The late Igbo leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu would be buried in an American gold mixed with bronze casket, Saturday Sun can authoritatively reveal. Ojukwu’s widow, Bianca, who is in London to begin preparations for bringing back the corpse of the departed Biafran warlord told Saturday Sun that the make-up of the casket was to depict […]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has said he was not opposed to a national conference, provided the ultimate objectives are not designed to dismantle Nigeria’s hard won unity. Speaking in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service monitored in Abuja, the former vice-president noted that though he was not against Nigerians coming together to dialogue on […]
BY KINGSLEY OMONOBI Apparently miffed over the ease, with which Boko Haram sect attacked some military formations in the country recently, the Army high command, yesterday did a major stock taking and redeployed 72 Generals including three General Officers Commanding. GOCs, 26 other Major Generals and 43 Brigadiers- General. The GOCs include those of the […]
Former Head of State and one time minister of oil resources, General Muhammadu Buhari, (rtd) has been ejected from his Abuja residence following his inability to pay the N20 million rent demanded by his landlord, Newsdiary Online, a news portal has disclosed. According to reports monitored by our reporter in Abuja, the retired general who […]
By Mohammed Aminu Sokoto State Police Command, has mobilised 5000 police men to maintain security during the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to Sokoto today. Jonathan is expected to flag off the governorship campaign of former governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, at Trade Fair Complex Sokoto. The state Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Baba Adisa Bolanta, made […]
The violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has denied reports that his spokesman Abu Qada, has been arrested by the State Security Service. The denial came even as the confusion set off by initial reports of Qada’s arrest on Tuesday deepened. Qaqa, known for granting interviews and issuing statements on behalf of the group, was reportedly […]
As he prepares to assume office as the acting Inspector General of Police, 54 year old Mr. Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar’s role during the 2001 Jos, Plateau State, sectarian strife in which several lives were lost has remains a dark spot in his career in the Nigeria Police Force which spanned 33 years. As the Plateau […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday cancelled his planned trip to Davos, Switzerland. Although no official reason was given for the last minute change of plan, some Presidency sources attributed the decision to the onslaught being unleashed on the nation by members of the Islamic fundamental group, Boko Haram. The President was initially meant to attend […]
The burial of the late Ikemba of Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has been shifted from February 3 to March 2, the national burial committee, has announced. Briefing newsmen shortly after its meeting in Enugu on Saturday, the Vice Chairman of the committee, Senator Uche Chukwumerije, said the burial was shifted following developments in the country […]
MINISTER of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, yesterday denied being “de facto Prime Minister” in the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Okonjo-Iweala, who is also the Coordinating Minister for Economy, faulted the various campaigns launched against her while the issue of petrol subsidy removal lasted. The minister, who spoke during a live telephone interview on […]
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