About 16 years of very bad governance, Abia’s problem or curse?
By Chijioke Ngobili One of the foremost Igbo intellectuals and a great historian fiercely told me after asking me a few questions about Abia State:
31 marginal oil fields up for sale in new licensing round
The Federal Government yesterday announced the commencement of the second marginal field licensing round for the sale of 31 oil fields. Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, at a press briefing in Abuja, said 16 of the oil fields on offer were located onshore, while the remaining 15 were in the continental shelf. The…
Two feared dead as JTF, youths clash in Delta
Kokori community in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta State was deserted yesterday after a fresh bloody clash between troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF) and armed youths loyal to the alleged notorious crime lord, Kelvin Ibruvwe, left at least two persons dead. The latest clash occurred less than 24 hours after the…
The leaders of terrorists party APC Buhari and Tinubu fighting for better Nigeria, says Lamido
All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu are working for the good of the country, Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido said yesterday. The governor spoke in Dutse, the state capital, while receiving former military Head of State Gen. Abdussalami Abubakar, who was rounding off his two-day visit to the…
Asari Dokubo Released By Beninoise Gendarmes, Flown To Abuja
The leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, who was arrested yesterday in Cotonou, Benin Republic has been released. Mr. Dokubo was released after President Goodluck Jonathan personally intervened on his behalf with the Beninoise President Yayi Boni.Festus Keyamo, a civil rights activist and personal attorney to Mr. Dokubo confirmed his…
Heartless APC leaders in the Zoo Gov Oshiomhole tells a crying widow to ‘go and die’
In this video, Edo state Governor Adams Oshiomhole said to a crying widow to go and die during a sanitation
Balarabe Musa Igbo should bid for 2015 presidency
Second republic Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has argued that lack of credible candidates for the 2015 Presidential election, has made it imperative for a candidate of Igbo extraction to stake a claim presidency in 2015. The chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), who dropped the hint in his keynote…
Apo killings Boko Haram terrorists sets up base in Abuja –Senate
Senate said yesterday it has uncovered the establishment of an active Boko Haram cell in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This was contained in the report of the Senate Joint Committee on National Security and Intelligence and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters on investigation into the alleged extra-judicial killings in Apo, Abuja on…
Army kills 40 Boko Haram suspects in Borno
MAIDUGURI — Over 40 suspected Boko Haram members were killed in an offensive by the military, which raided its identified cells using air strikes and ground troops from the 7 Division, Nigerian Army, in Bita village, Damboa-Gwoza road in Borno State. Two weeks ago, no fewer than 20 suspected terrorists were reportedly killed by troops…
Gov Babangida Aliyu, Atiku best President Nigeria yet to have
AHEAD of 2015 Presidential election, chairman, Northern States Governors’ Forum, NSGF and governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu said yesterday that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar remains the best president Nigeria as a country was yet to have.Speaking yesterday at the launch of the book, titled, “Landmark Constitutional Law Cases in Nigeria 2004-2007: The Atiku…