Bamanga Tukur For daring to return to his position as the national chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, members of the National Working Committee of the party have suspended Alhaji Bamanga Tukur from the party. Also suspended is a PDP aspirant for the House of Representatives, Aliyu Abuba Gurin. The suspension of the […]
President Goodluck Jonathan The United States has announced the cancellation of the training of a battalion of the Nigeria Army, at the request of the Federal Government. It said that the first two phases of the training were conducted between April and August, 2014, noting that it had provided untrained civilian personnel with basic […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal The Peoples Democratic Party has filed a fresh suit seeking an order compelling the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, to declare himself as no longer fit to represent the Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency. The suit is filed while the one instituted by […]
No fewer than six students were injured during a clash among some students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Sunday evening. While some of the eyewitnesses described the fight as a power tussle between students who were loyal to the President of the Student Union, Ibikunle Isaac, and those of the Vice-President, […]
120 killed in mosque bomb explosions No fewer than 120 died and 270 were injured on Friday as the violent Boko Haram sect bombed the 10,000 capacity Kano Central Mosque where the Emir, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, usually leads prayers. About 10 gunmen went on a shooting spree after the blast at the mosque, which […]
Former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Friday said the blueprint on the development of the Niger Delta was his concept, but was not well implemented by the late President Umaru Yar’Adua-led administration. Atiku said he drew the blueprint before he lost his 2007 presidential bid, but the Yar’Adua administration adopted […]
Nigeria and its neighbours vowed to have nearly 3,000 troops on the ground to combat Boko Haram by the start of this month but as the year-end approaches, a regional force has yet to be deployed.Soldiers were supposed to have been sent to the borders of Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria by November 1 and […]
Explains why Jonathan, Buhari should quit 2015 race FROM: ISMAIL OMIPIDAN, KADUNA Sheikh Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi is a reporter’s delight any day . Without prior appointment and long protocols associated with public figures of his caliber in Nigeria, Gumi, spoke for about 45minutes with Sunday Sun last Thursday in his Kaduna office on […]
The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Thursday said the country would this month begin to feel the impact of the falling global oil prices, which started in June. Consequently, she said the country needed to brace for tougher times ahead by reviewing its expenditures and building economic buffers through budgets that would be […]
The Nigerian Army, on Saturday, released 125 persons arrested for allegedly having links with the Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram. This latest release followed an earlier release of 42 persons who were investigated and found to have no link with the fundamentalist group. The 42 persons were released on Thursday to Governor Kashim Shettima of […]
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