THE 76 destitute persons, who were deported by the Lagos State Government and dumped on the Upper Iweka Bridge, Onitsha, Anambra State on July 24, 2013, have dragged the Lagos State Government to a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The suit was filed by seven of the deportees: Nnenna Ogbonna, Joseph Aniebonam, Osondu Mbuto,…
Hundreds of Nigerian criminals will be sent home to serve out prison sentences under a deal set to be struck by ministers within weeks. Talks are continuing into reaching a compulsory prisoner transfer agreement, which could see more than half of the 534 criminals from Nigeria currently in UK jails repatriated. UK Prisons Minister, Jeremy…
The Nigerian Army yesterday confirmed the killing of 40 Boko Haram insurgents in fresh counter-insurgency operations to forestall planned attacks by the armed sect in Borno State. Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations (DDAPR) of 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Captain Aliyu Ibrahim Danja in a statement in Maiduguri said troops from the…
Following the alleged shoot-out yesterday between joint team of Army, Police and suspected kidnappers at 3-3 in the commercial city of Onitsha, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has faulted the claims by the security agencies that the suspects were kidnappers. It alleged that its member was killed and…
Barely 48 hours after operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) killed six suspected kidnappers in Ihiala Council Area of Anambra State, a business magnate and transporter, Chief Godwin Okeke (GUO motors) escaped death by the whiskers yesterday when gunmen suspected to be hired assassins attacked his car. The attack occurred barely one month…
ELDER STATESMAN and stalwart of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has urged the Igbo and Yoruba ethnic
OWERRI— The members of Imo State House of Assembly have expressed concern over what they described as the growing menace of Hausa-Fulani herdsmen in the state. Already, the Donatus Ozoemena-led ad-hoc committee has sent what it called “a clarion call” to the security agencies in the state, complaining about “the menace of Hausa-Fulani herdsmen in…
To be honest, I no longer believe in the entity called Nigeria. No matter how much we pretend, the truth MUST be told. This union is certainly not working. Any member of the union that decides to do things its own way should be allowed to do so without compromising the unity of the land.…
NIGERIA has accused Liechtenstein of using legal challenges as a pretext to cling on to 185 million euros ($250 million) stolen by the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha. Nigeria has been fighting to recover the money for years, but companies linked to the Abacha family keep going to court to prevent the funds being…
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has explained that the reason he is organizing a national conference is to provide an acceptable platform for Nigerians to resolve issues that are causing tension in the polity. He has therefore urged Nigerians to embrace the idea, saying that those criticising the idea as diversionary or promoting political ambition are wrong.…