Explosion rocks Port Harcourt refinery, kills 7
No fewer than seven persons were feared dead following an explosion that rocked
Boko Haram terrorists: Police tighten security around two Benue schools
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar has ordered the strengthening of security in all boarding schools in and around Makurdi, Benue State. Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said the order became necessary as a result of a recent threat letter purportedly issued by elements claiming to…
Shekau strikes again: Kills 16, abducts five policemen, 10 Chinese workers
By Ndahi MaramaBoko Haram terror, at the weekend, raged in Borno State where 16 persons were feared killed in a fresh attack.In two other attacks, five policemen were reportedly abducted with their armoured personnel carrier (APC) while a Chinese was killed and 10 others kidnapped during an overnight attack in Kuseri Village between Gamboru Ngala …
#SayNoToIslamization: Sorry dad, I quit Christianity for good — Igbo girl, Charity-turned-Aisha
*CAN aborts secret wedding to Muslim brother Charity Uzoechima, the 26-year-old girl who converted to Islam and kept in the palace of Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, for “safety” for three months, is in the news again. Her fate and whereabouts since July last year when she was brought to Government House, Minna, Niger State…
Chibok schoolgirls: Questions Shettima must answer –Ladi Thompson
For about 14 years, Reverend Ladi Thompson has literally been shouting to no end over a new kind of war Nigeria is facing as a nation. But those in positions of authority don’t seem to understand his message. Now, he believes that the abduction of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, may open…
Boko Haram terrorists threatens to invade schools in Makurdi
Security has been beefed up at Government College as well as Mount Saint Gabriel, Makurdi, following the alleged receipt of a letter purportedly written by the dreaded Boko Haram sect of an impending invasion of the colleges to abduct the students. According to the Principal of Government College, Mr. Ugudu Geoffrey, the letter which was…
Britons joining Boko Haram terrorists? Fears spread as Cameroon confirms fresh attack by terror group
Boko Haram, the Islamist terrorist group which captured nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls, has launched a new attack
President Jonathan’s tenure extension memo floods National Conference
Plan to use the ongoing National Conference to extend the tenure of President Goodluck Jonathan and other political office holders has been exposed. A document prepared by one of the delegates from the South-South has been distributed to some delegates on the need to postpone the 2015 general elections by 18 months. The document, which…
National Conference Report Northern, Southern delegates differ on voting pattern
As the 20 committees of the National Conference get set to submit their reports for debate on Monday, there has been a sharp division between the North and the South on the pattern of voting to be adopted for deciding contentious issues. Saturday Vanguard learnt from competent conference sources that most of the chairmen of…
Foolish Dangote seeks to monopolized cement production in the zoo, blames others for the collapsed buildings.
by WOLE OLADIMEJI Dangote Cement Plc yesterday warned the Federal Government of ‘serious danger’ if cement manufacturers were continuously allowed to produce low-grade cement for buildings.The company, which attributed the increasing rate of collapse building in the country, to the use of lowgrade cement, stated that something has to be done to stem the production…