By PETRUS OBI, EnuguThe Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Kenneth Minimah yesterday in Enugu, hinted that firing squad awaits soldiers found to have conspired with members of Boko Haram in the North-East zone of the country.The Chief of Army Staff, who was at the 82 Division, Enugu as part of his familiarisation…
By Abdullahi Shuaibu, LafiaNo fewer than four persons have been killed and several others wounded in a political crisis that engulfed Daddere town in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. According to an eyewitness account, the clash occurred following the conflict between those supporting the state lawmaker, Sidi Bako and that of…
Nigeria’s total debt stock has again risen to a very high level of N10.4 trillion as at June 2014. The rising debt profile of the country is made up of external debt stock of N1.46 trillion ($9.377 billion), Federal Government domestic debt of N7.421 trillion ($47.653billion).States in the federation have a domestic debt…
THE five South-East states of Anambra, Imo, Abia, Ebonyi and Enugu leaders, citizens, monarchs and clergies, weekend, converged on Awka in support and call on President Goodluck Jonathan to run for the 2015 presidential election. The occasion was the first leg of the planned nationwide six geo-political zones rallies organised by the Transformation Ambassadors of…
By HENRY UMAHI (kinghenrysun@yahoo.com) The commercial city of Aba in Abia State used to be famous for the ingenuity of the locals. They copied and produced all manners of products. In fact, any product that was not made abroad was popularly referred to as Made in Aba or Aba made. Those were the days when…
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said All Progressives Congress (APC) would take over Abia State in 2015, following alleged calls by the people for a change from the dwindling fortunes of the state. Governor Okorocha made the prediction through his deputy, Prince Eze Madumere, at a well-attended stakeholders meeting of the South East chapter…
The American Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, on Monday said his country was not yet in a position to make the Ebola Disease experimental drug, Zmapp, available to Nigeria. Mr. Entwistle said during a visit to the Nigerian Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, that the drug was not yet available in sufficient quantity to go…
Few months after commissioning the N5.3 billion Ikom Water Scheme, the Cross River State Government has signed a N2.6 Million contract agreement for the construction of Ogoja Water scheme with a Chinese firm CGC. The project is expected to be completed in 18 months.Once completed, the project will increase access to potable water in the…
Boko Haram suspect and alleged manual timer A suspected member of the dreaded Boko Haram sect has been arrested after he allegedly attempted to bomb the Nigerian Airspace Management Authority, NAMA, office in Lagos, according to Thisday. The supect is reportedly in police custody with some explosives materials were found with him. It was also…
By GEORGE OKOJIE The founder of LEADERSHIP Newspapers and presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, yesterday declared that Nigeria was not yet on the path of development.Nda-Isaiah, a member of Asian Think Tank, made the comments as the guest speaker at the City People magazine monthly lecture entitled,…