YORUBA traditional rulers and leaders of thought, on Tuesday, in Ile-Ife, tasked President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure that the proposed national conference gives Nigeria and its people the much needed stability and peace.The Yoruba leaders, leaders of thought and other socio-cultural groups, including Afenifere, Afenifere Renewal Group, Yoruba World Assembly, Odua Peoples Congress (OPC), Yoruba…
THE Supervising Minister of Defence, Mr Labaran Maku, has said that the ongoing armed confrontation between security forces and Boko Haram insurgents, was not a civil war.Maku, who is also the Minister of Information, said this in Abuja on Tuesday while fielding questions from journalists at a news conference to herald the Armed Forces Remembrance…
by: Yusuf Alli, Air chief in BornoAPC governors to President: reassess your strategyMore fighter jets were deployed in Maiduguri, the troubled Borno State capital, yesterday as troops battled fleeing Boko Haram insurgents.As at press time last night, many insurgents had been killed in air raids but the casualty figure was unknown.The Defence Headquarters said ground troops…
President Goodluck Jonathan left Abuja yesterday night for Germany enroute Paris, France, to
The special adviser to the president on political affairs, Alhaji AhmedAliyu Gulak has declared that there is no alternative to President Goodluck Jonathan, threatening to resign his appointment if his boss refuses to make himself available for the presidential race. Gulak who spoke at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Unity Rally for President Jonathan…
The Labour Party candidate, Mr. Ifeanyi Ubah, came fourth with 37,495.The formal declaration was made bythe Chief Returning Officer, Prof. James Epoke, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar around 1 am on Sunday. The declaration of the winner brought to an end a long-running and controversial process of electing a new…
BILIE Human Rights Initiative has declared that they are no longer fighting for the restoration of Biafra rather that they are figting for the independence of
The Senate dramatically rejected, on Thursday, via voice vote, the consideration of President Goodluck Jonathan’s
By Chijioke Ngobili One of the foremost Igbo intellectuals and a great historian fiercely told me after asking me a few questions about Abia State: