The U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr James Entwistle, on Wednesday disclosed plans by his government to support Nigeria in ensuring maritime security and safety. Entwistle said in Lagos at the opening ceremony of “OBANGAME EXPRESS 2014 Exercise” that the US was prepared to support the Federal Government’s effort at increasing security along its maritime borders.…
The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has slated Biafra National day celebration for May 30, 2014 at MASSOB Freedom Square, Okwe in Onuimo Council Area of Imo state. The National day celebration according to the MASSOB National Director of Information, Mr. Uchenna Madu, is aimed at showcasing and celebrating…
No fewer than three persons died in a gas explosion that destroyed a section of a vegetable oil and bottled water production company in Orlu, Imo State. Two other persons were reportedly injured. It was gathered that the victims of the early morning explosion were employees of the company, Sea Master Industries Limited at Amaifeke…
Two days after the Nyanya Motor Park bombing by terrorists,
Chief Yemi Okulaja, SAN, in this interview, speaks on the ongoing national confab, corruption on the Bench and the acts of organising seminars for judges by bodies that have cases before the courts. Excerpts: By Abdulwah ab Abdulah Is it right for judges to attend workshop organised by corporate and government bodies, especially those that…
By Nicholas Ibekwe Nigerians have reacted with outrage over President Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to Kano to welcome former governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau, to the Peoples Democratic Party, a day after a car bomb killed dozens of Nigeria and injured several others in a suburb of Abuja. The government said 75 people died while…
“They simply walked right into the palace of the monarch and shot him in his bedroom.” About 20 villagers including a monarch were killed after gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists, attacked two villages in different parts of Borno state on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, security sources and witnesses said. In one of…
15 people were killed yesterday in the Wukari area of Taraba State in an ethnic-religious clash. A security officer told SaharaReporters that the killings occurred in Nwunkyo-Kura, where eight people were killed, and Wukari town where seven died. The source further disclosed that the clashes led to the imposition of a 24-hour curfew following consultations…
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, has said that it will be difficult for the country to win the war against terrorism without the support of the host communities in the mission area. He said that the Air Force commanders must be diplomatic and display the requisite tact in dealing with the…
There was tension at the Onitsha Main Market yesterday when the Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) invaded the market to arrest a notorious arms dealer, Alphonsus Ngwu. Ngwu’s men tried to prevent his arrest. But he was shot while trying to escape during a commotion. The shots created tension, as traders scampered for safety. The SARS team…