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Rivers Speaker, others plan to employ bodyguards

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Monday, May 20th, 2013

GOVERNMENT functionaries in Rivers State said they might resort to the use of bodyguards to fill the gap created by the withdrawal of policemen attached to them. The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Otelemaba Amachree, and the Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, Mr. Tony Okocha, had alleged that the Commissioner […]

Military operations already yielding results – Presidency

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Monday, May 20th, 2013

President Goodluck Jonathan has thanked Nigerians for their support for the state of emergency declared last week in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States. Senior Special Assistant to the President, Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, made this known in a statement on Sunday. The statement read, “President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed gratitude to all Nigerians for […]

Opinion: Let’s rotate presidency

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, May 20th, 2013

Eze Onyekpere | credits: File copy Amendments and review of laws and constitutions are not done for mere atavism. They are done for the purpose of correcting mischief in existing law or to provide for subjects not already covered in the extant law and for a number of other utilitarian purposes. The understanding of law […]

2,000 flee Borno to Niger Republic

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, Latest Politics, State News Sunday, May 19th, 2013

More than 2,000 Nigerians living in border villages in Borno State have reportedly fled as a result of the ongoing military operations targeted at routing insurgents from the area under the emergency rule. The fleeing villagers were said to have headed to the neighbouring Niger Republic. “Most of the residents of border villages of Borno […]

EFCC Arraigns Former FCDA Director for N28m Fraud

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Headlines Sunday, May 19th, 2013

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on May 15, 2013 arraigned one Aminu Ibrahim Gaya before Justice Olasubo Olarenwaju Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja on a four count charge bordering on forgery, conspiracy, and obtaining money under false pretence. The accused, a retired Assistant Director with the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, […]

Nigeria and Kenya to Collaborate Against Terrorism

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, May 18th, 2013

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Friday at State House, told Kenyan Deputy Prime Minister and Special Envoy of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Mr. William Ruto, that Nigeria was concerned about the activities of terrorists in Somalia and other places in Africa, and the attendant negative effects on peace and development in the continent. ‘I have just declared […]

Emergency Rule: CAN wants Boko Haram Amnesty Committee Dissolved

Posted by admin Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics Saturday, May 18th, 2013

With the declaration of emergency rule in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states in Northern part of Nigeria, the Christian Association Nigeria (CAN) urged the president to immediately disband the Boko Haram amnesty committee. “The declaration of a state of emergency in the three states, the amnesty committee is no longer relevant and should be dissolved,” […]

Emergency Rule: Soldiers block major roads as residents flee their towns

Posted by admin Adamawa, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories, Yobe Saturday, May 18th, 2013

Residents on Friday said the special military force deployed to the restive Nigeria northeast states of Yobe and Borno cordoned off border roads linking the two states and Adamawa to prevent the Boko Haram militants from fleeing to other neighboring states. President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday declared state of emergency in three north east states […]

Boko Haram militants may be tried for war crimes (May?) – UN

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics, United Nations Saturday, May 18th, 2013

No fewer than 50 Boko Haram militants and three soldiers died in separate battles between the insurgents and security agents between Thursday night and Friday. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the insurgents engaged JTF troops for several hours in a tough battle in terrorist camps located in Sambisa Game Reserve, about 70 kilometres south of the […]

Canadian company writes FG over Amaechi’s jet – Investigation

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Rivers, State News Saturday, May 18th, 2013

The Canadian company which arranged how the Rivers State Government’s controversial Bombardier Global 6000 private jet was ferried into Nigeria last year has written to the Federal Government, explaining how the jet got to the country through Senegal, among other details. The company, ACASS Canada Limited, stated how it assisted the Rivers State Government to […]