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 […]
A former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has again lashed out at the Peoples Democratic Party’s-led Federal Government for bringing untold hardship on Nigerians through its ineffective policies. The presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, who reviewed the parlous state of the economy and insecurity in the nation, said Nigeria was sick under PDP. He spoke […]
Nigeria has been ranked as the third most vulnerable country among 198 countries in the world. According to the seventh annual Climate Change and Environmental Risks Atlas released by a global risk analytics company, Maplecroft, climate change and lack of food security multiply risks of conflict and violence in Nigeria and 31 other countries. The […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said it is concerned about the growing insecurity at the border areas between Nigeria and Cameroon, where thousands of Nigerian refugees fleeing Boko Haram attacks have sought refuge. The insurgents have in recent times launched repeated cross-border attacks from Nigerian border towns into northern Cameroon, hindering the […]
President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Senate have agreed to curb the overwhelming influence of state governors in the affairs of the party, particularly its primaries. SUNDAY PUNCH, on Friday, gathered that during a meeting at the Presidential Villa on Thursday night, the President, the senators and the leadership […]
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: File copy The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Tuesday said the import waiver system that was in place before President Goodluck Jonathan came into power was lopsided and not in conformity with international best practices. She stated this in Abuja while speaking at a […]
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