THE Rivers State Government has condemned the sudden withdrawal of soldiers from the Government House in Port Harcourt. A group of soldiers, who have been mounting guard at the Government House, were suddenly withdrawn from their posts on Wednesday, a development that caused panic among workers within the place. Speaking with The PUNCH in a…
Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, yesterday, accused Nasarawa State government of harbouring Fulani herdsmen and mercenaries, who had been accused of attacking Tiv communities in Benue. Suswam made the accusation during a peace meeting between both states held at the Nasarawa State Government House, Lafia. The governor maintained that it was obvious that the…
A meeting between the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria and members of the Presidential Committee on Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of Security Challenges in North ended in deadlock on Thursday in Abuja. This came as the umbrella Christian body kicked against the composition of the committee, threatening not to accept any recommendation made…
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said a suspected terrorist had been killed by soldiers and the State Security Service operatives in an operation at Gidan-Dare, Sokoto State.
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday blamed President Goodluck Jonathan for the political crisis rocking Rivers State, warning that Nigeria was fast sliding towards monarchism; the system of government where too much power is vested in one person. This is even as Governor Rotimi Amaechi cried out yesterday that the state is under siege going…
Eleven governors in opposition political parties, have condemned the crisis in Rivers State, describing it as a ploy by the Federal Government to declare emergency rule in the oil-rich state. They made the claim just as the embattled Governor of the State, Rotimi Amaechi, told visiting members of the Senate Committee on State and Local…
FORMER Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Malam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, yesterday, said the powers of the President and Minister of Petroleum to award oil blocs should be curtailed. El-Rufai, who spoke at the final public hearing on the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, organised by the House ad hoc Committee on the PIB, said Nigerians should…
The alleged mastermind of Christmas day bomb blast that killed about 44 persons and wounded 75 others at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, in 2011, Kabiru Umar, a.k.a Kabiru Sokoto, yesterday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that though he was a high profile member of the Islamic “Shurah Council” in Nigeria,…
Igbo leader and founder of Association of Igbo Youths (AIYO), Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka has said it is time for Igbo to unite, describing AIYO as the platform with a commitment to stabilize Igbo people in the country. Ezeonwuka, who made the call during a prayer session organized by Ndigbo International Prayer Organization (NIPO) at Rojenny…
Former Minister of Science and Technology under General Abacha regime, Major General Sam Momah (rtd), has warned against break-up of Nigeria, saying the effect of such would be too disastrous to contain. Momah, who was also Adjutant-General of the Nigerian Army, made it clear that it was better for Nigeria to remain a united country,…