I belong to ‘Shurah Council’ not Boko Haram, Kabiru Sokoto tells Court

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA -The alleged mastermind of the Christmas day bomb blast that killed about 44 persons and wounded 75 others at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church at Madalla, Niger State, in 2011, Kabiru Umar, a.k.a Kabiru Sokoto, Wednesday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that though he was a high profile member of […]

I was tortured – Kabiru Sokoto

A Boko Haram commander accused of masterminding the December 25, 2011 bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State, Kabiru Sokoto, on Monday informed an Abuja Federal High Court that he was tortured while being interrogated by security agents. Testifying in his own defence at the continuation of his trial, Sokoto insisted that […]

Boko Haram renew offensive

By ROBERT OBIOHA The on-going military campaign against Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa suffered a major setback at weekend when gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamist sect attacked a secondary school in Yobe State in its renewed offensive against the Nigerian state. According to reports, […]

FG to sack workers

Budget amendment … As Senate dumps Reps in face-off with Jonathan From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Fresh indications emerged at the weekend that the Senate may have dumped the House of Representatives in National Assembly’s face-off with the Presidency over amendment of the 2013 budget. Daily Sun exclusively gathered last Friday, that an agreement had been […]

APC’ll defeat PDP in 2015 – El-Rufai

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Sunday boosted that the All Progressives Congress would triumph over the ruling Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015 general elections, especially if the conduct of the polls would be free and fair. He spoke in Zaria, Kaduna State at an event organised by the […]

Why I retired as Major-General — Buhari

A former Head of State, Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Friday said he decided to retire with his current rank in 1985, to defend and promote the integrity of the military, instead of promoting himself. Buhari said this at a public presentation of two books: “Nigerian military in politics: 1966-2011 and Politics of transition to […]

NGF, Amaechi, Jang; many unanswered questions

Some fundamental issues are critical to the resolution of the ongoing crisis in the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF). The most fundamental of the issues is the process of emergence of the leadership, the chairman. What is the rule for his emergence? Is it by consensus or by election? What is the precedent concerning the emergence? […]

US tells Nigeria to address conflicts, promote unity

By: Victoria Ojeme ABUJA: United State Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley has said that for Nigerian democracy to continue to prosper, the country must figure out a way to address conflicts. This is even as the American envoy noted that Nigeria remains US indispensable ally in Africa. He also noted that the various differences in […]

Rights Commission asks FG to revoke directive on death row inmates

African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Banjul, The Gambia, has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to rescind his directive to the 36 states of Nigeria, asking them to begin execution of prisoners on death row across the country. The Commission’s order was confirmed Wednesday to Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, by the Commissioner Zainabo […]

Court acquits ex-Works Minister, Lawal in N43m fraud case (What’s new?)

By IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI ABUJA — Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, dismissed the eight-count criminal charge entered against former Minister of Works, Mr Hassan Lawal, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Lawal, who was hitherto facing trial alongside one Mr Adewale Adesanya, who was an official of United Bank for Africa, […]

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