A former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, yesterday, revealed that he was not ready to become the Nigerian leader after the July 1966 coup d’etat that caused the death of his predecessor, General Aguiyi Ironsi. – Gowon stated this during an interactive session on mentorship with youths, organised by Stand Up Nigeria to celebrate…
If there were doubts as to he real intentions behind the determination of Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to foist on Nigeria an electoral process that gives unparalleled advantage to his northern part of the country through the instrumentality of
Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Chief Joe Igbokwe, tells KATE ANI the reason 2015 is a make-or-break year for Nigerians, especially in their choice of the president. He also speaks on other contemporary issues. Excerpts:ADVERTISEMENTHow would you rate your party’s chances in the 2015 presidential election?Our chances are bright.…
by: Yusuf Alli,The Federal Government yesterday struck a deal with Boko Haram on ceasefire and freedom for the 219 secondary school girls abducted by the sect in Chibok, Borno State about six months ago.The agreement was said to have been reached in Saudi Arabia.As part of the deal, some key Boko Haram leaders may regain…
POPULAR preacher, Sheikh Muideen Bello, has described unity as the only factor that can ensure the survival of Nigeria as an entity, particularly beyond 2015.Sheikh Bello, who was part of Oyo State contingent to the 2014 holy pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, stated this on Thursday in Ibadan, in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune,…
By Joe Nwankwo,Former Head of State and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, General Muhammadu Buhari, has taken a swipe at the President Goodluck Jonathan administration, declaring that the Jonathan-led government is the most corrupt in Nigeria’s history.In a statement signed by his spokesman, Engr. Rotimi Fasaki, Buhari said that it had never been in…
VOA News Last updated on: October 17, 2014 10:26 AM Islamist militant group Boko Haram and the Nigerian government have agreed to a cease-fire. Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff Alex Badeh issued an order Friday, telling all service chiefs “to comply with the cease-fire agreement between Nigeria and Boko Haram in all theaters of operations.”…
Bello Abdullahi Kaura was an official of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Zamfara State office, who was declared missing, but was found dead after three months. His death was not mysterious because a soldier and a police inspector have allegedly been fingered for the death of the official.Bello was murdered after he was dispossessed…
Chime with wife’s sister Chime’s weddingChime’s weddingAs Enugu state gears up for a near landmark electoral exercise in the coming 2015 political round, the intrigues surrounding the would-be political candidates and shot callers have begun to clarify themselves gradually into the public arena. This is following a recent public declaration by a famous and controversial…
By Wale Odunsi Two eminent Nigerians, Thursday asked the federal government to take a more decisive action to end the protracted insurgency in the Northeast.Former Finance Minister, Chief Olu Falae and former Kaduna State governor, Balarabe Musa advised President Goodluck Joanthan to declare war on the sect to prove that his administration was not complicit…