MEMBERS of the violent Islamic sects, Boko Haram, on Monday attacked Maiduguri and Damaturu, the capital towns of troubled Borno and Yobe states, and killed several people. The insurgents also sacked police stations in the towns and shot at a Nigerian Air Force jet even as they attempted to take over the Government House in […]
Anyiam-Osigwe | credits: File copy Suspected armed robbers have killed a Lagos-based businessman, Mr. Michael Anyiam-Osigwe. The late Michael was until his death, the Co-ordinator General of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation and a member of its Board of Trustees. His father, Emmanuel, was reputed as one of the first Nigerian investors in the oil […]
No fewer than six students were injured during a clash among some students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Sunday evening. While some of the eyewitnesses described the fight as a power tussle between students who were loyal to the President of the Student Union, Ibikunle Isaac, and those of the Vice-President, […]
Senate Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-EgbaThe Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, who is representing Cross River Central Senatorial District in this interview with SUNDAY ABORISADE defends criticisms against the Nigerian senate and the recent police invasion of the National Assembly Some Nigerians believe that the executive has been taking the federal parliament for a ride because […]
As the ruling Peoples Democratic Party has concluded arrangements to conduct primary election for its House of Assembly aspirants nationwide, the Abia State Government has raised the alarm over alleged plots by “certain elements” to cause mayhem in the state. Special Political Adviser to Governor Theodore Orji, Chief Ama Abraham, who raised the alarm at […]
120 killed in mosque bomb explosions No fewer than 120 died and 270 were injured on Friday as the violent Boko Haram sect bombed the 10,000 capacity Kano Central Mosque where the Emir, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, usually leads prayers. About 10 gunmen went on a shooting spree after the blast at the mosque, which […]
Wahab Shittu A lawyer and human rights activist, Wahab Shittu, in this interview with FISAYO FALODI speaks on the Boko Haram insurgency ravaging some parts of Nigeria and other current political issues Given the refusal of the Boko Haram insurgents to stop their hostility against the country, do senators’ opposition to the President’s request for […]
Ayo FayoseThe Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, flayed former President Olusegun Obasanjo for allegedly criticising Jonathan’s administration on corruption and insecurity. Fayose, who spoke at a summit in Ife, said that Obasanjo had no moral justification to criticise Jonathan’s administration because the former President’s government was far more corrupt than the one he criticised. […]
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, on Friday protested alleged interruption of their examination by President Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to the institution. The students claimed that the President’s visit subjected them to unfavourable condition as commercial buses were not allowed to convey them to the campus by security agents. The students had to trek long […]
Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Friday said the blueprint on the development of the Niger Delta was his concept, but was not well implemented by the late President Umaru Yar’Adua-led administration. Atiku said he drew the blueprint before he lost his 2007 presidential bid, but the Yar’Adua administration adopted […]
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