The Caretaker Committee Chairman of Saki West Local Government of Oyo State, Mr. Dapo Popoola, has emphasised the need for government at all levels to commit more resources to the grass roots in a bid to address the problem of poverty in the land. Popoola made this remark on Wednesday, while disbursing N2.2m and another […]
A debate on removal of subsidy on fuel almost turned violent in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Thursday when a group of newspaper readers confronted a man who tried to support the initiative. The man identified simply as Samson was nearly beaten for his contributions on the fuel subsidy removal dispute at the popular newsstand in […]
Indications have emerged that security reports indicted the Emir of Suleja, Alhaji Awal Ibrahim in whose domain the Boko Haram sect had detonated bomb five times last year alone. As a prelude, the Niger State Government has issued the Emir a query, asking him to defend his non-challant attitude to the issues of bomb blast […]
Protests against the removal of fuel subsidy grounded parts of Lagos, Ibadan, Ilorin and Gombe on Tuesday. Thousands of people marched through the streets chanting songs in condemnation of the removal of fuel subsidy by President Goodluck Jonathan. One person was feared killed in a similar protest in Ilorin while the police reportedly arrested […]
BY ALBERT AKPOR LAGOS—BARELY three days after the President declared State of Emergency in some local government areas of four Northern states and temporary closure of borders linking these states with the neighboring countries in the heat of Boko Haram menace, Police detectives in Lagos have arrested 40 foreigners suspected to have sneaked into the […]
CHURCHES in Ogun State held peaceful crossover and New Year services on Saturday and yesterday. Thousands of Christians trooped to their worship centres to end the outgone year and move into the New Year. Unlike the fear that pervaded some states, especially in the north due to attacks by members of the Boko Haram […]
The Ebonyi State Government on Sunday said it had beefed up security in the state to prevent further blood letting and killings of its citizens. The state government’s assurance was in response to last Saturday’s renewed killing of over 52 members of Ezillo Community in Ishielu Local Government Area of the state. Meanwhile, the state […]
Emergency: FG deploys more soldiers in Jos, Maiduguri January 2, 2012 by Oluwole Josiah, Abuja 14 Comments More soldiers have been deployed in Madalla, Niger State, Jos and Maiduguri, following the declaration of state of emergency in 15 local governments of the state by the Federal Government. Also, residents of Maiduguri reported a sharp increase […]
From Goddy Osuji, Abakaliki Sunday, January 01, 2012 • Victims of Ezillo/Ezza communal clash in Ebonyi State Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section At least 55 persons, including children, yesterday lost their lives in a renewed communal war in Ezillo in Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State. Among the dead was […]
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in parts of the country following attacks from the Islamist group Boko Haram. The measure is in force is areas of the Yobe and Borno states in the north-east, Plateau state in central Nigeria and Niger state in the west. International borders in the affected […]
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