ABUJA FORMER President of Ghana, Flt. Lt. Jerry Rawlings, Monday said if Nigeria and other parts of Africa must get it right and strengthen democracy, corrupt politicians must not be allowed to go scot-free. This came as former Interim Head of State, Chief Ernest Shonekan, declared that religious fundamentalism poses a serious threat to the…
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has expressed satisfaction with the security situation in the country, saying it has improved in recent times. The former head of state, who spoke in Jos on Sunday after paying a condolence visit to former Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, on the death of her…
There was confusion on Saturday at Alapata community in Ido Local Government area of Oyo State when petroleum pipeline belonging to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation exploded and burst into flames. The explosion on Saturday, along Apete-Akufo road, was the second in the council in less than two weeks.
A Russian plane carrying military hardware and its nine crew members were detained overnight at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA, on the orders of military authorities in Kano. The weapon-laden plane made a technical landing at the airport apparently to refuel. Security sources disclosed that the revelation of the cargo manifest upon scrutiny…
The military at the weekend warned its retiring personnel to be wary of the freedom of civil life and reject the temptation of joining persons who want to pull the country down. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, who gave the charge, urged the 113 retiring personnel of the armed forces to…
The year, 2015, is still about two years away. But the battle line is drawn between President Jonathan and his supporters on one hand, and the opposition on the other hand, over who governs Nigeria in 2015. Interestingly, the PDP is also facing stiff opposition, from within its fold, thus making it vulnerable to the…
There are indications that the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is set to make real its threat to resume hostilities, as the militant group issued a statement yesterday, threatening to begin to blow up fuel-laden tankers. The group also demanded the resignation of Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke, the immediate release…
For Nigerians resident in Kenya, these are the worst of times. Their plight could be compared to the era of slave trade when able-bodied Africans could not tell what the next minute held for them because human traffickers could pick them up the next minute. Checks revealed that in recent times, Nigerians have become victims…
uReport by Matthew Mbanaja At the 1967 Aburi conference, General Chukwu Emeka Oumegwu Ojukwu brilliantly secured the resource control and the confederal security of the then four zones that make up the fledging nation, General Yakubu Gowon on return from Aburi reneged on the accord.
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Abuja attributed the increase in social vices to deterioration of value system in the country. Among the social vices enumerated by the President are armed robbery, cultism, ritual killing and drug peddling.