The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has said that any Nigerian who voted for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2015 general elections would be regarded as an enemy of the north.The forum also said that northerners had lost confidence in some of their governors who entered into secret pact with President Goodluck Jonathan…
Grief descended on soldiers stationed in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital on Monday night, when a soldier shot and killed his colleague. The suspect was identified as Lance Corporal Muazu (surname withheld) of the 423 Battalion, Elele Barracks, while the dead soldier was identified as Staff Sergeant Ishiaku Shuaibu.
The Federal Government would soon procure three surveillance aircraft from Czech Republic
Former Head of State, Abdulsalam Abubakar has said peace is the most expensive commodity in the country now and needs the contribution of all to restore. The military ruler, respected for handing over power to a democratic government, noted that every Nigerian has a role in making the country’s elections credible, insisting that the task…
Nnewi—Second Republic Senator, Chief Nathaniel Anah, SAN, has called on those advocating for Nigeria to divide to emulate the people of Scotland who voted to remain in United Kingdom, saying that it is the will of God that Nigeria will be a big country being together. Speaking to Vanguard, the 86-year-old former senator, said Nigerians…
by Stephen Uka, Umuahia An Abia monarch and traditional ruler of Aba , the commercial capital of the state, HRM Eze Isaac Ikonne has been reprimanded by the Special Adviser to Gov. Theodore Orji on Electronics Media, Mr. Ugochukwu Emezue for his media remarks on the governor where he allegedly said “Orji had not performed.”…
A man wears a Palestinian and Union flag outside the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday to show his support for the symbolic vote. Luke MacGregor/Reuters/Landov Britain’s Parliament has voted to support the recognition of a Palestinian state in a symbolic vote that follows a similar move by Sweden. The BBC says the 274…
Represented by the Council Secretary, Mr. Alex Kundang, the chairman said the attack also led to the displacement of no fewer than 3,520 people from their homes. She said those displaced were currently staying at different camps for Internally Displaced Persons in the area. Piyo described the situation as pathetic and that urgent national attention…
Soldiers Saturday night stormed Durumi settlement area in Abuja where they shot three people dead while some escaped with various degrees of injury, the BBC Hausa radio reported. The people, who are mostly from Gwoza town of Borno State, have been taking refuge in the area since the recent seizure of their town by the…
Yaoundé — Cameroon’s President Mr Paul Biya vowed, yesterday, that his government would go after the Islamist group Boko Haram “until it is totally wiped out”.His Nigerian counterpart, President Goodluck Jonathan, on his part, was confident that the activities of insurgents and other cross-border criminals will soon be drastically curtailed with