The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) denied yesterday that some commanders in the Northeast and Boko Haram insurgents were working together – as alleged by a “soldier”. The DHQ said impersonation could not be ruled out to create wrong impressions for the public. The Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade, who spoke with our correspondent in…
The Niger Delta will demand reparation from the Federal Government at the ongoing National Conference, a delegate, Prof. Godini Darah, said yesterday. According to him, the region that provides the oil, which is the mainstay of the country’s economy, is the worst victim of inequality, corruption and bad governance. Darah, however, did not specify the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, to declare the seat of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State vacant, following his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a motion filed before the High Court, the electoral body sought the dismissal of the…
Gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers went on the rampage in Yargaladima village area of Dansadau
By JOSEPHINE IGBINOVIA What’s your opinion on the National Conference? Does the Christian body have any agenda to promote? I will not tell you what the agenda of the Christian body is until it is made public in the conference. As I have always said, we need to pray. Some people will say ‘but things…
The youths face a lot of challenges, including an unstable education sector. Nigerian youth have been ranked the least happy in the world in the first ever Youth Wellbeing Index released on Friday by the International Youth Foundation, IYF, and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, CSIS. According to IYF and CSIS, the Youth…
By Wale Odunsi Igbo Day celebration The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday called on Ndigbo to join the party, saying a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction would remain an illusion under the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Spokesman of the APC in South-East, Osita Okechukwu, stated this after he voted at the ward congress…
By Ameh Comrade Godwin Vice-President, Namadi Sambo has declared that those clamouring for Nigeria’s break-up would be put to shame. Namadi made this known on Saturday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, during the traditional wedding of the President’s foster daughter, Faith Sakwe. Sambo, who chaired the occasion, said he and Jonathan were committed to the unity…
Prominent Christians in the country’s biggest opposition party, All Progressives Congress, are threatening to quit the party over an alleged plan to field a Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket. There has been speculation in recent times that power brokers in the party have concluded plans to present a Muslim/Muslim ticket for the 2015 presidential election. But Sunday…
Senior Correspondent goes on a fact finding mission on what Christians should do in the face of insurgency. Should Christians defend themselves or turn the other cheek as recorded in the Bible? Boko Haram attacks against the Christian community and the nation in general have become difficult for the security agencies to tackle. As a…