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Memo: Nyako needs to be investigated –Ex-Milad

Former military administrator of Delta State, Colonel John David Dungs (retd), has called for a thorough investigation into the the Adamawa State governor Muritala Nyako’s  scathing statements in his...

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Boko Haram Ready To Kill Parents Of Abducted Girls Inside Forest

The suspected members of the Boko Haram have threatened to kill the parents and the students if the parents and soldiers continue with their search in Sambisa Forest. Parents of some of the abducted...

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Boko Haram Strikes Again: 3 Killed and 5 Women Abducted In Yobe

The incident was reported  to have happened at about 6pm on Friday. According to one of the survivors who ran into the bush, they were ambushed at the gate of College of Agriculture Gujba by the...

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EXPOSED: Details of Osun Debt Profile

Speaker, State House of Assembly of Osun, Rt. Hon. Najeem Salaam has debunked the rumour milling the round that the state is indebted to the tune of N400 billion, saying that the political players who...

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RACIST ABUSE: Obama criticizes Donald Sterling ignorance

US President Barack Obama interrupted his diplomatic initiative in Asia Sunday to condemn “ignorant” and “incredibly offensive” racist remarks allegedly made by the owner of the NBA Los Angeles...

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You don’t have to live with whites, you can emigrate to a black country’

Ukip has been embroiled in a fresh row after one of its candidates sent a tweet in which he suggested that comedian Lenny Henry should emigrate to a “black country”. William Henwood, who is standing...

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BREAKING: Vice President’s Immediate Brother Dies In Abuja Road Accident

The immediate younger brother of Nigeria’s Vice President, Namadi Sambo has died in a ghastly road accident in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The VP’s brother, Sabo Sambo died on Sunday when his vehicle...

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I am glad that Mandela is not alive to see today’s S.Africa

CAPE TOWN (AFP) – Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu said in an interview published Sunday that he was glad Nelson Mandela was not alive to witness the current state of South Africa. “I’m glad that...

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Confession: See How Ribadu Made Enemies For Me – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has spoken of how efforts by the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, to rid Nigeria of corruption, created enemies for...

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Jonathan’s Re-election Is My Priority, Says Wike

The Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said that his priority was to ensure the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan and not the governorship position of the state. Wike...

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Resignation of South Korean PM: Nigerian leaders must hold themselves to...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on those in charge of the country’s affairs, led by President Goodluck Jonathan, to hold themselves to higher standards of conduct as a way of ensuring...

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Babalawo Pastors

By Femi Aribisala Bishop David Oyedepo says poverty is not of God.  He insists a child of God has no business being poor and declares: “There’s a proven covenant cure for poverty.”  If this were true...

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Detectives grill Gov Nyako over genocide allegation against FG

By KINGSLEY OMONOBI ABUJA— Detectives from force headquarters, yesterday, grilled Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State for four hours at Government House, Yola, over a recent memo he sent to the...

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I Will Defeat PDP In 2015 Governorship Election – Okorocha

The Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has given reasons that propelled him to take Ndi-Igbo especially the people of the state, Imo, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, stating that some...

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Boko Haram Attacks: Ignore Calls To Remove Northeast Governors – Falana Tells...

Lagos lawyer Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has criticised Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clarke, for allegedly calling for the removal of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states’ governors over Boko Haram insurgency. Falana...

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Over 7,000 Protesters demand Ibori’s release

WArri — A least  7,000 youths and the elderly at the early hours of yesterday protested on the streets of Warri, Delta State, demanding  the release of their son, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, by the...

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Senate President Declares War On Boko Haram

The Senate President, David Mark, also yesterday in Abuja, urged the Federal Government to declare full scale military operation against insurgents in the North East. Mark made the call in an address...

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May God punish me if I’m a member of Boko Haram – Asari-Dokubo

Former militant leader of the defunct Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari has disassociated himself from the rumour that he’s a member of the dreaded Boko Haram sect. Dokubo-Asari...

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Oritsejafor dares Boko Haram: “You are cowards”

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has described the members of the Boko Haram sect as heartless and cowards for killing well-meaning Nigerians. Ayo Oritsejafor who made this known during his...

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Gulak was Jonathan’s mouthpiece, but the real spokesman announced his sack –...

Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako, yesterday reacted to the sack of Ahmad Gulak, the former Political Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan. According to him, the development should serve as a...

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