House of Representatives on Tuesday demanded the details of all private jets operating in the country as it waded into the row between the Rivers State Government and aviation authorities following the grounding of Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s jet. The Joint House Committee on Justice/Aviation gave the directive to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority following the […]
The Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the Senate has resolved to wade into the prolonged confrontation between President Goodluck Jonathan and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. It will also mediate in the conflict between Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, and Senator Aloysius Etok. Leader of the Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, said the PDP caucus […]
National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Chief Victor Umeh, says he has forgiven all the “dissidents that had a hand in the crises that nearly tore the party apart in recent time”. Umeh stated this in Ogidi, Anambra State during the party’s South-East stakeholders’ meeting. The APGA chief, who recalled the party’s history […]
A prosecution witness on Tuesday told an Abuja Federal High Court that a suspected Boko Haram member, Mustapha Umar, wept bitterly over his failure to die in a suicide mission. Umar is standing trial for allegedly bombing a plaza housing the offices of some newspapers in Kaduna in April 2012. The witness, a police detective, […]
Lagos State Government says pupils in its public schools are only allowed to wear conventional uniforms to the school. It added that usage of other appendages, including Hijab, a head scarf for Muslim women, would not be allowed. The Commissioner for Education Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, said this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Ikeja, […]
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. The military will take “all necessary action” to “put an end to the impunity of insurgents and terrorists” in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, he said. Mr Jonathan also ordered more troops to […]
By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North Northern elders have pointedly said President Goodluck Jonathan will not be re-elected in 2015. They, therefore, said a segment of the Niger Delta people, particularly erstwhile militant leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, who said there would be war in Nigeria if their kinsman, Jonathan, is not re-elected, may start their […]
By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, Emma Arubi & Akpokona Omafuaire WARRI — SOUTH-SOUTH leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has said that President Goodluck Jonathan will win the presidential election in 2015 if he decides to contest based on his achievements, but noted that there would be no crises if he was defeated at the poll. He […]
By Nnamdi Ojiego Human rights organisation, Youth and Conflict Resolution Initiatives, YCRI, Sunday, berated the north and the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, for kicking against the call for imposition of emergency rule in some volatile states in the northern part of the country. Media reports quoting the spokespersons of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Mr. […]
By Citizen Ochu James No fewer than 20 people Weekend lost their lives and several property destroyed in Okpancheni and Ekwo area of Agatu local government of Benue state when unknown gunmen numbering about 19 invaded the area. According to an eye witness, the incident occurred at about 6:00 am on sunday, when the hoodlums […]
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