By IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI ABUJA—Federal Government, yesterday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that investigations revealed that the Islamist sect, Boko Haram, received sponsor-ship from another terrorist organisation based in Algeria. The Federal Government, which made the disclosure on a day the high court commenced trial of one of alleged kingpins of the sect,…
From Lawrence Njoku EVERYONE who heard his confession on Tuesday, after he was arrested by the Police in Enugu while on a failed rape mission, agreed that it was a major breakthrough in the fight against the rape of old women in Opi Town, Nsukka Local Council of Enugu State. For some time now, the…
Jide Jegede Published May 7, 2013 Three Yoruba traders from the biggest market in Ibadan were shot dead in Hausa/Fulani Islamic controlled Northern Nigeria where they went for business. There was palpable tension at the popular Bodija Market, Ibadan on Tuesday as the traders protested the alleged killing of four of their colleagues by Boko…
Written by Adam Nossiter, New York Times MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A fresh load of battered corpses arrived, 29 of them in a routine delivery by the Nigerian military to the hospital morgue here. Unexpectedly, three bodies started moving. “They were not properly shot,” recalled a security official here. “I had to call the J.T.F.” —…
Posted by: Channels Television Gunmen on Wednesday attacked police officers in Alakio village, 10kilometres from Lafia, the state capital, killing no fewer than 20 police officers. According to the Commissioner of Police in Nasaarawa state, Mr Akeri Mame, the victims were going about their lawful duty of dislodging some criminal abode before they were hit…
President Jonathan has told me to choose the next Anambra Governor —Arthur Eze Somebody is either telling A BIG LIE or SOMETHING STRANGE is happening with regard to the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria. While the over 4 million people of the state are looking forward to the election expected to hold…
By EMMANUEL AZIKEN, POLITICAL EDITOR & CHIDI NKWOPARA The nation’s political landscape was redefined, yesterday, after Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State defected from the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, to the yet unregistered All Progressive Congress, APC. The defection during a public rally at the Heroes Square, Owerri was witnessed by eight governors from…
A new formed Igbo group by the name Ndi-Igbo Peace Movement (NPM) has said that the Boko Haram that is operating pre-dominantly in the Northern part of the country has declared religious war against Christians in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement issued by the group to newsmen in Onitsha , Anambra. The statement…
Monday, 06 May 2013 00:00 From Laolu Akande New York DISTURBED by the alleged magnitude of the Baga crisis which claimed almost 200 lives, the United States (U.S.) government has dispatched a team of State Department officials to meet with top Nigerian government officials this week in Abuja to investigate the development. While the U.S.-based…
By News Express “The unprecedented rise in divisive/deadly regional politics and threats of war by 2015 if such aspirations are not met must be institutionally brought under control by the presidency to save Nigeria from full blown anarchy before, during or after the general elections in the year 2015.” With the above summation, a democracy-inclined…