Fourteen soldiers, the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Hassan Thlama of Buni Yadi Division and the station’s Divisional Crime Officer, DCO, and 12 civilians were among the victims of Boko Haram attacks in Yobe and Borno state yesterday. The terrorists launched their attacks in Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State and Chinene village…
Igbo Delegates Assembly, IDA, in the 19 northern states and Abuja have called for the unconditional release of the over 250 Chibok Secondary School girls abducted since April 14, 2014 by the Boko Haram sect. The union which says it is in full support of a corporate and peaceful Nigeria also called on the Federal…
A delegation of the Northern States of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NSNGF, met Monday night with Governor Murtala Nyako and members of the Adamawa State House in a bid to settle the rift between the Executive and Legislative arms of government in the state. The delegation of the governors, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of Kano State and…
The Federal Government is planning to construct the longest gas pipeline in the country from Calabar via Ajaokuta to Kano State. This is part of efforts aimed at ensuring steady supply of gas to meet growing market demand. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, Mr. Ohi Alegbe,…
Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Tuesday advised Nigerians to desist from abusing her husband because
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…
Anytime the likes of Prof. Ango Abdullahi, Dr Junaid Mohammed, Mallam Adamu Ciroma, Lamido of Adamawa, Mr. Anthony Sani or any of the members of the Arewa Consultative Forum or Northern Elders Forum speak on national issues, there are some things that are constant in their speeches: Arrogance, condescension, threats, etc. If the matter has…
Four soldiers attached to the Special Task Force, STF in Plateau State were yesterday feared killed by gunmen who attacked their patrol vehicles in Gida Bua village of Langtang South Local Government Area of the state. Villagers said that the members of the STF were patroling the village in their military vehicle at the early…