Group petitions Pope over killing of Christians, burning of churches in North
BY INNOCENT ANABA A civil society organisation, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law, has petitioned Pope Francis over the killing of Christians and burning of churches in...
View ArticleDG of SSS denies arresting Ezekwesili at Abuja Airport
Director-General of the Department of State Security (DSS), Ita Ekpeyong, Monday denied the arrest of a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. He told State...
View ArticleCHIBOK: Abducted girls Parents’ and 57 Escapee Girls Arrive Abuja to Meet...
Andrew Jaiyeola Almost 100 days after the over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped from their hostel at Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, some 160 parents of the abducted girls as well as 57...
View ArticleOMG! Buhari escapes bomb blast, three aides injured
General Muhammadu Buhari was almost killed in the second bomb explosion that rocked Kaduna town this afternoon (Wednesday) in which more than 20 persons were killed. The opposition leader Muhammadu...
View Article“Kaduna Bomb blast was an assassination attempt on my life” – Buhari
Nigeria-s former military President, General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd), says he narrowly escaped assassination on Wednesday. He spoke shortly after escaping a bomb attack in Kaduna State on Wednesday....
View ArticleTwin blasts kill over 40 in Kaduna as Buhari escapes death
Over 40 people were killed Wednesday as twin bomb explosions ripped through Kaduna State in north-western Nigeria. The first explosion occurred along Isa Kaita Road close to the popular Murtala...
View ArticleNEWS IN PICTURES: President Jonathan and Emir Sanusi finally meets
Emir Sanusi meets President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan and the Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi II, met for the first time on Wednesday since the monarch was turbanned last month and...
View ArticleKaduna bombings: President Jonathan happy about Buhari’s escape
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has condemned the bombings in Kaduna State on Wednesday, which appear to have targeted former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari and prominent Islamic...
View ArticleAPC petitions Jonathan, alleges plot to kill Aregbesola
The All Progressives Congress has petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan over an alleged plot to assassinate Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Also, the party alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party was...
View ArticleB’Haram!!! We have capacity to win insurgent war – FG
The Federal Government on Wednesday declared that it has the will, the resources and the strategies to win the war against Boko Haram and terrorism in the country. This was stated by the Minister of...
View ArticleJonathan names Chidoka as new Minister for Aviation
It was a day of excitement reigned in Nigeria’s aviation industry as President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday swore in Mr. Osita Chidoka as new Minister for Aviation. Chidoka, until his appointment...
View ArticleTurkish Airline: NO fewer than 173 passengers narrowly escape death in Kano
NO fewer than 173 passengers narrowly cheated death at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Wednesay, when a Turkish Airline plane caught fire while fueling. It took the prompt...
View ArticleChanging face of President Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan captured the mood of the nation very succinctly recently. The inauguration of the Victims Support Fund in Abuja was the occasion. He had put together a 17-man committee...
View ArticleFirst case of Ebola reported in Lagos
The Lagos state ministry of health says a 40-year-old Liberian man, who arrived the state last weekend, is being tested for deadly Ebola virus, but no result yet. Addressing a news conference today in...
View ArticleBuhari Says He Suffered No “Scratch” In Kaduna Bombing
Former Head of State, and leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, has given more insight into how he managed to escape Wednesday’s bomb attack in Kaduna that targeted him....
View Article20 doctors defy strike for Kaduna blast victims
ABOUT 20 doctors in Kaduna, on Thursday, saw reason and defied their ongoing nationwide strike to attend to the victims of the twin bomb blasts. The development came on the heels of remarks by the...
View ArticleAttack on Buhari could have triggered violence – expert
By Ebun Sessou A security consultant, Dr. Ona Ekhomu, has described Boko Haram’s attempt on the life of former Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.), and Muslim cleric, Sheikh Dahiru...
View ArticleChibok girls: We’re trying to avoid the Chenchnya experience —Presidency
TO avoid a repeat of the 2004 experience, when over 300 children were killed in an attempt by Russians to free hostages held by Chechens in the North Caucasus region of Russia, the Federal Government...
View ArticleIjaw Ex-militants demand creation of Toru-Ebe, Oil River states
By Festus Ahon UGHELLI— Former militants of Ijaw extraction under the aegis of Meinbutu, have called for the inclusion of Toru-Ebe and Oil River states in the proposed states approved by the national...
View ArticleKano Blast Kills Woman, Injures 8 – Police
A woman was killed by a powerful blast that ripped through a central park in Kano Thursday, the police have confirmed. Eight people were injured in the attack that targeted travellers at the Sabon Gari...
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