Many students travelling at the weekend to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in Borno State, were reportedly killed by the dreaded Boko Haram sect, in various attacks believed to have claimed over 200 lives in the past two days. The UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) was held…
There were very strong indications at the weekend that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governors who defected to the All Progressive Congress, APC, are ready to fully engage leaders of their new party, former military head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari, and former Lagos State governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, over the growing suggestion that both…
An elder statesman and a prominent traditional ruler, the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Aliyu Mustapha, yesterday, declared that people from the Niger Delta region want to make it appear that Northerners are beggars or Almajiris. Lamido also explained that his reason for advocating that oil producing states should control their oil wealth was because…
Indications have emerged in Abuja that about 47 officers of the Nigerian Army including eight (8) Major Generals and some Brigadier Generals have been retired by the Nigerian Army in line with the terms and conditions of service. The retirements which flowed from the ranks of Major Generals, Brigadier Generals, Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels down…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has warned Nigerians to beware of being pushed to the point where
The leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the South East geopolitical zone, yesterday, unanimously urged President Goodluck Jonathan to re-contest for a second term in 2015 assuring him of their total support for the race. President Jonathan responding to the request assured Nigerians and the South-easterners in particular that he would never disappoint…
The dreaded terrorists group, Boko Haram, launched attacks on troubled Borno villages and highways killing more than 30 people including residents, motorists and passengers. The sect, in the latest attacks on Thursday evening and Friday morning, invaded three towns of Borno; Dikwa (in the central), Gwoza and Kalabalge council area (both in South) as well…
A 23-year-old pregnant woman, Jennifer Ogbonna, raised the emotion of people recently at Zone 2, Police Headquarters, Abeokuta, Ogun State, when she narrated how her sister tricked her into slavery and sold her off with her 7-month old pregnancy. She was then transported from Aba to Abeokuta after a couple who allegedly specialized in buying…
In view of the insurgency championed by the dreaded sect, Boko Haram, in the north, the Nigerian military has concluded arrangements to give full scale special protection to former Heads of State, Generals Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, Muhammadu Buhari and some other prominent politicians ahead of the 2015 elections. Saturday Mirror gathered that the arrangements…
Ambassador Bola Dada shares his experiences in international affairs as a former diplomat with ADEOLA BALOGUN and JESUSEGUN ALAGBE When did you retire and how are you spending your time now? I retired from the federal civil service in June 2009, and since my retirement, I have been working in the farm. I am a…