shekau in recent videos might have…