…Expunge immunity clause From IHEANACHO NWOSU and FRED ITUA, Abuja Agitation by the South-East for an additional state, yesterday, got the endorsement of members of the National Conference Committee on Political Restructuring and Forms of Government. They agreed that there was need for the region to be given one more state in the interest of justice…
The Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has asked the embattled National Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Chief Victor Umeh to win his Senatorial zone for APGA before boasting of winning Imo state for APGA in 2015 election. First, we take the liberty to say that Chief Victor Umeh’s threat or boasting…
BY GODFREY BIVBERE LAGOS—Former Chief of Army Staff, General Salihu Ibrahim, has advocated community policing as the best way to curb the problem of Boko Haram insurgency in the country. strategizing: The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Kenneth Minima (left); his Air Force counterpart, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (middle) and General Officer Commanding 3rd Division,…
The world headquarters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) today took delivery of a van laden with electronic surveillance gadgets and other security hardware donated by Biafrans in Germany. This is a clear demonstration that Biafrans all over the world are committed to the project of Biafra restoration not just in words but in…
(ABUJA) A cross-section of Nigerians of all walks of life have urged the Federal Government to subject the outcome of the ongoing National Conference to a referendum. A nationwide opinion survey of personalities conducted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday indicated that most respondents preferred ratification of conference decisions by referendum rather…
Leaders of the Tiv community in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State on Wednesday appeared before the National Human Right Commission to narrate how soldiers, attached to a plant of the Dangote Cement, killed seven of their youths. According to the Tiv leaders, the youths, including a lady, lost their lives when the soldiers…
From Nweke Nweke, Onitsha The exit of the immediate past governor of Anambra State, Chief Gregory Peter Obi witnessed the highest and most reckless spread of money that could have been used for free, compulsory and qualitative education or other meaningful development of the state and today, nemesis has started dealing with some of…
The former member that represented Owerri North Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon Ray Emeana has alleged that Imo number one citizen Owelle Rochas Okorocha forced him to relocate to Abuja after several harassment on him and his family through his committee for recovering government owned vehicles. Hon Emeana stated this at…
by Olalekan Adetayo, AbujaPresident Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday commended a former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for what he called his very statesman-like views on terrorism and insecurity in Nigeria as expressed in his article, which was published by the media over the past two days.The commendation was contained in a statement by…
BY UMAR YUSUF Yola — Unknown Gun-men have attacked Sabongari Hyambula village, bordering Gwoza in Borno and Madagali Local Government of Adamawa, killing a soldier and two civilians including a mad woman. A picture taken from a video distributed to journalists in recent days through intermediaries and obtained by AFP on March 5, 2013 reportedly…