By Mona Ogbeidi In the light of the ongoing insecurity across Nigeria, the Muslim Rights Concern MURC, a religious group has condemned the spate of violence in past weeks even as it lamented concentration of the security paraphernalia around high-ranking political office holders. The group, in a statement signed by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The entire Aji Community, in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area, of Enugu State, has been thrown into serious confusion and tension, following the alleged killing of a middle aged man, Obinna Onoja, by a faction of the community’s vigilante group. African Examiner reports that the unfortunate incident is coming barely one […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The All Progressive Congress (APC) was conspicuously absent at the first training for all political party Chairmen in Nigeria, with the other 24 parties well represented. The training was organized by the Political Parties Leadership and Policy Development Centre which is situated at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) […]
Oyewale Oyelola The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN) has petitioned the Chairman of the Police Service Commission over allegations of rape made against the DPO Adekunle Awe of the Onikan Police Station by a detainee, Miss Idowu Akinwunmi. This petition signed National Coordinator of NOPRIN, Okechukwu Nwanguma stated that, Miss Adewunmi, 31, made […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Orlu, in Imo state At least, three persons were feared dead Thursday evening when gas explosion occurred at Seamaster Industries Limited, Amaifeke in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. The indigenous company produces vegetable oil and table water. According to the company source who do not want his name in print, the […]
The Federal Government has reassured the international community of the safety of all participants during the World Economic Forum Africa meeting scheduled to hold in Abuja next month. The Supervising Minister of National Planning, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda who made this known at a briefing in his office on Thursday also thanked the international community for […]
The Military authorities in Nigeria has retracted claims that it aided the release of nearly all the secondary school girls kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram members in Chibok, Borno state last Tuesday. The retraction by the military came some few hours after a parent of an abducted girl claimed the Defense Ministry lied that most […]
By Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Our lovely world is undergoing series of happenings and many of us feel that if there was a creator of this wicked universe he must have been dead. We hear of killings, bombing and not only in Nyanya Abuja Nigeria, kidnappings every day, wars and rumours of […]
The Nigerian Government has on Thursday released a list of names and contacts of 126 persons receiving treatment in various hospitals after a powerful explosion occurred in Nyanya, Abuja, on the morning of Monday, April 14. The authorities report that over 75 people were killed in the blast at the crowded bus park in Abuja’s […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressive Congress (APC) of aiding and abetting terrorism in the country through “omission and commission.” In a statement issued by Mr. Olisa Metuh, National Publicity Secretary of PDP on Thursday in Abuja, the party said that APC demonstrated this when it shunned a […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Thursday says he has ordered tight security at motor parks in the state in view of the Nyanya Motor Park bombing in Abuja, Nigeria which left about 75 people dead and many wounded. The governor stated that government would not allow any loose end to allow insurgents to […]
Oyewale Oyelola The Kogi State Governor Capt. Idris Wada has dissolved the state’s Executive Council. A statement signed by the Governor’s Special Adviser, Media and Strategy, Mr. Jacob Edi, indicated that the dissolution was conveyed at the end of the weekly EXCO meeting Wednesday in Lokoja. The statement added that the governor thanked the former […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Over Seven hundred and fifty-nine million naira (N759,000,000) has been approved by the Enugu State government for various projects including the installation of Close Circuit Television CCT cameras in strategic places, especially the nearly completed multi million naira new workers secretariat buildings in Enugu. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for […]
Oyewale Oyelola The Kwara State Police command in its bid to ensure security of lives and properties during Easter period has deployed officers to churches in all the 16 local governments area of the state. The Kwara state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ambrose .O. Aisabor disclosed this while addressing newsmen in State Police headquarter, Ilorin […]
Oyewale Oyelola The hope of students of four Osun state owned higher institutions to resume academic activities after two months old strike was dashed on Tuesday as stakeholders meeting held at governor’s office ended in deadlock. State of Osun Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola disclosed that the government might not meet demands of the four higher […]
The plenary session of the on-going National Conference in Abuja drew to a temporary close on Thursday as delegates get set to move into committee sessions when they return from the Easter break. The list of 20 Standing Committees and their chairmen, co-chairmen and deputy chairmen was announced on Wednesday and made available to all […]
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) on Thursday released its first quarter (Q1) 2014 results which showed a 30 per cent decline in profit after tax (PAT) to N11.1 billion, while profit before tax (PBT) declined by 21 per cent to N13.544 billion as against Q1, 2013. The decline in PAT was greater due to […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday said 24 candidates scored 250 points and above in the universities matriculation examination held nationwide on April 12. According to the Registrar of JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, said this while addressing journalists at a news conference on the release of the results in Bwari, Abuja, said […]
Kayode Adelowokan The President’s meeting with security chiefs and PDP governors has ended at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The meeting examined recent security events and developments in the country. Although, the outcome of the meeting was not made public, those present include the governors of Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Benue, Delta, Abia, Enugu, Anambra […]
A former head of state and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the PDP to retract its wild accusation linking him with the Boko Haram terrorist acts, tender an unreserved public apology to him or face a legal action. In a statement he personally […]
