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Articles, Columnists, Kano, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Monday, June 9th, 2014
THE Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was locked inside the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Sunday for an undisclosed number of minutes after his chartered aircraft was grounded by the airport authorities. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, who spoke on Amaechi’s behalf, while briefing newsmen on Monday, said […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, June 7th, 2014
The former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and former minister of Information Prof. Dora Nkem Akunyili is dead. She died at the age of 59. Isaac Umunna, Media Advisor to Prof. Dora Akunyili confirmed that Akunyili died in an India Hospital. Late Akunyili has been sick […]
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Aviation, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
Stella Oduah The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation has ordered that the two bulletproof cars worth N255m procured by the former Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, be returned to the suppliers. The Chairman of the committee, Nkieruka Onyejeocha, said this during an oversight inspection of the aviation sector on Wednesday. She said the […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Saturday, May 31st, 2014
By CALEB AYANSINA ABUJA – CHRISTIANS under the aegis of TEKAN/ECWA, weekend, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore a statement credited to the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, alleging marginalisation of Muslims in the country and that Nigeria will be great only […]
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First Ladies, Latest Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, on Tuesday advised Nigerians to desist from abusing her husband because God Himself made him the head of the nation. Patience gave the advice while addressing children at an event she organised to mark the 2014 Children’s Day at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The children […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Monday, May 26th, 2014
Jacob Oyewale Amidst complaint of inadequate funds to fight Boko Haram by Nigerian Army, the President Goodluck Jonathan led administration is planning to spend $1 billion about N130billion to launder the foreign image of the government. Jonathan and Dieziani Spearheaded by the minister of petroleum resources, Deziani Allison Maduake, the government is shopping for an […]
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Armed Forces, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
Nigerian director of defence information Brigadier-General Chris Olukolade speaks We don’t have funds to fight insecurity, says Army Posted by: Tony Akowe, Kaduna in News 22 hours ago The Nigerian Army has said it lacks the financial capacity to tackle Boko Haram’s insurgency and other security challenges facing the country. The Chief of Accounts […]
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Boko Haram, General Politics, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
The BBC’s Will Ross: “For the last two years Jos has been fairly free of attacks” The bodies of at least 118 people have now been recovered from the sites of twin bombings in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the nation’s emergency management agency says. The first blast was in a busy market, the […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, May 19th, 2014
Seyi Gesinde with Agency Reports May 19, 2014 – BOKO Haram, the terrorist group that abducted over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State, may have abandoned its prisoner swap for Chibok girls position, as it plans to begin the release of the girls from next week. According to Telegraph, a United Kingdom (UK) newspaper, it […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, May 17th, 2014
Photo: Présidence de la République – P. Segrette President Francois Hollande of France welcomes Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan to the Elysee Palace for Saturday’s talks on Boko Haram. The Islamist extremist sect Boko Haram is the focus of an anti-terror summit set to get under way in Paris. Nigeria’s President Jonathan is on hand with […]
