March 21, 2012 by Segun Olatunji 9 Comments Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Yakowa | credits: File copy SEGUN OLATUNJI examines incessant attacks on Southern Kaduna villages and notes that the area has not known peace since the last April presidential poll Although the tension generated by the last April post-presidential election violence in Kaduna and […]
Scenes of the clash. | credits: Olatunji Obasa and Kunle Falayi Tension is still high in Agiliti, Mile 12 area of Lagos following a clash between Hausa youths and their Yoruba counterparts in the area on Monday. Our correspondents report that police vans were still stationed around the area made up of three streets: Oniyanrin, […]
AN Air Cargo bus, Antonov 225, for the first time, landed safely in Africa, at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, at the weekend. The air cargo bus, which was piloted by Captain Antonov Dmytro, took off from Calgary, Canada. It was loaded with equipment for oil and gas business, which were brought in by […]
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi yesterday explained how his administration intends to provide uninterrupted 24-hour power supply in Port Harcourt and the entire state from December. Amaechi spoke at the second Dissecting The Amaechi Administration Media Briefing Series at the Government House, Port Harcourt. He was represented by the Commissioner for Power, Augustine Nwokocha. Nwokocha […]
Churches in Kano closed services abruptly yesterday, following threats by the fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, to launch attacks.. In Jos, the Plateau State capital, the police barred worshippers from parking their cars inside church premises. Some Kano churches were said to have received a letter believed to have been written by the sect, threatening […]
A gunman, on Saturday night, went berserk in Sapele and killed four persons who were drinking in a bar located at 67, Macpherson road, opposite Okotie-Eboh Grammar School. The incident, which took place at about 8.30 p.m., threw the town into a state of confusion. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the deceased were in the bar […]
FOLLOWING new arrangements put in place by the security operatives in Plateau State to arrest the spate of suicide bombings, most churches in Jos, the state capital on Sunday, recorded a low turnout. At a meeting with the stakeholders, including religious leaders last week, the security operatives in the state reeled off new security arrangements, […]
Shettima Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has appointed 81 new aides including two journalists, Miss Kwapchi Bata of the Nigerian Television Authority and Usman Kumo of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria Peace FM station, Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Bata was appointed as the Senior Special Adviser on Media (Television), […]
President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said he would not interfere with the administration of Bayelsa State and promised to allow Governor Seriake Dickson and his team use their initiatives in running the affairs of the state. The President spoke at the state congress of the Peoples Democratic Party which was held at the Peace Park, […]
Unknown gunmen on Thursday night attacked Kafuru village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing about 10 residents. Among the dead were a pastor whose wife was also shot and left for dead. The Assemblies of God Church where the pastor was ministering was razed by the gunmen along with about nine other […]
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