As Plateau Speaker Urges Nigerians to Uphold Unity Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Plateau State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Nigeria Union of Journalists and Civil Society Organisations on Tuesday led a protest in Jos, demanding the release of the over 200 school girls abducted in Chibok, Borno State. Addressing the gathering at the complex […]
Mona Ogbeidi The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, a religious organization has blasted the Boko Haram sect, describing claims that the abducted Chibok girls have been converted to Muslims as cowardly and shameful. The group Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola who stated in a statement issued in Lagos reacted to a video footage posted by the deadly […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele President Goodluck Jonathan has asked the senate to extend the state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states for additional 6 months. The President argued that the extension is necessary due to continued threats of Boko Haram insurgency in the affected states. Jonathan’s request was contained in a letter sent to […]
Oyewale Oyelola The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has said that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and his protege Governor Rauf Aregbesola are afraid of defeat in forthcoming governorship election in Osun state. Senator Omisore stated this in a statement signed by […]
…Lambasts Presidency, PDP Over Denial of Abduction Kayode Adelowokan The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has flayed the Federal Government over the uselessness of the country’s two satellites in proving information on the whereabouts of the 274 school girls abducted by the Boko Haram in a Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State. The Director-General […]
Kayode Adelowokan Following a violent that broke out in the early hour of Sunday in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, between Muslims and Christians, a 24-hour curfew has been imposed on the town. The Curfew was imposed to avoid an escalation of the crisis into other parts of the state after the violence […]
President Goodluck Jonathan left Abuja Monday afternoon for Oyo in the Republic of Congo to consult with his Congolese counterpart, President Denis Sassou Nguesso on the current security situation in West and Central Africa ahead of the meeting of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council which opens in the Congolese town on Wednesday. President […]
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has released a new video in which he claims that the girls his men abducted from Chibok in Borno State had been converted to Islam. Shekau in the Video said none of the girls would be released until the government of Nigeria would be ready to exchange them with Boko […]
Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday offered to send a team of Israeli counter-terrorism experts to assist in the ongoing search and rescue of the abducted schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, announced this in a statement in Abuja. Abati said that […]
By Tajudeen Balogun A bold, coherent, sincere and focused leadership as well as multifaceted and non-partisan approaches have been advocated as routes to douse tension and terminate raging security challenges in the country. The interim National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande handed down these solutions at a world press conference on […]
For the second time in three years, Manchester City won the English Premier League title on the final day of the season on Sunday. But by the club’s own dramatic standards, this was a pretty straightforward conclusion to a wild season. In 2012, it relied on a last-minute-of-the-last-game goal to pip Manchester United MANU -2.27% […]
Military authorities have assured Nigerians of preparedness to keep them abreast of every detail of their collaboration with allied forces in the mission to rescue the abducted Chibuk girls. The authorities however debunk speculations that the American security forces in Nigeria had arrested one of the Boko Haram leaders who masterminded the kidnapping of more […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Overhaul all the nations security outfits– Cleric tells Jonathan, Says Boko Haram is Jihad against Nigerian Christian. As the present security challenges facing Nigeria continues unabated, the famous General Overseer, and Spiritual head of Christian Victory prayer Ministry, (CVPM), world- wide, Pastor Dan Obinegbo, has challenged president Goodluck jonathan to embark […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Bauchi State Police Command has explained that a female corpse discovered in Guru Village in Bauchi Local Government area of the state died in her effort to abort four months, two weeks pregnancy and arrested four suspects in connection with the incident. Police Public Relations Officer DSP Haruna Mohammed told African […]
Oyewale Oyelola Effective taxation and prompt payment of tax have been described as backbone of emerging economy like Nigeria. The Head of Tax, Deloitte leading international Audit and consulting firm, Fatai Folarin said this in Media Interview aired on Channels Television monitored by our correspondent in Lagos. According to him, “Nigerians must develop tax paying […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has demanded for the immediate and unconditional release of Biafran war veterans arrested by the police in Enugu. According to the group, the war veterans were intercepted and arrested on Saturday at Awgu near Enugu on their way to Okwe, […]
Out-of-favour Villarreal striker, Ike Uche, has wished the Super Eagles of Nigeria ”good luck” at this year’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil, despite being omitted from the 30-man provisional squad. Uche twitted: ” I wish my colleagues all the best in Brazil.” The 30 year-old striker however, said he holds no grudges against coach Stepehen […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The prevalence rate of the Human Immune Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV/AIDS has risen in Anambra, as the state now ranks 4th in Nigeria. Executive Director, Anambra State Aids Control Agency, (ANSACA) Dr O.J Ndibe, who disclosed this said the prevalence rate has hit 8.7 percent in the area. The […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin At least, five notorious kidnappers terrorising Benin city and environ were on friday shot dead by the police in Edo state during a gun duel with the hoodlums. African Examiner gathered that the kidnappers who allegedly abducted a female victim (names withheld) and took her to a forest at Oluku along the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has given politicians in Taraba seven days to remove all campaign billboards and posters or face prosecution. Taraba state INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner Mr. Austin Okojie gave the directive at a stakeholders’ meeting on Saturday in Jalingo. Okojie warned against pasting of campaign posters now, stressing that it was contrary […]
