THE Nigeria Police Force has begun an independent investigation into the killing of eight suspected members of the fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, in Abuja on Friday. It was learnt on Sunday that the police authorities did not believe the claim of the Department of State Security that the suspects, who were killed by the […]
There was confusion in Abuja on Friday as operatives of the State Security Service raided a building in Apo Quarters, killing eight people. Though the SSS claimed that those killed were members of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, eyewitnesses and survivors denied the security agents’ claim. Survivors alleged that the attack was masterminded by […]
By Philip Amiola | Lagos, Nigeria | Sept. 1, 2013 -I have taken a break from mass media for a while to take care of some personal projects. However, I have been so harangued by the sex scandal involving Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo and Ese Walter that I think I should offer a word […]
The State Security Service has arrested a car dealer, Ibrahim Takat, for allegedly conspiring with a spiritualist, Nakasi Ahmadu, “to defraud the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed, of N3m.” The duo were said to have cloned the minister’s telephone number which they used to send a text message to Mohammed’s Chief of Staff […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will not comment on the controversy between the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party over the women rally organised by the First Lady, Patience Jonathan, in Abuja last Thursday. The APC had referred to the event as a political rally and accused the Presidency of […]
A detachment of soldiers have invaded Galadimawa, a Gbagyi community in the Federal Capital Territory, demolishing classrooms and over 50 houses. The soldiers, who arrived at the village around 11am on Monday with three bulldozers, started the demolition in the community primary school, where they pulled down an uncompleted block of classrooms before moving to […]
Check this triangle: Hollywood, Bollywood and Nollywood. The oldest of the triumvirate, Hollywood, is in the United States of America and from it India and Nigeria adapted the Bollywood and Nollywood respectively. The three are doing well and well known all over the world, especially in movie circles and are making money for different stakeholders. […]
Unions demand sack of Jonathan’s cabinet By ADEWALE SANYAOLU and DENNIS MERNYI, Abuja As the warning strike of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) entered its second day yesterday, long queues were noticed in some parts of Lagos. Also in Abuja, long queues, which were noticed on Monday, increased, with fuel […]
Home matches of the Super Eagles and other national teams may soon return to the Abuja National Stadium as comprehensive rehabilitation of the main pitch is going on in earnest, and is almost completed. The contractor handling the project, Julius Berger PLC has completed the first phase of the work, which includes removal and replacement […]
PRESIDENTIAL campaign posters featuring Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, and his Rivers State counterpart, Rotimi Amaechi, surfaced in the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday thus signalling an interesting twist to the 2015 elections. The coloured posters, versions of which had been reportedly sighted earlier in Kaduna and Niger states, bear portraits of Lamido and […]
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