Police raid home, office of Imo govt official
Over 20 riot policemen yesterday stormed the residence of the General Manager of the Owerri Capital Development Authority (OCDA),
Emergency rule extension a declaration of war on Adamawa, says Gov. Nyako
Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako has faulted the move by President Goodluck Jonathan to The decision of President Goodluck Jonathan to extend the emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, describing it as a declaration of war on Adamawa people. Jonathan had made e request for the extension of the emergency rule following a…
Soldiers raid Boko Haram hideouts, recover arms in Borno
Military authorities in Borno State yesterday said they had raided Boko Haram camps in four different locations in Bama Local Government Area of the state and recover cache arms. Commander of the 202 Tank Battalion, Bama, Lt. Col. Adamu Garba Laka ,and the spokesman of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Lt. Col. Mohammed…
Anambra and APC, the Trojan Horse of Death
While it’s not entirely in the interest of Biafrans to concern ourselves with the demonic and macabre dance called ‘politics’ in nigeria, staying silent through some issues might prove detrimental in the end.The issue with Anambra State politicians and their politics is as deadly as the issue with nigeria and her politics: they are both…
President Jonathan Responds To Obasanjo’s Plot To Install Northern President In 2015
A source close to President Goodluck Jonathan told SaharaReporters that the president has commissioned a group of political pundits to begin to counteract former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s reported secret plans to work for the emergence of a Northerner as president in 2015. The source added that the Jonathan’s team is charged with strategizing on the…
Ekwueme, Gbonigi, Clark list 31-point agenda for National Conference
OBIORA IFOH ABUJA Former Vice-President Alex Ekwueme and co-chairman of Southern Nigeria Peoples’ Assembly, SNPA, yesterday listed a 31-point agenda for the proposed national conference. The Southern leaders also opposed President Goodluck Jonathan’s plan to send the outcome of the proposed national conference to the National Assembly for ratification. The group, also in a statement…
Presidency dares Amaechi to join APC
The Presidency on Wednesday said Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was at liberty to dump the ruling Peoples Democratic Party for the opposition All Progressive Congress. Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, said this in an interview with our correspondent. Gulak was reacting to a statement credited to…
Group wants Orji as S-East Govs Forum chairman
UMUAHIA—AS the tenure of Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State ends early next year, a coalition of Igbo organizations has recommended Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State to take over as the Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum which Obi has held for over six years. The group in a statement claimed it had…
National Dialogue Shettima decries attack on North
Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, yesterday warned that the continued attack on the North as if it was the problem of the nation was not healthy for the growth of the nation, insisting that every part of the nation is essential in the search for greatness. Governor Shettima, who received members of the Presidential…
Nwabueze National Conference‘ll be successful
Professor of Law Ben Nwabueze (SAN) yesterday hoped that President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposed National Conference will be a success, despite all odds.