Passengers on an Arik Port Harcourt-Lagos flight had their schedules disrupted yesterday morning when the aircraft was grounded for several hours to enable security officials carry out thorough checks following a text message from one of the passengers that bomb has been planted on the airplane. The aircraft earlier scheduled to depart PHC by 8.00am […]
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP),, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, took a message of hope to the people of Kano State, pledging to protect the less-privileged members of the society. Jonathan, who recalled that he was born to a family of poor parents, noted that if he could stand to aspire […]
As his campaign train moved to Okrika Local Government Area, Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, enjoyed massive support in the hometown of one of his opponents in the April gubernatorial election, Dr. Abiye Sekibo of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). Also, former governor of Rivers State, Chief Rufus Ada-George, also from Okrika, has openly […]
Before Chief (Dr.) Philip Atamuo became the Ohanaeze Ndigbo chairman in Anambra State he had held sway at Alaja Steel Company in Delta State as the general manager and later Ajaokuta Steel Company as the chief executive. He also later went into politics and at a stage became one of the gubernatorial aspirants in Anambra […]
Tragedy hit the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign train on Tuesday as the convoy of the Katsina State governor which was on its way to receive President Goodluck Jonathan at Daura town was involved in a multiple collision with two buses conveying some party supporters. Although Governor Ibrahim Shema and his running mate, […]
The Naira dropped in value to its weakest level against the dollar for 18 and a half months, yesterday, as political uncertainty ahead of April elections contributes to panic buying, bankers who deal in foreign exchange disclosed. The Naira ended at the close of business at N156.30 to a dollar, around the same level it […]
Twenty Four hours after the Movement for the Emancipation for the Niger Delta, MEND, threatened to bomb Lagos, Abuja and oil installations in the Niger Delta over what they termed unwillingness by the Jonathan administration to address key issues, Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, has urged Nigerians to be alert and report all suspicious […]
A 21-year-old undergraduate has been arrested for allegedly poisoning a well ostensibly to dissuade people from fetching water from there. The suspect, Ibrahim Abubakar, a 200 level Public Administration student of Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, was arrested by men of the Special Task Force, STF, maintaining security in the state after he allegedly poured a […]
Pastor of Household of God and presidential candidate of Fresh Democratic Party, FRP, Pastor Chris Okotie, has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to a public debate, just as he said that the only way the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, can win the forthcoming elections was through rigging. Speaking, yesterday, at the party headquarters in Lagos to […]
The Nigerian Navy, yesterday, effected a major shake-up in its hierarchy with the redeployment of nine Rear Admirals, eight Navy Commodores and appointment of new Flag Officers Commanding, FOCs. The new FOCs are Rear Admiral Austin Oyagha, formerly Chief Staff Officer, Eastern Naval Command, now Flag Officer Commanding Logistics Command. He takes over from Rear […]
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