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Death toll in Borno village attacks hits 100

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, June 5th, 2014

| credits: File copy About 100 persons were reportedly killed by insurgents during Tuesday’s attack on three border communities with Cameroon. The Tuesday’s attack, it was learnt, was a retaliatory one on the three villages of Attagara, Agapalawa and Aganjara in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Though a security source revealed to journalists […]

Jonathan steps up battle for 2015 presidential election

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Thursday, June 5th, 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan may have started strategising for the 2015 polls with his nomination of a former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, Senator Adedayo Adeyeye, Dr. Stephen Orhu and Dr. Abdul Bulama as ministers. Senate President David Mark announced the names of the nominees while reading a letter from Jonathan during plenary on Wednesday. […]

My father is greater than Obasanjo – Abiola-Costello (How does this claim help the average Nigerian?)

Posted by admin Latest Politics Thursday, June 5th, 2014

A daughter of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, the undeclared winner of the 1993 presidential election, Hafsat Abiola-Costello, on Wednesday said that her father was greater than ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, hence Abiola needed no recognition by the former president. This is coming after Obasanjo’s statement on Saturday, acknowledging that the late acclaimed winner […]

World Cup: Keshi drops Mba, Nsofor, Oduamadi; takes Osaze, Yobo

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, June 2nd, 2014

By Abiodun Alade Coach Stephen Keshi has announced the list of the 23 players to represent the country at Brazil 2014 World Cup. There is no major surprise, except the ommission of AFCON’s hero, Sunday Mba, CHAN”s MVP, Ejike Uzoenyi and Obinna Nsofor . Other dropped players were Daniel Akpeyi, Nnamdi Oduamadi,Joel Obi and Nosa […]

Borno plans relocating Chibok girls to other states

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Monday, June 2nd, 2014

Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, has promised to relocate the abducted Chibok schoolgirls to other parts of the country on their release to conclude their secondary school education. The governor said the state government would shoulder the responsibility of sponsoring all the girls to schools in Abuja, Kano, Lagos, Kaduna or any other states […]

Teacher stops mob from lynching suspected kidnapper

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, June 2nd, 2014

Kingsley Egbejule A school teacher on Friday persuaded an angry mob not to lynch a middle-aged man who was accused of attempting to kidnap two pupils. The victim, Kingsley Egbejule, was eventually dragged to the Iponri division of the Lagos State Police Command. The incident occurred on Apapa Road in the Ebute Meta area […]

Account for your allocations, Okonjo-Iweala dares govs

Posted by admin Headlines, State News Monday, June 2nd, 2014

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has challenged state governors to tell Nigerians what they do with the huge allocations they receive regularly from the Federal Government. According to the minister, many of the states get monetary allocations that far outweigh the annual budget of some neigbouring countries to Nigeria. Okonjo-Iweala spoke on Sunday […]

Boko Haram bombs bar, kills 60 in Adamawa

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, State News Monday, June 2nd, 2014

Members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect on Sunday bombed a bar and a brothel located near a major military base in Mubi, Adamawa State and killed over 60 people. Sources told saharareporters that explosion rocked the popularly bar located at Kaban, a few kilometres to the headquarters of the Special Operations Battalion (SOB) of […]

‘Nigerians own most houses on London’s street’

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, June 2nd, 2014

About 70 per cent of buildings on Edgerton Crescent, in London are owned by Nigerians, the Chairman, New Nation, an empowerment-oriented group, Mr. Charles Dukwe, has said. He added that citizens of the United Kingdom avoided buying houses in the area due to their expensive prices. The philanthropist spoke with newsmen in Port Harcourt on […]

Jonathan’s secret negotiator: Chibok girls very ill

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Monday, June 2nd, 2014

Some of the 219 schoolgirls still in the custody of Boko Haram insurgents have taken ill, according to a prominent Australian cleric, Dr. Stephen Davis. Davis, a hostage negotiator, said the online publication of a British newspaper, The Mail on Sunday, was hired by President Goodluck Jonathan to broker the release of the girls. According […]