I inherited total decay in aviation sector, Oduah tells Senate
Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, yesterday, told the Senate Committee on Aviation that the aviation sector
$49.8b ‘missing’ oil money: Governors insist on probe
Vice-President Namadi Sambo shifted yesterday the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting fixed for tomorrow. But governors are planning a meeting of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) for tomorrow to demand answers to the nine posers they have raised on the state of the economy. Consultations were on yesterday on the need for a emergency session…
No Jonathan, No election – Niger Delta Youths
The National President Niger Delta Youth Movement, Prince Akumagba Ajulin has berated those opposed to President Goodlluck Jonathan’s prospect in 2015.In a swift reaction to an interview credited to the Second Republic House of Reps member, Dr. Junaid Mohammed in Sunday Sun, December 1st where Mohammed was quoted to have said that blood will flow…
Mandela’s message to Nigerian corrupt leaders
YOU know I am not very happy with Nigeria. I have made that very clear on many occasions. Yes, Nigeria stood by us more than any nation, but you let yourselves down, and Africa and the black race very badly. Your leaders have no respect for their people. They believe that their personal interests are…
Once again another selfish Igbo Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Nigeria won’t disintegrate 2015
Following political intrigues rocking the polity ahead of the 2015 general elections, former Military Governor of Imo and Lagos states and a leader of the National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu, yesterday, said the country would not disintegrate. Noting, however, that Nigeria is currently at crossroads, he said only dialogue among the various…
NSA Col. Sambo Dasuki says Al-Qaeda terrorists has infiltrated Nigeria
The National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki, (retd.) has said that international terror organisation, Al Qaeda, has made inroads into Nigeria’s security system. Dasuki however said that the country was responding effectively to the threat of terrorism through the making of relevant laws and policies to destroy the terror networks in the country. The NSA’s…
The owners of the Zoo Sultan of Sokoto launches fatwa committee & 12 others
The Muslim umbrella body, the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), inaugurated yesterday the Fatwa committee, which is saddled with interpreting Islamic jurisprudence and recommending appropriate sanction against offenders. The fatwa committee was among 13 committees, majority of which are headed by traditional rulers in the North, inaugurated by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, at…
Middle Belt group asks FG to end Boko Haram insurgency
The Middle Belt Development Association has called on the Federal Government to take decisive steps to end the violence being unleashed on Nigerians in parts of the country by the Boko Haram sect. The group in a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan said this had become necessary in view of the recent classification of the…
MASSOB urges police to release body of slain member
Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has called on the police in Anambra State to release to them for burial, the corpse of one of their members, one Chimezie Anigbata, who they alleged was brutally killed by the police. The group said it was a taboo in Igbo land for…
Youths insist on Igbo presidency 2015
Different Igbo youth organisations from the South-East geopolitical zone of the country, yesterday insisted that the South-East must produce a presidential candidate of Igbo origin in the 2015 general elections. Their insistence was despite efforts by some of their leaders to impose President Goodluck Jonathan on them in the election. They also vowed to stop…