NBA President, Mr. Okey WaliThe Nigerian Bar Association said on Thursday that the unabated loss of lives in bomb attacks in the country was an indication that the efforts of the Federal Government to tackle insecurity were not yielding results.In a statement by its President, Mr. Okey Wali (SAN), the NBA reminded the government that…
An anti-corruption group, Transparency International, has faulted the decision of the Federal Government to drop corruption charges against Mohammed Abacha, son of the late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha.TI expressed this dissatisfaction in a statement by its Regional Director for sub-Saharan Africa, Chantal Uwimana, on Thursday.The Federal Government had charged Mohammed Abacha for…
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha By SaharaReporters, New York The All Progressives Congress (APC) South East has called on Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha to rescind what it called the “unconstitutional and undemocratic” plan to issue identity cards to Northerners in the state. In a statement by Osita Okechukwu, spokesman for APC South East Zone, …
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi talks during the 23rd African Union Summit (AUS) in Malabo in this June 26, 2014 handout. CREDIT: REUTERS/THE EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERSViolence cast a shadow over the opening of the two-day summit of the 54-nation African Union (AU) as Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan rushed home to deal with the aftermath…
The Vice President visited victims of the EMAB Plaza blast. The Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo, has said that despite the incidents of insecurity across the country, the Nigerian government is committed to the security of lives and property. Mr. Sambo said perpetrators of evil cannot dampen the spirit of Nigerians with their evil…
(ABUJA) The Federal Government on Wednesday refuted report carried by some media on the abduction of 60 women in Damboa, Borno. Mr Mike Omeri, the Coordinator, National Information Centre, made the denial at a news conference in Abuja. He said that the claim in several media reports about the abduction of 60 women could not be verified. “We hereby wish to…
Emmanuel Ugwu Abia state police command Thursday said that it has taken proactive measures to checkmate resurgence of kidnapping in the state following the discovery of a compound in Umuokeyi village Obingwa local government where kidnappers were allegedly being trained. State commissioner of police, Mr. Adamu Ibrahim made this known at a press briefing on…
South East Governors have joined millions of Nigerians to condemn yesterday’s bomb blasts that rocked Emab Plaza in the Wuse 2 Area of Abuja, which claimed over 20 lives mostly traders. A statement by the Chairman, South East Governors’ Forum, Gov. Theodore Orji of Abia State, made available to newsmen in Umuahia yesterday, conveyed the…
The national conference on Thursday approved the establishment of state police in the country. However, the conference said only states that feel that they have the capacity to fund and kit them, should establish state police. Apart from this, the conference also adopted the recommendation by the Committee on National Security, that state laws should be…
The umbrella body for youths, Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has warned that any attempt to truncate the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan will spell doom for Nigeria. The threat is contained in resolutions reached after the IYC convention on June 22 and June 23, 2014, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, a statement by IYC spokesman, Eric…