British monarch and Head of the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, is to be conferred with an award on Friday, February 28, by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan to mark Nigeria’s centenary. On the same day too, Sir Fredrick Lugard, who effected the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates of the British Crown to form a…
Owerri, the Imo State capital was yesterday shut down as President Goodluck Jonathan visited the state to attend a sensitization rally organised to welcome back some party faithful who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the past. Early in the morning, major roads around the metropolis were condoned off, leaving only VIP movement around…
His Eminence, Sultan of Sokoto and President of National Islamic Council, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has lamented the current spate of insecurity in the country, saying Nigeria is in a state of mess. Abubakar made this pronunciation during the closing ceremony of the National Qur’anic Recitation Competition in Dutse on Saturday. He said that the spate of…
Another 29 persons have been feared killed in a fresh attack at Rakong village, a border between Barkin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas of Plateau State Although the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Olakpe, confirmed the attack he was silent on casualty figures. According to him, “There was an attack yesterday in the…
YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s military says it has closed hundreds of miles (kilometers) of its northeastern border with Cameroon to stop Islamic extremists using the country as a haven and launch pad for attacks. Brig. Gen. Rogers Nicholas of the 23rd Armored Brigade told reporters Saturday he was exercising emergency powers because it is…
By Ebere Suzy Okoye Two persons were on thursday reportedly killed – with several others seriously injured as motor park touts suspected to be the notorious war group known as Ndi Ukwu Aziza and Ndi Ukwuotosi clashed at Aba central motor park, Upper Iweka in the commercial city of Onitsha. It was gathered that the…
Mujahid Asari-Dokubo has said Militants in the Niger Delta has suspended hostilities in the Region simply because one of their own, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, is the President of Nigeria, not amnesty, NaijaSharpNews has gathered. Asari Dokubo’s comments were registered in his reactions to the threat by the Boko Haram terrorists to visit the Niger Delta…
Kano Emirate Council has condemned the suspension of Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from the position of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor.The Emirate council in a statement Friday signed by Walin Kano, Alhaji Mahe Bashir said “We viewed Mr. President action as a deliberate witch-hunt of the governor for doing his job by letting Nigerians…
Government released N319 million for payment of compensation to residents of Baruwa Community, Abuja, whose farms are to be used for the development of the Centenary City. The community, which is situated on Airport Road, Abuja, covers 1,200 hectares. Mr Okechukwu Francis, Director, Resettlement and Compensation in the FCT, made the fact known at an…
The Federal Government said it has no intention to ban the importation of fairly used vehicles, also known as tokunbo, into the country.The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, stated this on Friday during a facility tour of one of the nation’s automobile assembly plants, Peugeot Automobile of Nigeria, Kaduna.Aganga said despite…