Yobe State governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, yesterday requested donor agencies that relocated out of Damaturu, the state capital, to return and continue with their work with the return of peace in the state. Gov. Gaidam made the plea on the occasion of the donation of medical equipment worth over N288 million to the state government by…
The United States of America has described corruption as Nigeria’s greatest stumbling block, lamenting that the malaise is deeply
The Christian Association of Nigeria has condemned recent resurgence of killings by the Boko Haram sect, asking the governors of states in the North to shift their focus from the 2015 presidency to halting the activities of the sect. The General Secretary of CAN, Dr. Musa Asake, who said this in a telephone interview with…
The militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has forced more than 1,000 teachers to flee from various areas in the northern part of Nigeria. The group has also burnt 50 schools and forced 60 others to close in the northern part of the country. An international human rights organisation, Amnesty International, which stated these on Friday…
Northern interest groups have reacted angrily to suggestions by Chief Ebenezer Babatope that northern politicians should wait until 2019 to vie for the Presidency. Babatope had, while speaking at a public function in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State last week, asked the northerners to wait till 2019 to take a shot at the Presidency. He said, “If…
Strong indications emerged on Friday that members of the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic Sect might have infiltrated the ranks of the Borno Youth Vigilante popularly referred to as Civilian JTF. Members of the youth group are aiding the efforts of the military in the ongoing campaign against the insurgent, especially in Borno State. Investigations revealed…
The pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, and its Igbo counterpart, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, have said they will reject any move to limit discussions at the national dialogue being planned by President Goodluck Jonathan. Afenifere, which spoke through its Secretary, Chief Seinde Arogbofa, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Akure on Thursday, said that the proposed…
All hell was let loose yesterday at the Ahajioku Convention Centre in Owerri, the Imo State capital, when security aides
As the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Mariam Aloma Muhktar, intensifies effort to weed out corrupt elements from the judiciary, a retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Stanley Shenko Alagoa, yesterday, admitted that some judges collect bribe from politicians and traditional rulers to pervert the course of justice. Speaking at a valedictory court…
The Imo State arm of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised alarm on the amount of money the State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha would allegedly spent for his 51st birthday celebration.In a statement made available to Trumpeta, the party noted that not less than N300m from the state coffers will be sunk into the…