The Federal Government lost around $60 million to the recent closure of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) plant in Bonny, Rivers State, over power outage, THISDAY has learnt. NLNG, the worlds third largest supplier of gas to the European market, and which also accounts for 10 per cent of global LNG supply to the […]
THE Federal Government on Monday, said the recent bomb blasts in Nigeria were politically-motivated and handiwork of detractors who wanted to bring down the present administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (rtd), who said this in Abuja, after inspecting the scene of the twin blasts that rocked the ever busy […]
Nigerian Christian pilgrims who are currently on pilgrimage in Israel have condemned the recent bomb attacks in Abuja and have intensified prayers against recurring violence in Nigeria. The pilgrims, who expressed shock when the news of the attacks reached them in the holy land, have persisted in prayers for peace, security and free and fair […]
Minister of Interior, Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (retd.), on Sunday said it was too early to link the bomb blasts at the mammy market beside Mogadishu Military Barracks to the Christmas Eve explosions in Jos, Plateau State. He stated that investigators were still collating evidence and working hard to apprehend the perpetrators, noting that it would […]
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday presided over an emergency meeting of the National Security Council convened to address the state of security in the country. The meeting became imperative following recent spate of bomb blasts in the country, including the New Year Eve bombing at the Mammy market opposite the Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja. A source […]
The Peoples Democratic Party has asked an Abuja High Court to strike out a suit by some aggrieved members, i who want President Goodluck Jonathan barred from contesting the presidential election under its platform. The plaintiffs, Ambassador Yahaya Kwande, Mr. Dubem Onyia and Alhaji Lawal Kaita, who were said to be loyal to ex-Vice President […]
UNITED Kingdom (UK), Canada and Russia have expressed worry over the upsurge in violence in Nigeria, urging the Federal Government to do everything within its powers to arrest and prosecute masterminds of the New Year’s Eve bomb blast in Abuja. Also, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) have […]
Two former Inspectors General of Police (IGP) said yesterday, that the rising spate of criminality and terrorist activities across the country ahead of the April 2011 general elections was not unexpected, as there had been signs that all was not well with the nation’s security system and the polity. Speaking with Daily Sun on telephone […]
Ex-military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd) has condemned the attempt to link him with the spate of bomb blasts in parts of the country, describing it as cheap blackmail. According to a statement signed by Babangida’s spokesman, Kassim Afegbua, the former leader was seriously concerned with the bombings that had claimed several lives and wanted […]
Of the four persons officially confirmed dead in the Mogadishu Barracks, Abuja, blast on new year eve, was a pregnant woman. A soldier who had his leg amputated and a five-year old daughter, left with a fracture, were among the 26 injured during the incident. The dead pregnant woman had travelled from Jos to Abuja […]
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