Jonathan/Sambo’s assets: Our hands are tied – CCB

The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Mr. Sam Saba, has said the constitution bars the bureau from making public the asset declaration forms of President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice-President Namadi Sambo. He said this in an interview in Abuja, on Friday. He said the National Assembly had yet to provide the required guidelines […]

Faroukgate: Police uncover fresh $10m bribe

BYKINGSLEY OMONOBI ABUJA — Investigations by Police detectives into the $620,000 oil subsidy bribe money collected by  Mr Farouk Lawan from oil magnate, Mr. Femi Otedola, have unearthed a wider financial scandal. It was gathered that oil marketers who were indicted in the report recently submitted to the government by the Aigboje Aig-Imoukuede-led panel that […]

“Almajiris Are Not to Blame” – Hannah Hoechner, researcher, University of Oxford

They are often blamed for any and every social disturbance in the northern part of Nigeria. In fact, to many, the Almajiri are nothing but irritants. But Hannah Hoechner, a researcher from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom, UK, who spent a year in Kano working with the Almajiri, does not see them as such. […]

Media chat exposed Jonathan on corruption – ACN

The Action Congress of Nigeria on Tuesday said President Goodluck Jonathan’s comments on key national issues during the Presidential Media Chat on Sunday exposed his administration’s lack of commitment to the fight against corruption, ending the Boko Haram crisis and others. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said, […]

Boko Haram can’t stop us – Jonathan •Says government business won’t stop because of terrorism •Gives reason for NSA, Bello’s sack •Justifies renaming of UNILAG

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday declared that the aim of the Islamic religious sect, Boko Haram’s insurgency in the country is to destabilise government and make it unable to function, vowing that his administration would do all that is necessary to halt their terrorist activities. Speaking during a live radio and television presidential media chat […]

It’s in the interest of North not to field a candidate against Jonathan in 2015 – Asari Dokubo

BY SIMON EBEGBULEM, Benin City Alhaji Asari Dokubo, a former President of the Ijaw Youth Council and leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF). In this interview with Saturday Vanguard in Benin City, he bared his mind about current political situation in the country, saying that the people of the South South are […]

Suspect inserts 66 wraps of narcotics in private part

Law enforcement agents and travellers were last week astonished when 66 wraps of narcotics, which tested positive to methamphetamine, were discovered in the private part of Mande Bala, 48, at the screening section  of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on June 15, 2012. The lady was promptly arrested by officials of the National […]

Boko Haram: Jonathan fires Azazi, defence minister

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday sacked the Defence Minister, Dr. Haliru Bello; and the National Security Adviser, Gen. Owoye Azazi. The decision to sack the two former government officials over the growing level of insecurity in the country was taken less than two hours after the President returned from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he […]

Nigeria in bad odour, President vows end to insecurity

Bomber dies as explosives go off in transit Jonathan carpets critics Pope decries attacks on Christians in the North Britain issues travel alert to citizens NIGERIA’S image at the best of times has always been far from the ideal. But with the orgy of violence unleashed on some parts of the country in the past […]

Police: Foreigners behind mayhem

KADUNA State Police Commissioner, Mohammed Jinjiri Abubakar yesterday alleged that foreign nationals especially from three African countries were involved in the acts of terrorism currently ravaging parts of the north. The Commissioner told reporters in his office that citizens of Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroon were among those involved in the terror activities and warned […]

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