A coalition of Northern and Igbo youths has cautioned the Northern Elders Forum on its call for Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika’s trial at the International Crime Court (ICC). It said the elders should not destroy the young generation with hatred, division and mistrust. Addressing a joint news briefing in Abuja, the presidents of the Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo…
Members of the Imo State House of Assembly have demanded automatic tickets for the 2015 elections as part of the conditions
A Nigerian, simply identified as Arinze, was feared dead yesterday, after an immigrant working with the Arab Contractors Construction Company (O.A.O) threw him down from the second-floor of a two-storey building undergoing construction at the new Enugu State Secretariat, Enugu.According to theParadigm, the immigrant worker, identified as Abdul Lateef, apparently from one of the Arab-speaking…
President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, at the on-going World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, decried the negative perception of socio-political situation in African countries, saying it is responsible for the low level of investment inflow into the continent.Speaking during a live telecast of a business platform “Africa’s Next Billion” alongside other…
Renowned northern leader and the Convener, Coalition of Northern Leaders, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen (CNLAPB), Junaid Mohammed, has described the promise of the new Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, that he will flush out Boko Haram from the north within four months as unrealistic.According to Mohammed, an ex-lawmaker, going by the history…
THE Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has threatened to institute a legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) within 14 days, if it fails to investigate Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, over the N255 million armoured car saga for which the House of Reps and the Presidential committee have already indicted her. …
PROLIFERATION of illegal firearms has been identified as a factor responsible for the killing of innocent people in Shendam local government council of Plateau State. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in-charge of Shendam Police Station, Mr. Joseph Akpan, stated this yesterday when he held a peace meeting with people of the area. The peace, which…
Unknown gunmen yesterday attacked three Chinese nationals working with a construction firm in Kirim village in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna state, killing one of them and injuring two others. The town is a border community between Kaduna and Plateau State. The three Chinese nationals were reportedly supervising an ongoing rail rehabilitation project along the Jos-Kafanchan…
A former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, is angry over the current political developments in the country. In this interview, he says the panacea for a united Nigeria is the re-election of President Jonathan next year.What is your view about unfolding political events in the country?I want to use this opportunity to emphasize…
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has described his victory at the Supreme Court in a suit challenging his election as an act of God.In a statement on Friday in Abuja, and signed by his Media Assistant, Sam Onwuemedo, the Governor said: “The Supreme Court ruling is popular, godly, and people-oriented because the law is made…