Former Borno State Governor, Alhaji Ali Modu Sheriff, has denied a claim credited to former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) General Jeremiah Oseni (retd) that he was the brain behind the creation of the Islamic fundamentalist, Boko Haram. The group, he said, had been in existence before he got into office in 2003. […]
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Thursday, dismissed the suit filed by a former deputy governor of Lagos State, Mr Femi Pedro, against the state House of Assembly and state government. Pedro had filed the case in 2007, to ask the court to make an order declaring his impeachment as deputy governor of […]
TEN persons were reportedly killed, on Thursday, in Kona village near Jalingo, the Taraba State capital, following a land dispute between the people of Mumuye and Kona. Following the development, the state government has set up machinery to identify the culprits and the cause of the crisis with the aim of bringing them to book. […]
FOLLOWING contined violence as a result of the war declared on Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, by members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, more state governments have ordered the evacuation of their indigenes studying in the town and those on exchange programmes. The Bauchi State government, in a release signed by the Director of […]
TWO thousand workers employed by the immediate past administration in Ogun State were sacked, on Wednesday, by the administration of Senator Ibikunle Amosun. But, the government, in a reaction by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Taiwo Adeoluwa, denied the sack, saying that the workers were directed to re-apply before they could be absorbed […]
Minna – TWENTY- four hours after the blast that claimed four lives and injured others at All Christian Fellowship Mission Church, Suleja, another blast exploded, yesterday, at Ecwa Church in Madalla town, near Suleja. The blast exploded at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, on the day the Acting Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ibeto, led a government delegation […]
On Saturday June 11, 2011 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos, our (Akwa Ibom) first lady, Chief (Dr.) Mrs. Unoma Ekaette Akpabio, as I could see from the media, looked very elegant and together with her twin-brother, celebrated their 40th Birthday Anniversary. Many Akwa Ibom people are discussing this matter and insisting that there […]
Reacting, the JTF described the claim by the Borno elders as baseless and uncalled for at a moment the state was facing security challenges. Meanwhile, the Federal Government is worried over the decision of some citizens to take up arms against the state, even as it disclosed that insecurities in the country was its greatest […]
Former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, was yesterday quizzed by the State Security Services (SSS) operatives in Abuja over the Boko Haram menace. He has since been released. Besides, the Islamic fundamentalists lived up to its threat as it bombed a popular joint in Kaduna on Sunday night. Scores were injured but no life […]
For over 14 hours on Sunday, Lagos metropolis witnessed a massive downpour and the result: Unprecedented floods that wreaked havoc in the Centre of Execellence. No fewer thatn19 residents were swept away by the menacing flood. By yesterday, the state government ordered the closure of public schools to save pupils from possible tragedy. Their premises […]
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