July 20, 2014 The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, hailed Federal Government’s new initiative to set up a special fund to cater for the needs of victims of insurgency in parts of the country. Reacting on behalf of CAN and the entire Christian community in Nigeria to the cheery news, National President of the […]
July 19, 2014 BY NDAHI MARAMA, Maiduguri with agency report Boko Haram extremists have killed more than 100 people and hoisted their black and white flag over a town left undefended by the military, just 85 kilometers (53 miles) from Maiduguri, a civil defense spokesman and a human rights advocate said Saturday. Hundreds of villagers […]
BY Ben Agande, JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU & JOSEPH ERUNKE ABUJA — Former Defence Minister, Lt General Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd.), yesterday, lamented that insurgents appear to be having an upper hand in the country at the moment and tasked President Goodluck Jonathan to bring the insurgency to an end. President Jonathan, on his part, is seeking approval […]
Some parents of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted from Chibok, Borno State over two months ago on Tuesday shunned President Goodluck Jonathan’s invitation. Jonathan had on Monday told a girl-child education campaigner, Malala Yousafzai, that he was ready to meet the parents. Yousafzai, who had earlier met with some parents and some girls who escaped […]
The alleged mastermind of the April 14 blast in Nyanya, Abuja, Aminu Ogwuche, has been extradited by Sudan to Nigeria on Tuesday. Ogwuche, who was handed over to the Interpol Unit of the Nigeria Police Force by the Sudanese authorities was flown into the country in a special flight from Khartoum, Sudan, which touched down […]
By VICTORIA OJEME & RAPHAEL IZOKPU ABUJA—The Pakistani girl child education campaigner, Malala Yousafzai, has called on Boko Haram to release the schoolgirls who were abducted on April 14, saying the girls have not committed any crime. Malala, who is in the country to commemorate Malala Day yesterday in Abuja, urged the sect to stop […]
Boko Haram’s Chief butcher who slaughtered 7 including children arrested on July 15, 2014 / in News 12:43 pm / Comments FROM: KINGSLEY OMONOBI-AB UJA. Following the massive onslaught by Security Forces on the activities of the insurgent group, Boko Haram, at the Balmo Forest Bauchi State, Police detectives attached to Bauchi State Police Command […]
• L–R: Director, Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade; girls education campaigner, Malala Yousafzai; spokesperson of the State Security Service, Marilyn Ogar; and Coordinator, National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, during Malala’s visit to the National Information Centre, in Abuja… on Sunday. | credits: NAN. Five of the schoolgirls who escaped from Boko Haram captivity […]
BY DAPO AKINREFON THE All Progressives Congress, APC, has advised Christians in Osun State to disregard the false information being circulated by PDP agents in some churches that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has instructed Christians in the state to vote for a Christian candidate in next month’s governorship election. In a statement by […]
By LAIDE AKINBOADE ABUJA— The #Bring Back Our Girls campaign group that has been leading protest for the release of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in Chibok, Borno State, yesterday, denied an allegation by the Department of State Services, DSS, that the group had turned into a franchise. In a statement […]
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