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Ijaw traditional rulers reject cattle colonies

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, January 25th, 2018

Ijaw traditional rulers reject cattle colonies — 26th January 2018 Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa Traditional rulers from Ijaw speaking communities have rejected the idea of cattle colonies in any part of Ijawland. This was part of a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting in Yenagoa and chaired by first military governor of old Rivers State and Chairman, […]

Jonathan is Nigeria’s poorest ex-president – envoy

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Latest Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories Monday, January 22nd, 2018

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – FORMER Career Diplomat and retired Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Godknows Boladei Igali, has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan, has remained one of the poorest former Nigerian leaders, even in Africa, in recent years. Nigeria ex-President Jonathan . Ambassador Igali also said that the immediate past Nigerian President was currently struggling […]

Many killed, houses burnt as Fulani, Bachama clash in Adamawa

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 21st, 2018

Some people have been reported killed and many homes destroyed in a violent reprisal attacks in Numan Local Government Area in Adamawa State between Fulani and Bachama communities. The suspected Fulani herdsmen who invaded Kikon village in the early hours of Sunday shooting sporadically while most villagers were asleep. President Buhari pays courtesy visit to […]

IS infiltrates, Benue, Edo, Kogi States, Presidency raises the alarm

Posted by admin Benue, Edo, Kogi, Latest Politics, State News Sunday, January 21st, 2018

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – THERE are indications that the Islamic State in West Africa, ISWA, have infiltrated the North Central and some South South States of the country to carry out its dastardly act. Garba Shehu Already, the security operatives especially the Department of State Services, DSS, is said to be on top of […]

C/River govt. provides succour to Cameroonian refugees

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 21st, 2018

The Cross River government on Sunday provided food and non-food items to over 3,000 Southern Cameroonian refugees camping in Ikom local government area of the state. The items included rice, plantain, beans, yam, garri, palm oil, cartons of indomie, toiletries and cooking utensils. Presenting the items, Gov. Ben Ayade of the state disclosed that the […]

No land for cattle colony in Benue – Gov. Ortom (They can create their colony in Daura and Kano)

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 21st, 2018

Abuja – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue says the state government has no land for the establishment of cattle colony in the state as being advocated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Ortom made this known while addressing State House correspondents after he led a delegation of Benue stakeholders to a closed […]

2019 Polls: Daura youth to purchase nomination forms for Buhari, Masari (What a joke)

Posted by admin Latest Politics Sunday, January 21st, 2018

Daura Emirate Youth Progressive Movement (DEYPM), an NGO, on Sunday said it would purchase nominations forms for President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State to enable them recontest in the 2019 general elections. Malam Abdulkadir Lawal, the chairman of the movement, disclosed this in Daura at a rally, which was attended by […]

Iraq condemns German woman to death for belonging to IS

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Sunday, January 21st, 2018

An Iraqi court said Sunday it had condemned to death by hanging a German woman of Moroccan origin after finding her guilty of belonging to the Islamic State jihadist group. She was sentenced for providing “logistical support and helping the terrorist group to carry out crimes,” said Abdel Settar Bayraqdar, a spokesman for the court. […]

Nigeria suffers too much bloodshed

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, January 21st, 2018

By Rev. Fr John Damian Adizie Our beloved country, Nigeria, has gradually become a land flowing with tears and human blood; a land where people are no longer feeling secured. Dear reader, how did you feel seeing the lifeless bodies of 73 innocent Nigerians being driven round Makurdi metropolis in a motorcade of five trailers […]

Akpabio: A statesman or a con man?

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Saturday, January 20th, 2018

AKPABIO: A STATESMAN OR A CON ARTIST? RE: ANNANG PEOPLES FRONT RED ALERT! (1) By Peters Ikpe My dear brothers, I read with great consternation a press release, purportedly come from you with the caption: ANNANG PEOPLES FRONT RED ALERT! In the said press statement, you tried frantically to vilify the governor of Akwa Ibom State, His […]