The hospitalized Boston Marathon bombing suspect charged Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction has told investigators that he and his brother were motivated by religion but were not in contact with overseas terrorists or groups, officials said. By [...]
An Asaba-based couple have been arrested for allegedly selling their new born twins for N200,000 each. The incident, according to the Delta State Police Command’s spokesman, Mr. Lucky Uyabeme, took place last Sunday, while the buyer of the twins based [...]
The All Progressives Congress, South West Zone, has barred Senator Dino Melaye from the zone until he apologized to Senator Oluremi Tinubu over his vituperations against the senator representing Lagos Central in the red chamber. Senator Melaye had on [...]
Naira Falls To N363 – The naira fell further to 363 against the dollar at the parallel market on Thursday, as the scarcity of foreign exchange continued to weigh on the value of the local currency at the interbank and [...]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Federal Government is very focused on the economy and has a clear economic plan to transform the country. The Minister maintained that those who accuse the [...]
Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, says the government of President Muhammadu Buhari cannot function properly because the formation of his ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) was based on frustration, bitterness and divisive politics. Sule Lamido described APC [...]
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has, again, explained his support for Biafranagitators, adding that Igbos have been brutalized in a way that justifies their feeling that they were not part of the nation. Soyinka said the Igbo people have been [...]
As rumble behind the senate’s Wednesday closed-door session drags on, Senator Dino Melaye on Thursday admitted that he had issues with a Senator colleague (Remi Tinubu), whom he said, called him a dog and a Thug when impeachment plot against [...]
Mr. Festus Keyamo, a Lagos lawyer and a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in a statement few days ago claimed that the continuous stay in office of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State despite being sacked by a [...]
Arms Procurement Scandal – President Muhammad Buhari has approved Generals Azubuike Ihejirika and K. Minimah and host of other officers for investigation. Curiously Minister of Interior and former Chief of Army Staff , Abdurrahman Danbazzau and current Army chief Tukur [...]
ABA—One of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirants in Abia State, in the December 8, 2014 primaries, Mr. Friday Nwosu, has filed a notice of appeal over the judgment of the Federal High Court, Owerri, which dismissed his suit [...]
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor For an administration and a legislature looking for every opportunity to embarrass the other, the issue of constituency projects seems to be a readily available issue for dispute. Since they were first embedded into the [...]
2016 Budget – ABUJA—THE House of Representatives, yesterday, approved N241,455,285,471 for the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, administration for the 2016 fiscal year. Of the amount, N52,982,280,360 was for perso-nnel costs; N34,388,260,823 for overhead costs, while the balance of N154,084,744,288 was [...]
By Starrys Obazei Coalition of Civil Societies and Media Executives for Good Governance, COCMEGG, has condemned Senator Dino Melaye for disparaging and casting aspersions on a woman of substance and beacon of hope to the womenfolk across Africa, Senator Oluremi [...]
By Elizabeth Uwandu BENIN CITY—THE Non-academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions has raised alarm over what it described as the deplorable condition of public libraries in the 36 states of the country. Malam Adamu Adamu The union declared [...]
MAKURDI—THE United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, yesterday claimed over 2.5 million Nigerian children were suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition, SAM, warning that 20 percent of the number could die if urgent steps were not taken address the issue. By Peter [...]
Like most well-meaning Nigerians, we are worried at the upshoot of violent activities in the Niger Delta. The relative peace the nation has enjoyed since 2008 when the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and other militant [...]
Bauchi—THE Federal Government, yesterday said the Skills acquisition and training centres in Bauchi State, would soon be used for the training of Civilian Joint Task Force, JTF and Internally Displaced Persons in the northeast sub-region. By Suzan Edeh President Buhari [...]
Yola—FOLLOWING reported attack by Fulani herdsmen resulting in the death of six persons in Tambor Jumor community of Girei Local Government Area, penultimate Wednesday, palpable fear of further attacks by herdsmen now pervades Adamawa State. According to report, the suspected herdsmen [...]
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on recently said it was in receipt of a circular from the Government of Saudi Arabia prohibiting the importation of kola nuts, popularly called “goro”, “obi” in hausa and yoruba parlance into the [...]
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