Fire kills couple and 4 children in Port Harcourt
TRAGEDY struck in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Saturday, when a fire outbreak claimed the lives of a couple and their four children.
Boat carry 30 Nigeria sinks in Gabon 10 drown & 20 missing
Ten people drowned and another 20 could not be unaccounted for after a boat carrying migrants from Nigeria, Benin and Burkina Faso sank off the coast of Gabon, a police official said on Friday. The boat had left Nigeria and was within 15 minutes of arriving in Gabon’s capital Libreville when it went down late…
Anyaoku warns against tribal politics ahead of 2015
Ahead of 2015 general elections, ace diplomat and former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, yesterday warned politicians against sectionalising the Presidency, lamenting that such action did portend grave consequences for the country which is battling criminality and violence on many sides. Anyaoku also cautioned politicians against politicising the current security challenges facing the nation saying…
Bayelsa community ravage over Oil spills
Oil spills from facilities of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC), has polluted and destroyed ponds, farmlands and river in Kalaba community in Okordia clan located in Yenagoa local government of Bayelsa State. The oil spills occurred on five different occasions in the community. Whereas two of the spills which occurred at the firm’s pipeline…
Shell announced it will sell more oil blocks in Nigeria
Oil giant Shell announced Friday it may sell more of its onshore oil blocks in Nigeria,
Gov Obi has given Nigeria army a gift N100m
Satisfied with the level of work carried out by army engineers in the reconstruction of internal roads within the Barracks at Onitsha, Governor Peter Obi Friday presented another cheque of N100 Million Naira to the Army, bringing it to N200 million given to them so far for the project.
Court summons Russian 8 sailors against illegal importation of arms
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, issued criminal summons against eight Russians charged with unlawful importation of arms to Nigeria. The accused: Chichkanov Vasily, Varlygin Igor, Komilov Alexander, Mishin Pavel, Korotchenko Andrey, Vorobev Mikhail, Stepan Oleksiuk and their vessel, “MV Myre Seadiver” are standing trial on a four-count charge bordering on the alleged…
Boko Haram has burnt down 50 primary schools in Borno
The Borno State government has said that 50 primary schools were burnt down by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in various parts of the state since they started their activities in the state. The state Commissioner for Basic Education, Professor Tijjani Abba-Ali who made this known in an interview with newsmen also confirmed the killing of…
AGF takes over trial of Lebanese Hezbollah suspects
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke (SAN) has taken over the trial of three Lebanese businessmen held over alleged terrorism activities. The suspected Lebanese terrorists who were separately arrested by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) are Abdullahi Thaini, Mustapha Fawaz and Tahal Roda.
President Goodluck Bayero saved Kano from terrorists
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday commended the leadership of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, describing his as wise, competent and diligent. His leadership, he said, prevented extremists, terrorists and insurgents from establishing firm roots in Kano.