February 13, 2012 by Adelani Adepegba, Olusola Fabiyi and Segun Alatunji The team investigating the January 15 escape of re-arrested Boko Haram kingpin, Kabir Sokoto, has concluded plans to bring him before Commissioner of Police Zakari Biu. Biu was in charge of the investigations launched by the police after Sokoto, the alleged mastermind of the […]
February 12, 2012 by Success Nwogu Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has said the general attitude to work of police officers falls far below minimum standards. Speaking in Ilorin on Friday during his working visit to Kwara State, he said the Nigeria Police Force, therefore needed a rebirth. The acting IG visited the […]
February 12, 2012 by JOEL NWOKEOMA and ALLWELL OKPI In this interview with JOEL NWOKEOMA and ALLWELL OKPI, Jonathan Powell, an American foreign-affairs columnist talks about the violent activities of the Boko Haram sect and the unity of Nigeria You wrote a book portraying Islam as a religion of peace, how do you reconcile that […]
BURIAL rites for the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu are expected to begin this weekend in all parts of the old South East zone with the popular Igbo culture of “Icho mmadu” (searching for the dead) which will be carried out by the youths in the major cities. Releasing the new programme for the burial, the […]
THE controversial zoning of power by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) between the North and South resurrected yesterday as northern elders responded to issues thrown up by the Boko Haram insurgency. Through their umbrella platform, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the northern elders expressed worry over leaders of the region being labelled as opposed to […]
By JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT— FORMER Minister of Tourism, Alabo Graham- Douglas, has appealed to former militants in the Niger Delta to resist the urge to carry out reprisal attacks over killings of Christians by Boko Haram terrorists in the North. Speaking yesterday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, at a peace concert organised by Association […]
After months of controversy generated by the introduction of the non-interest banking in the country, also known as Islamic banking, Jaiz Bank Plc quietly opened its doors for business on Friday, January 6, 2011 in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The bank, which has its head office in Kano House, Central Business District, Abuja, […]
NIGERIA and the European Union (EU) have agreed to jointly support both national and regional strategies to combat security challenges. The development is coming as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Anyim Pius Anyim expressed deep concern about insecurity in the country, calling on all Nigerians to support government’s efforts at tackling the […]
THE Federal Government yesterday warned of the threats that the activities of Boko Haram posed to Nigeria’s and her neighbours’ economies, apart from the destruction of lives and infrastructure caused by the sect. The warning came amid plans by the government to investigate the tape aired on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) network news of […]
From IKENNA EMEWU, Abuja and DESMOND MGBOH, Kano Thursday, February 09, 2012 •Arms and ammunition recovered. PHOTO: Sun news Publishing More Stories on This Section From Abu Qaqa, spokesman of the dreaded Boko Haram, came a stunning revelation that suicide bombers have no choice than to accept an assignment. He said no member of the […]
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