by Dayo Oketola, Fisayo Falodi, Kayode Idowu, Ademola Olonilua, Eric Dumo, and Jesusegun Alagbe No fewer than six million residents of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states have been directly affected by Boko Haram attacks, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has said in a recent report obtained by Saturday PUNCH. The…
by Lekan Adetayo President Goodluck Jonathan with the Chief Medical Director, Maitama District Hospital, Dr. Adetoun Adetimehin, (l) and victims of the Emab Plaza bomb blast (r) during the President’s visit to the hospital in President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday admitted that the activities of the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, have curtailed his movement…
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a suit by 16 northern states, through which they had sought an order compelling the Federal Government to pay them about N7.039bn as compensation for some assets of the northern region taken over by the Federal Government in 1977.The court, in a unanimous judgement, held that the northern states…
by Sodiq Oyeleke The United Nations Security Council has sanctioned Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, and a splinter group, Ansaru on Wednesday. According to Reuters, Shekau is the first individual while Ansaru is the first entity to be so sanctioned since the Islamist militant group was blacklisted. With this sanction, Shekau and Ansaru will be…
NBA President, Mr. Okey WaliThe Nigerian Bar Association said on Thursday that the unabated loss of lives in bomb attacks in the country was an indication that the efforts of the Federal Government to tackle insecurity were not yielding results.In a statement by its President, Mr. Okey Wali (SAN), the NBA reminded the government that…
An anti-corruption group, Transparency International, has faulted the decision of the Federal Government to drop corruption charges against Mohammed Abacha, son of the late military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha.TI expressed this dissatisfaction in a statement by its Regional Director for sub-Saharan Africa, Chantal Uwimana, on Thursday.The Federal Government had charged Mohammed Abacha for…
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha By SaharaReporters, New York The All Progressives Congress (APC) South East has called on Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha to rescind what it called the “unconstitutional and undemocratic” plan to issue identity cards to Northerners in the state. In a statement by Osita Okechukwu, spokesman for APC South East Zone, …
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi talks during the 23rd African Union Summit (AUS) in Malabo in this June 26, 2014 handout. CREDIT: REUTERS/THE EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERSViolence cast a shadow over the opening of the two-day summit of the 54-nation African Union (AU) as Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan rushed home to deal with the aftermath…
The ongoing National Conference in Abuja today resolved that States can in the future establish, fund and control a Police Force of their own, as well as put into place community policing. A statement signed by Akpandem James, the Assistant Secretary for Media and Communication, noted that when enacted into law, this resolution will put…
Over 100 persons, mostly children and women, were this afternoon buried in mass grave yards in the troubled Southern Kaduna region of Kaduna state. They were the victim of a series of gunmen attacks in about five villages in Sanga Local Government area from Tuesday into Wednesday in which the assailants sacked villagers and burnt…