Boko Haram: Solar batteries explosion cause panic in Borno
Communities in Dikwa Local Government Area of Borno State were thrown into intense fear on Monday, following multiple sounds of horrifying explosions caused by expired batteries of solar street lights....
View ArticleUpdate: Bomb Scare At Wuse Market Abuja
Sola Adeola/Abuja There was bomb scare in Wuse area of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital Tuesday. Residents woke up to see that all the roads that lead to popular Wuse market were barricaded by the police. A...
View ArticleBoko Haram, muslims and Northerners
AFTER the Chief Imam ended the prayer in the mosque, his deputy collected the microphone and delivered strong worded condemnation on insurgents for the killing of innocent people in the name of Islam....
View ArticleEven refugee children say: #BRINGBACKOURGIRLS
By SAM EYOBOKA They are currently living in forced exile as displaced victims of war and other violent crises. But this has not stopped about 80 children of refugees from different African countries...
View ArticlePrisoner Swap: “You can’t negotiate with terrorists,” Bill Croteau, Blasts Obama
President Barack Obama’s favorability ratings hit the lowest point of his presidency in a Bloomberg National Poll, with just 44 percent of Americans saying they have positive feelings about him. That...
View ArticleUPDATE: Gunmen kill 6, burn churches, homes in fresh Plateau violence
Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday attacked Gako and Tanjol communities in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing at least six people. Two churches were also burnt in the attack...
View ArticleYou Can’t Stop Me From Talking—Stella Damasus Tells FG
Few days ago, it was reported that some gunmen stormed the home of Daniel Ademinokan in Abuja, seeking for Stella Damasus. Later, she went on Twitter to state that she won’t be cowed for standing for...
View ArticleNewly Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Clamour’s For #Bring Back Our Girls
What a better way to start his newly assumed position as the Emir of Kano, as Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has also joined the placard carriers of “#bring back our girls.”Sanusi’s assumption of office as the...
View ArticleTragedy as Assistant Commissioner of Police found dead in bed
The Nigeria Police Force has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of one Mr. Kayode Adewoye, an Assistant Commissioner of Police. The late Adewoye resided at the Police Officers’...
View ArticleNollywood Releases Movie On Chibok Girls
The Nigerian film industry never stops to spring surprises. The industry has been criticised severally for lacking creativity, especially with the kind of movie titles they come up with lately, unlike...
View ArticleChibok girls: CLO leader beaten to coma by suspected MASSOB members
A planned protest by members of Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, Anambra State chapter, on Wednesday turned violent as thugs suspected to be members of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign...
View ArticleCorruption Tainted Minister Of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke,...
In what many will consider to be a further blow to the administration of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on the international scene, a leading international firm has given the ‘Thumbs Down’ to one...
View ArticleUpdate: 7 killed, five injured on their way to APC rally in Abuja
Seven people were on Wednesday reportedly killed in a ghastly motor accident, while 5 others were injured following a ghastly motor accident which occured along Damaturu-Potiskum road in Yobe State....
View ArticleMaku’s view on Boko Haram shows he lacks proper understanding – Shettima
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Tuesday lambasted the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku for trivialising the Boko Haram insurgency. Shettima, who spoke at a two-day conference on...
View ArticleEmirship: Keep Off Kano, Kwankwaso Warns Jonathan
Donald Ojogo Kano State governor, Dr Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso yesterday warned President Goodluck Jonathan to keep his distance from the ‘already settled issue’ of the emergence of former Central Bank...
View Article$3m bribery scandal: ICPC re-arraigns Farouk, Emenalo
BY IKECHUKWU NNOCHIRI ABUJA—The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, yesterday, re-arraigned the former Chairman of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Policemen In Fierce Battle With Unknown Gunmen In Kano
Unconfirmed report coming out of Kano State in northern Nigeria claims that suspected gunmen have attacked a police station in the city. More to follow on this breaking news. Meanwhile, it could be...
View ArticleEMIR OF KANO: Banishment of Sultan Dasuki, can Sanusi be dethroned?
By KAYODE FASUA On April 20, 1996, the eight-year reign of the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki, suddenly came to an end. Without smelling a rat, the Sultan responded to an urgent invitation to...
View ArticleBREAKING: PDP lawmaker, Senator Dahiru Kuta is dead
Reports reaching us indicates that Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Dahiru Awaisu Kuta is dead. Kuta’s demise came few days after a former Minister of Information, Prof. Dora...
View ArticleNigeria not ripe for part-time legislature – Senator Tinubu
Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Wednesday said that Nigeria was not ripe for part-time legislators. Tinubu, who represents Lagos Central Senatorial District in the Senate, spoke with newsmen at the 11th town...
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