The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has accused the Federal Government of doing very little to put an end to the rising insecurity and the unending killings in the country.The Bishops, who issued a statement during their Second Annual Plenary in Warri, Delta State, said the meeting has daily been inundated with “first-hand and horrifying…
.The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Friday called on all leaders to harbour no fear in speaking out the truth. The sultan was speaking when he received former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) in his palace in Sokoto. Abubakar said “Traditional rulers are always close to the people…
THE emerging scenario in the fight against terror and the steps Nigeria’s government has taken would have resulted in global sensation during the cold war. The United States would fight to keep their allies.They would never easily lose any of their allies to then Soviet Union as now represented by Russia which has, although, embraced…
Police at the Emirates Stadium in the Scottish city said they were investigating possible cases of double vote impersonation where people pretend to be someone else, cast a vote and then the real person later turns up to vote again.
The Lagos State Government has moved against the popular Synagogue Church of All Nations, Ikotun, whose one of its buildings collapsed last week killing scores of people including a 10-year-old kid with many others critically injured. The structure, which was under construction, was initially a two-storey building before the addition of four new floors which…
Following the controversy hanging over the ferry of $9.3million in a private aircraft to South Africa
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived Lagos yesterday.On his arrival, the former Lagos State governor quickly dismissed insinuations that he was ill.He said he was never admitted in any London hospital, wondering where his “detractors” got the information that he was very ill – a rumour that has…
by Adelani Adepegba Amnesty International has challenged the Federal Government to criminalise the use of torture by the Police and military as a tool of investigations.The movement stated that the military had detained, at least, 5,000 persons for terrorism since 2009 when military operations began against Boko Haram, many of whom, it alleged, were tortured…
THE Senate, on Thursday, summoned the National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd); the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh and the Chief of Army Staff, Kenneth Minimah, over the $9.3 million dollars seized by the government of South Africa. South African officials had caught two Nigerians and one Israeli for…
By Seyi Gesinde with agency report• PM Cameron vows change• Alex Salmond concedes• 54% vote to stay; 46% to leave• Scottish voter turnout at 86% Scotland will remain part of the United Kingdom along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland, following a historic referendum vote.A majority of voters rejected the possibility of Scotland breaking away…