GOVERNOR Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, has accused students of being the brains behind the high level of crime and criminality in the state. Chief Okorocha, who stated this Tuesday in his pre-democracy day press briefing in Owerri, also disclosed that over 60 percent of criminals in the state were students. Although the governor fell…
Kala-Balge Villagers Allegedly Holding 40 Soldiers Caught In Boko Haram Raid As Prisoners:ENDS has received exclusive, distressing information that the villagers of Kala-Balge in Borno state, caught over 40 suspected soldiers of the Nigerian army and have held them prisoner since the defensive two weeks ago where they successfully thwarted a Boko Haram invasion and…
by: Joseph Jibueze and Precious Igbonwelundu House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Tambuwal questioned yesterday the Federal Government’s claim that the economy is growing.Figures from the recent rebasing of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) placed the country as Africa’s largest economy and the world’s 26th.But Tambuwal said there was no evidence to back the claim.Nigeria, he…
by Fidelis Soriwei and Olalekan AdetayoTHE Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, has said that the military will not use force to rescue over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram on April 14 because of the need to save their lives.Badeh, who received members of the Citizens Initiative for Security Awareness outside the…
Timmy Campbell US, Israel and other Western powers have been accused of plotting the abduction of nearly 300 girls in Chibok, Borno state, as an excuse to invade and steal from Nigeria.Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, made the accusation while speaking speaking at the annual Martyrs’ Day commemoration held…
A 22-year old mother has been arrested for selling her one month old baby for N430,000 in Enugu. The mother, Chinelo Huma got N150,000 out of the deal while other women involved shared the rest of the money.They were later arrested for such an illegal act, but the new mom, who is 43 and has…
By CHRISTOPHER OJIFear yesterday gripped residents of Arepo community in Ogun State as some policemen were missing after one of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipelines went up in flames.The incident occurred during a gun duel with pipeline vandals However,four policemen were rescued, but some were still missing as at press time.It was learnt…
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt General TY Danjuma has said that Boko Haram has friends among Nigerians and such people should prevail on the sect to release the abducted schoolgirls unconditionally.General Theophilus Danjuma also called on leaders in the north and Boko Haram sympathizers to use all their means of communication and influence on…
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Prof Tam David-West, has said Nigerians should not expect any serious fight against corruption from the present administration since President Goodluck Jonathan himself has said stealing is not corruption.Speaking with Saturday Sun in Ibadan yesterday, the retired university teacher and Professor of Virology said his earlier posture that President Jonathan…
Former Governor of Abia state, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, while speaking with airport correspondents yesterday as he returned from a trip to the UK, said if things are not properly checked politically,