No fewer than 36 nationals of Chad Republic and Cameroon were said to have been killed at the local ‘Burkuttu’ joint at Dala Kabamti ward of Maiduguri metropolitan when gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram opened fire at the ‘Burkuttu’ joint in Borno State, recently. Speaking with Sunday Tribune, leader of the Chadian/Cameroon […]
No, He Was Arrested – Aide THE State Security Service (SSS) yesterday faulted reports of alleged arrest of former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, saying that he was merely invited to explain the “distorted” figures he published in a national newspaper regarding public expenditure. El-Rufai had, in an article […]
TWELVE returnee Ministers and two new ministerial appointees, yesterday, took the oath of office and allegiance before President Goodluck Jonathan at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa Abuja, with the President directing the 12 returnees to return back to the Ministries they superintended before the dissolution of the cabinet on May 29. The ministers […]
Former minister of the Federal Capital Territory malam Nasir el-Ruffai was this morning, arrested by the State Security Service (SSS). He was picked up as he landed aboard British Airways flight from London. el-Ruffai has been very critical of the conduct of the 2011 elections and the policies of the Jonathan government. However, It’s not yet […]
The former attorney-general of the federation, Mr. Mohammed Adoke, SAN, yesterday called for the merger of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Miscillaneous Offences Commission (ICPC), as the Senate again confirmed seven ministerial nominees as ministers. That brings to 14 the total number of nominees so far […]
At last, the former Minister of Finance and currently the Managing Director of the World Bank, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, president Goodluck Jonathan has sealed an agreement that has paved the way for her to return to the cabinet to turn the country’s ailing economy around. Barring any last minute delay, Okonjo Iweala’s name with four […]
SET to recover about one month already lost since his swearing-in, President Goodluck Jonathan will today swear-in the first batch of ministers confirmed by the Senate of the Federal Republic on Wednesday and Thursday. The ceremony which holds at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, is schedule for 11a.m.; and it is expected to […]
A Chief Magistrate Court in Bauchi State yesterday granted bail to two suspects who were charged for treason following their alleged involvement with the activities of the fundamentalist Muslim sect, Boko Haram. Sa’adatu Nasiru Abubakar was charged with treason, inciting disturbance, joining unlawful assembly, mischief, causing grievous hurt, and for forcefully removing an armed robbery […]
KADUNA — President Jonathan Goodluck , Friday, said his government would use all legitimate means at its disposal to deal with the menace of increasing terrorism occasioned by bombings and killings carried by the Boko Haram militant Islamic sect. “Enough is enough”, the President warned in his speech read on his behalf by the Vice […]
THE Federal Government yesterday sent a strong warning to the Boko Haram sect, which has claimed responsibility for the spate of bomb blasts and killings in some northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). President Goodluck Jonathan, who described the activities of the group as no longer acceptable, said the patience of the Federal […]
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