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National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Mr Achebe’s body arrived back in Nigeria on Wednesday from the US, where he died in March at the age of 82. Relatives and officials were at Enugu airport in southern Nigeria as the coffin was lowered from the plane. Mr Achebe is widely regarded as the founding father of African literature in English. His […]
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National Politics, Sultan of Sokoto, Top Stories
Monday, May 13th, 2013

Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III, on Sunday decried the killings in Bama in Borno State and Alakyo in Nasarawa State by insurgents. Abubakar, also the President of Nigeria Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, noted that with the killings in Bama and Lafia, it had been shown […]
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Headlines, National Politics
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013
BY SONI DANIEL, REGIONAL EDITOR, NORTH Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, yesterday, slammed President Goodluck Jonathan for awarding multi-million Naira pipeline protection contracts to Niger Delta militants of Ijaw extraction, describing the action as illegal and self-serving. Mohammed, who spoke in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, noted that it was unbecoming of the administration […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA – The National Chairman of Labour Party, Chief Dan Nwanyanwu has criticised Nigerians, especially, those in political circle for being disrespectful to President Goodluck Jonathan, noting that the president was the most abused ever in the history of the country. Chief Nwanyanwu who made the remarks while receiving the leadership of […]
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Borno, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

BY NDAHI MARAMA MAIDUGURI—No fewer than 185 persons, including women and children, have been killed and more than 2000 houses destroyed in an intense fighting between the military and suspected members of Boko Haram sect in Baga, a fishing community in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. Soldiers were said to have bombarded the […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Niger Delta, Top Stories
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

Says Amnesty is a fraud From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja The leader of the defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, has reacted to the planned attack of mosques by the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), describing the group as fake. Asari-Dokubo said MEND only exists on the internet and pages […]
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Boko Haram, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Thursday, April 11th, 2013

By Emma Ujah, Victoria Ojeme, Emma Elebeke, Daud Olatunji & Ruth Odiniya ABEOKUTA—Former Head of State and National leader of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd.) has thrown his weight behind the proposed amnesty for Islamic sect, Boko Haram, commending the Federal Government for setting up a committee that will look […]
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First Ladies, National Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Top Stories
Monday, April 1st, 2013

By Ben Agande Abuja — Office of the First Lady, Monday, said Dame Patience Jonathan’s visit to Germany and other European countries was for routine medical check-up and to visit her ailing mother, saying there was no need for negative insinuations in the media. A statement by the Special Assistant to the First Lady, Ayo […]
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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Latest Politics, National Politics
Friday, March 29th, 2013
Lagos – Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi says culture of impunity, much more than corruption, has hampered Nigeria`s development and promoted poverty. Sanusi, who spoke at the 5th Bola Tinubu Colloquium in Lagos on Thursday, said the unpreparedness of the country to sanction corrupt persons had ensured the emasculation of the system.He noted that corruption […]
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National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

A South African court has sentenced ex-leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, (MEND) Henry Okah to 24 years in prison over 2010 bombings of Nigeria’s Independence day celebrations in Abuja. About 12 people died and several wounded in the attack. Three months ago the South Arica court found Mr Okah […]