Fear has gripped former government appointees and public officials on governor Timipre Sylva’s administration over possible revocation of government houses sold during the administraion’s tenure. The Opolo Housing Estate, accommodating members of the State Executive Council (SEC), justices of the state judiciary and top government officials was sold to the occupants of the houses. Also, […]
A Reverend Father in Onne, Rivers State, Fr. Nwika Gbinu, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The cleric was allegedly abducted recently in the premises of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Onne, in Eleme Local Government Area at about 2.49am. A source told Daily Sun that the kidnappers whisked him away and he had since been in […]
Among the early callers at the ThisDay bomb blast scene yesterday were former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and immediate past governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel. Speaking with Daily Sun, El-Rufai said the situation was very sad that Nigerian lives continued to be lost to the incapacity of […]
The Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati Wal-Jihad, popularly known as Boko Haram, has said it attacked media houses in Abuja and Kaduna yesterday to send a message to the media that it would no longer condone reports misrepresenting it in the press or blaming it for acts it knows nothing about. Abul Qaqa, spokesperson for the […]
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a five-man gang of notorious armed robbers, who came from Onitsha, Anambra State, to operate in Lekki and Ajah areas of the state. The suspects are specialists in car-snatching and house burglary. They were said to have gone to Ajah in March 2012 and robbed its residents. They […]
The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) has vowed not to be cowed or intimidated by yesterday’s unprovoked attack on some media establishments in Abuja and Kaduna by suspected Boko Haram members. The premises of Leader & Company, publishers of ThisDay Newspapers in Abuja, as well as the premises of The Sun and The Moment […]
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday urged media workers not to be dissuaded from carrying out their fearless campaign for peace, justice and equity as democracy cannot flourish without press freedom. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, Jonathan condemned the bomb blasts, which occurred early yesterday in newspaper houses […]
Friday April 27, 2012 • Scene of the bomb blast yesterday. Photo: Sun News More Stories on This Section Activities at the bustling Jabi Park came to a halt yesterday morning following a vicious suicide attack at the Abuja office of ThisDay newspapers, which is directly opposite the park. When Daily Sun arrived the scene […]
By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | April 26, 2012 – The word, terrorism, conjures up images of rebellious elements, armed with guns and bombs, blowing up bridges, buildings and planes, and killing security personnel and innocent civilians. And since the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka took terrorism to new heights with their introduction of […]
By BEN AGANDE, Henry Umoru, EMMAN OVUAKPORIE & Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA- PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday that those indicted in the report of the House of Representatives Committee that investigated the implementation of the subsidy regime in Nigeria will be punished. He vowed that no one will be spared. The House which called for the […]
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