Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday warned the Nigerian military not to “play Public Relations propaganda” with the abduction of over 200 female pupils of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. Obasanjo said this in a Channels Television news monitored in Lagos on Thursday night. Asked to react to comments made by the Chief […]
Malaysian police have detained 13 men and are still looking for other suspects following allegations that a 15-year-old girl was raped by 38 men in an abandoned hut, a report said on Friday. The media reported that the assault took place in the Northern state of Kelantan on May 20 when the girl met a […]
Northern-born journalist widely reported to have strong ties with the Boko Haram sect, Ahmad Salkida, has said that he is still readily available to render his services to bring an end to the insurgency in the country. Salkida was said to be close to the late Boko Haram founder, Mohammed Yusuf, as well as many […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday granted an application by the Federal Government to call two additional witnesses against Senator Aliyu Ndume, who is facing charges of sponsoring the violent Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram. The proposed witnesses, according to the Federal Government, are the MTN and a forensic expert. Three prosecution witnesses had […]
Boko Haram insurgents continued their rampage on Monday night, killing 49 security operatives and civilians in two communities in Yobe and Borno states. In the attack on Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, they left 20 soldiers and 20 policemen dead while in Chinene, Gwoza LGA of Borno State, they cut the […]
Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Tuesday advised Nigerians to desist from abusing her husband because God Himself made him the head of the nation. Patience gave the advice while addressing children at an event she organised to mark the 2014 Children’s Day at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The children […]
On Friday, May 9, 2014 some 250 plus passengers arrived to chaos and hostility at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos. I was amongst them. On the other side of the Atlantic Ocean was the beautiful Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport – but on this side of the ocean was the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, […]
By Dr. Philip A. Ikomi | NNP | May 27, 2014 – I do not claim to have lived in the country throughout the length of time that most Nigerians lived in the country to have witnessed the entire military rule of the country. However, I lived in Nigeria for the greater part of the […]
By Ikpafak Thompson Essien – Portland, Oregon, USA | May 27, 2014 – Shortly after Godswill Akpabio was sworn in as the governor of Akwa Ibom State in 2007, his first official performance was to harass journalists. He hated and had a high disdain for any journalist who reported the truth, the type of truth […]
Take proactive action or resignation in protest- Makinde Tells President Jonathan Today I join other well-meaning Nigerians to strongly condemn the unspeakable violence and acts of terror desperately /wickedly committed by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria against defenseless and vulnerable groups; this obviously has no place in our world as a country. Truly, there may […]
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