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Headlines, Nasarawa, State News
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
eets Jonathan over impeachment threat By JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja on July 22, 2014 · National President Goodluck Jonathan, at the weekend, met with embattled Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Makura, during which he told the governor that he had no hand in his current travails. Impeachment move has been instituted against Al-Makura by members of […]
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Headlines, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Raw Politics
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014

Former Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has raised the alarm over the threat of impeachments in some states, declaring that anarchy looms in the country. In a statement dated July 20, 2014 and released yesterday, entitled: “Pull Back Nigeria from the Brink,” Buhari stated that the impeachment of Adamawa State governor, Murtala Nyako, […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014

Unless the authorities concerned do something fast, Nigeria may face a fresh suspension or outright ban, if conditions demanded by Victor Baribote and his wife are not met. Only last week, the Spokesperson of the Alhaji Aminu Maigari-led board of the Nigeria Football Federation, Chief Emeka Inyama, at a press briefing, gave condition for Baribote’s […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014
there can be no denial of the threat of the Boko Haram insurgency to security, as the economy of the north-eastern states, particularly, has become seriously dislocated while thousands of people in several communities have become viciously traumatised by the indiscriminate killings of kith and kin and the continuous destruction of their homes and livelihood. […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics
Monday, July 21st, 2014

Operatives of the Department of State Security this morning seized the international passport of the Coordinator of the BringBackOurGirls group and former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Ezekwesili was on her way to London when her passport was confiscated by the security operatives and she was prevented from […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, July 21st, 2014
SECURITY agencies have put some national leaders of the opposition All Progressives Congress on the watch list, a top government official said on Sunday. The official, who asked not to be named, confided in selected journalists in Abuja that the APC leaders could be picked up by security agents in case any untoward incident occurred […]
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Headlines
Monday, July 21st, 2014
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a couple, Mr. Danladi Wushishi, and Mrs. Ojuolape Wushishi, for allegedly duping unsuspecting victims to the tune of N20m in fake auction sales in Lagos. PUNCH Metro learnt that while Ojuolape was arrested on Wednesday, June 18, at Odeogbolu Street, Ijegun, Danladi, was apprehended at Allen Avenue on […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, July 21st, 2014
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect stormed Ngala town and abducted the wife and two children of a politician, Zaraye Mala Sheriff. Zaraye Mala Sheriff is a councillor in the area and a cousin of ex-governor Ali Modu Sheriff. Witnesses said the insurgents also kidnapped two prominent politicians in the area, […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Top Stories
Sunday, July 20th, 2014
Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party-led Federal Government against the dangerous tactics of polarising the country along fault lines as a means of diverting the attention of Nigerians from its inept and apathetic posture to corruption and insecurity. Reacting to a report in a […]
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Akwa Ibom, General Politics, State News, Top Stories
Saturday, July 19th, 2014

Bayelsa restates commitment to diversify economy 0 By Our Reporter on July 20, 2014 · National 19-year old Miss Akwa Ibom, Iheoma Nnadi Friday emerged winner of the 2014 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, MBGN pageant and carted away a cash prize of N3 million and a brand new car, among other […]