JOHN Mikel Obi on Monday visited Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan to express his gratitude to the government for the safe return of his father. Mikel’s father, Michael Obi, was kidnapped in Jos and held for nearly two weeks before he was rescued by security forces in Kano. President Jonathan is said to have kept a […]
The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has read riot act to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for declining the party access to inspect the Biometric Database used during the last voter registration exercise and during the general elections. The party also stated that INEC’s refusal to produce the biometric database has shown the inadequacy […]
KADUNA – There is tension in Kaduna State following reports that two shops belonging to Christians which were among those rebuilt after they were razed in the last April election violence in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area, were burnt again. By yesterday morning, the situation had become tensed in Kaduna, as text messages either […]
Yola – A major tragedy was averted during Eld-el-Fitri celebration in Yola yesterday as the military intercepted about eight heavily armed terrorists heading towards the main Eid praying ground ostensibly to attack Muslim faithfuls observing the prayers. The men and officers of the 23 Armoured Brigade, which intercepted the people said to be on a […]
ABUJA-AS Muslims across the country join the rest of the world to mark this year’s Eid-El-Fitri, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday urged all Nigerians irrespective of their religion to support President Goodluck Jonathan in his determination to bring about development in the country. In a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Professor Rufai […]
Sokoto: Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III yesterday condemned last Friday’s bomb explosion at the UN Secretariat in Abuja describing it as an abominable act in Islam, especially in the blessed month of Ramadan. This is just as Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano has ordered the security agencies to release suspected members of the […]
Hakeem Babalola, Budapest, Hungary – August 30, 2011 – Libya’s destruction, a victory for the west; a defeat for ordinary Libyans The suffering of Libyans has just begun. For there can never be true liberation when your oppressor is the one who defines what your freedom should be. The ousting of Colonel Gaddafi, Libyan leader […]
The puzzle surrounding the whereabouts of Mr. Paul Waziri, the 25-year-old employee of one of the companies that service the bombed United Nations (UN) House, Abuja, last Friday was solved yesterday as the family discovered his dismembered remains at the National Hospital morgue. His cousin, Mr. Stephen Bahagu, who had been leading the search party […]
Sallah celebration by the Izala Muslim group on Monday turned soured as clash between the group and some youths led to the death of no fewer than 10 people while many were injured. The Izala members, who had gathered at the Rukuba Road praying ground for the end of Ramadan fast, were held hostage for hours by […]
By Prince Charles Dickson, Jos, Nigeria – August 30, 2011 – A Tiv adage, says, a lizard that views a python with disregard will find itself in the belly of the snake. (Whoever disdains obvious danger will suffer dire consequences) In recent weeks some one million Nigerians have been treated to the Lagos Mexican soap […]
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