Eight people were killed in religious violence in Nigeria on Friday, including a Christian family of seven, while a roadside bomb killed seven others in an area known for Boko Haram activity. The two incidents follow deadly violence last weekend, which raised fresh questions about the government’s strategy to end the bloodshed and a change…
The Professor Nwabueze led Concerned Igbo Leaders of Thought yesterday disagreed on the modalities for the proposed national conference as released on Thursday by the Federal Government through the SGF Anyim Pius Anyim. While the Igbo leaders of thought faulted the government position saying, that it was in total contrast with recommendations and yearning of…
In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, the spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum, Professor Ango Abdullahi, speaks about the Almajiri phenomenon, Boko Haram insurgency, and the 2015 elections among other issues The way you talk about the North, some people tend to see you as someone who hates the rest of the country… This is…
Despite the aggressive evangelization often embarked upon by various Christian and Islamic denominations across Nigeria and beyond, there are indications that several local communities are still far from being reached with the message of the new religion as they still clinch to their old deities which they worship as their gods. An example of such…
The crisis in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA took a new dimension this morning, with the Victor Umeh leadership
Following previous Monday’s clash between members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) and traders at the Old Motor Spare Parts, Mgbuka, in the commercial city of Onitsha, seven regional administrators of the movement have been suspended by its leadership over their alleged involvement in the fracas. The leader…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday appealed to members of the National Assembly to expedite action on the 2014 Appropriation Bill in order to enable his administration to deliver dividends of democracy to the people. Jonathan made the appeal during a stakeholders’ forum of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.When the…
After a few weeks of suspense, federal government on Thursday unveiled modalities for the proposed national conference. A total of 492 delegates are billed to participate in the conference that will last three months.Out of the 492, President Goodluck Jonathan is to nominate 77 across specified strata of the society while state governors are to…
Unknown gunmen have abducted a 4year old pupil, Ngozi Ndubuisi on her way to school at Ekearo community, Osisioma Ngwa LGA of Abia State. 247ureports.com gathered that Ngozi, was in company of her elder sister, 11 year Oluebube when the gunmen who operated with a Golf car blocked their way and took her to an…
Unknown armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed a family of seven during a raid on Manchok township in Kaura local government area in Southern Kaduna early this morning. According to an indigene in the area, who contacted Saharareporters about the attack, the armed men began the attack around 1 AM Nigerian time.…