The Boko Haram insurgents on Sunday, abducted the wife of Cameroon’s Vice Prime Minister, Amadou Ali and killed three people in an attack on the Northern town of Kolofata. Also, Seini Boukar Lamine, a religious leader and town’s Mayor, was kidnapped in a separate attack against his household. The Deputy Prime Minister, who was at […]
On what could have been a disastrous attempt to disrupt Salah celebration in Kano, the state police command has uncovered another explosives inside a vehicle packed close to Ishiaka Rabiu Mosque within the metropolis. Ishiaka Rabiu Mosque, which is the second largest Eid prayer ground in Dala local government area of the state, contains hundreds […]
Ignatius Okpara, Awka The Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly, Mrs. Chinwe Nwaebili, has allegedly declared a war with her father, Igwe P.C.U. Afebero, the traditional ruler of Ogbakuba community in Ogbaru council area of Anambra state over plans by the monarch to confer chieftaincy title on the member representing Ogbaru federal constituency in […]
Ignatius Okpara, Aba Tragedy struck on Saturday in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of Abia state, as about 15 persons suffocated after inhaling a generator fume at the end of an inter-denominational night vigil service at Young Peoples Christian Fellowship in the city. It was gathered that the victims had ended the vigil and fell asleep […]
Lille striker Divock Origi will complete a £12.5million move in the next few days after choosing Liverpool ahead of Arsenal, Tottenham and Atletico Madrid.S Origi’s father Mike has flown to the United States to meet with Liverpool officials in Boston to conclude a deal which will see the 19-year-old loaned back to the French club […]
As the Muslim faithful gradually round off the year’s Ramadan fasting rites, President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to remain strong and resolute in defence of freedom, unity, law and order, peace, security and progress of the country. The President who congratulated Muslims for successfully undertaken fasting in last four weeks expressed hope that the […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos In its efforts to boost cultivation of Cassava, the Plateau State Government said it will establish 100 hectares of seeds multiplication farms in the state’s three senatorial districts. State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Stephen Barko, disclosed this in Jos the state capital on Saturday, in a meeting with some […]
The Appeal Court sitting in Enugu on Saturday struck out four suits filed against the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) challenging the candidature of Anambra State Governor Willie Obiano at the November 2013 governorship election. The suits were filed by the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party. The petitioners are Mr Tony Nwonye, […]
Saturday Xtra::By Oyewale Oyelola I guess you are still wondering who is Pastor Godswill Akpabio, thinking he’s a pastor of one of the new generation churches. Stop guessing, Pastor Godswill Akpabio is the same Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state and Chairman PDP Governor’s Forum. The recent prophetic words coming from Akpabio and his […]
By Tony Usidamen In the past week or so, I have read quite a number of articles and comments about the ‘purported’ award of a public relations (PR) contract to a foreign-based PR consultancy, LEVICK, which, as a local news site – www.thecable.ng – put it, was hired by the News Agency of Nigeria to […]
The Inspector-General of Police Muhammed Abubakar has ordered effective and extensive deployment of its officers, other special operatives as well as necessary logistics to the nooks and crannies of the country, so as to ensure a crisis – free Salah celebration. The directive was given in a statement issued on Saturday by the Public Relations […]
President Goodluck Jonathan arrived the former country’s capital , Lagos late Friday for an undisclosed reason. Jonathan who is on a private visit arrived was spot at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja around 5: 00pm. He was received by the state’s Deputy Governor, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire and the Alaafin of […]
The Nigerian Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has formally confirmed the first nation’s Ebola causality – death of a Liberian, Patrick Sawyer on Friday in Lagos, South Western Nigeria. The Minister explained that Sawyer’s blood sample was taken to the advance laboratory at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), where he was confirmed […]
Liverpool will miss the services of new signing Adam Lallana for six weeks before he has even kicked a ball for the Reds. The £25million summer signing from Southampton damaged knee ligaments in a training camp in Boston, USA on Thursday, and will miss up to seven games. That is a bitter blow for the […]
Fiscal federalism and enhanced principle of derivation have been identified as the only factors that will give every federating unit in the Nigerian state a sense of belonging, which will engender the much-needed economic growth. Speaker emeritus of the Delta state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Victor Ochei propounded this formula in a paper titled, […]
By Tajudeen Balogun Aside the staggered impeachment attempts on Governors of Edo and Rivers State – Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and Rotimi Amaechi respectively, the Nigeria’s political landscape, the public and mass media since the inception of the current dispensation, have not been this intensely engaged. The latest gale of sack began about four weeks ago […]
Following the death of Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian who died of Ebola Virus Disease in Lagos, the state government says it has set up treatment centre for possible cases of infection with the disease, saying there is no cause for alarm as government is on top of the situation. Briefing newsmen on Friday evening in […]
The campaign train of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came under attack at Ilesa rally, as PDP candidate in the forthcoming August 9 governorship election in Osun, Senator Iyiola Omisore and other PDP party leaders narrowly escaped death. Our Correspondent reports that SSS officers attached to Sen. Omisore were injured in the attack. Also, the […]
Less than a week to the impeachment of former Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa state, all is not well with the state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the 21 local government and Council development areas Chairmen as well as the councilors of the state have cross carpeted to the Peoples’ Democratic Party […]
Perhaps, if there is any sector of the Nigerian economy that requires urgent attention, the aviation industry should top the list even though there is hardly any facet of our national life that is not in comatose and critically distressed. This is the burden the new helmsman in the Aviation Ministry should be ready to […]
