AS the PeoplesDemocratic Party (PDP) meets next week to put its house in order, opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) is deepening its agenda to wrest power from the ruling party. Investigation by the Saturday Tribune revealed that the opposition is focusing on areas likely to weaken it in the 2015 presidential poll, such as the…
Boko Haram insurgents yesterday invaded Kayamula Village of Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, killing no fewer than nine people. Several other people sustained gunshot injuries in the attack. Kayamula Village is on the outskirt of Maiduguri metropolis and is located about ten kilometers away from Giwa Military Barracks where several members of the…
The Onitsha Federal Prisons which was originally meant to accommodate 326 inmates now has 793 inmates or 467 more inmates.
Enugu Monarch ProtestHundreds of indigenes of Eziani community, in Nsukka Local Government Area, stormed the premises of the Enugu State Ministry of Chieftaincy Matters on Friday, protesting alleged imposition of a traditional ruler on them by the ministry officials.The protesters made up of aged men and women, as well as youths, arrived Enugu the state…
Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has given a pass mark to the performance of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2013.Obi said the present national administration deserves commendation, as it has made positive impact on the lives of the people since inception.He therefore, called on all Nigerians to give the president total support in 2014 to enable…
Govt reverses self to avert oil workers strikeThe Presidency yesterday denied that there are plans to sell any of the four refineries in the country.The denial is to forestall a strike by unions in the oil industry, who are opposed to the plan.Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, in…
Some human rights groups have described the government of Bayelsa State as the worst violator of human rights in Nigeria, accusing Governor Seriake Dickson of illegally detaining a social media activist, Tonye Okio.The Nigerian Human Rights Community, and the Journalists for Democratic Rights; said during a press conference that while millions of Nigerians were marking…
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, on Thursday urged President Goodluck Jonathan to refer unresolved cases of corruption to the anti-graft agencies.SERAP gave the advice in a statement issued in Lagos which was a reaction to Mr. Jonathan’s New Year broadcast where he promised to fight corruption.The SERAP’s Executive Director, Adetokunbo…
A new Army Division would soon be set up for the Niger Delta region to safeguard the nation’s economic and territorial assets in the South-South, and contain future threats to the nation’s boundaries with Cameroon, other countries and the Gulf of Guinea area. Sources said that the 9, 000 strong Division would be similar to…
Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Chris Ngige, has said the APC will not participate in the forthcoming local government election in Anambra State. He said this when he addressed a press conference in Akwa, after a crucial meeting with stakeholders and APC aspirants on the said election. The local council election is…