The decision of African leaders to set up a committee that will fashion out a framework for tackling terrorism is a welcome response to the increasing activities of terrorists in different parts of the continent.The committee, made up of ministers from selected countries, was set up in South Africa during the meeting between President Goodluck…
The controversy surrounding the recommendation by the Public Finance and Revenue Committee of the on-going National Conference demanding a complete removal of subsidy on petroleum products has been resolved.The Committee’s recommendation had met a brick wall on Monday when it was raised on the floor of the Conference with both those who were for and…
FROM ATTAHIRU AHMED GUSAUFear has gripped residents of Gusau, the Zamfara State capital following the discovery of arms and ammunition, including grenade in the residence of a lawmaker(names with held) in the state by security operatives.As the news of the scary discovery spread in Gusau and neigbouring Tsafe town,there was panic and tension as motorists…
A prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to revoke the multi-billion naira pipeline and maritime protection contracts awarded to two former leaders of the Niger Delta militants, Government Ekpemukpolo (Tompolo) and Asari Dokubo.The Ijaw leader, who said this while contributing to a debate on the report of the National…
Inside information reaching BG from Enugu have strongly alleged that Ohaneze working for the President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan has paid the MOSSOB group under the leadership of Ralp Uwazuruike on Tuesday to destroy the Biafra Memorial monument erected in Enugu recently by some members of the IPOB in remembrance of the fallen war Heroes, Heroines and…
Leadership NewspaperNo fewer than 15 senior military officers including 10 generals have been tried before a court-martial and found guilty of giving information and ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists.In the recent past, the Army and the Defence headquarters have raised the alarm that some of their officers and men are leaking official information to the…
15 die as building collapses From EMMANUEL UZOR, OnitshaTears flowed freely yesterday as a four-storey building under construction collapsed and crushed over 15 persons in the commercial city of Onitsha in Anambra State. Unofficial sources said the building located at St. Christopher’s Anglican Church by Old Cemetery Road collapsed due to poor construction and use of…
…As National Assembly, NIIA hold retreat on nation’s foreign policy By EMMA EMEOZOR The threat of Boko Haram’s insurgency to Nigeria’s security has had its onslaught on the nation’s foreign policy behaviour following the Federal Government’s withdrawal of its peacekeeping troops from Mali. This was disclosed yesterday by the Senate President, David Mark in a keynote…
*Says they have no reason not to develop their statesThe Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has dared the 36 state governors to tell Nigerians what they do with the huge monetary allocations they receive monthly from the Federal Government.Okonjo-Iweala dropped this bomb shell on Sunday at Ilishan-Remo, Ogun…
By IHEANACHO NWOSU, ABUJAThe Southern Mandate, a coalition of socio-political groups, yesterday warned that a fresh plot by some northern leaders and the elite to stop President Goodluck Jonathan from seeking re-election in 2015 would plunge the nation into another crisis.It described last weekend’s resolution by some northern groups including the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF),…