AS the crème de la crème of the Nigerian intelligentsia are currently gathered in Abuja to craft a new roadmap for the country’s political future, there is a very popular option for solving the country’s problem that you can be sure they will not be discussing because many of them are politicians. That option regularly…
The Federal Government appears set to privatise the nation’s four refineries in Port-Hacourt, Warri and Kaduna. Mr. Ben Dikki, the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, announced this at a briefing in Abuja, yesterday. He said however, that his team would first secure the cooperation of labour leaders, especially in the oil industry…
IT was another day of bloodshed, yesterday, as 74 persons, including five policemen, were killed in separate incidents in Benue and Borno states even as Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State has called for military assistance to check the killings. There was tension in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, yesterday, following the alleged killing of…
There was a showdown yesterday between Northern and Southern delegates at the ongoing National Conference over voting benchmark.
IGNATIUS OKPARA, EnuguThe Enugu state police command has declared leader of Biafra Zionist Movement (BZM), Barrister Onwuka Benjamin Igwe wanted for treasonable felony.African Examiner reports that the group had two weeks ago, claimed responsibility of the early hour attack of Enugu state government House on 8th (March) 2014. Besides, BZM had also threatened to invade…
The Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) has aired the voice of a female escapee from Boko Haram’s captivity who painted a graphic picture of the operations of the sect.The former captive who was identified as Nineteen-year-old Janet by the BBC’s English language website was quoted as saying:“They went to Gwoza and brought…
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar has said clashes persist between herdsmen and local farmers because they largely occur in remote locations that lack police stations and outposts.The IGP disclosed this in Abuja on March 24, 2014, Monday, before going into a closed door meeting with Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) and…
By Ameh Comrade Godwin A former Head of State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Monday lambasted the federal government for wasting the nation’s hard-earned resources on the ongoing national conference.The former leader while speaking at the opening of the inaugural edition of the PGF Progressive Governors-Legislative-Civil Society Roundtable…
President Goodluck Jonathan has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the global fight against nuclear terrorism. He said this at the Hague, Netherlands, where he is on an official tour. According to him, Nigeria, under his leadership, would continue to pursue efforts to harness nuclear energy and technology for socio-economic development. At the third global security summit,…
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday said four units of mobile police (about 600 men) have been deployed in Benue State to tackle the communal crisis. He spoke shortly before a meeting with assistant inspectors-general (AIGs). The AIGs are in charge of the 12 zonal commands across the country. He said the meeting would…