2015: No permanent voter card, no voting, INEC insists
INDEPENDENT National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, insisted that voters without permanent voter card will not be allowed to vote in the 2015 general election. It stated that any double...
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Image of dead female suicide bomber goes viral, links to missing Chibok girls
A photo comparison of a female suicide bomber juxtaposed with one of the missing Chibok girls has given credence to the reports making rounds that Boko Haram may indeed be using some of the missing...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Nigerian nurse dies of Ebola virus
The federal government on Wednesday confirmed five new cases of Ebola in Lagos and a second death from the virus, bringing the total number of infections in sub-Saharan Africa’s largest city to seven....
View ArticleMany killed as terrorists raze police station, churches, others in Maiduguri
By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI — Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram sect members, yesterday, attacked the border town of Gwoza at dawn; setting ablaze the Divisional Police Station, council secretariat...
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Who Really Deserves To Be Impeached? By Tochukwu Ezukanma
More than any other elected official in Nigeria, it is Goodluck Jonathan that deserves to be impeached. He is culpable of many impeachable offenses, especially, corruption and dereliction – failure to...
View ArticleWe must resist insurgency threat to peace –First Lady
The First Lady and wife of the President, Dame Patience Jonathan, has called on Nigerians to rise against all forms of threat to peace in the country, including the insurgent group, Boko Haram. Mrs....
View ArticleEBOLA: Doctors and nurses panic, reject patients with symptoms similar to EVD
Health workers have reacted to the death of the first Ebola virus disease (EVD) victim in the country, expressing fear over what they perceived as an increase in the hazards they face in their...
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Fear Spreads: “The fear of the Ebola disease is the beginning of wisdom”
Across many markets in Lagos these days, the fear of the Ebola disease is the beginning of wisdom. Market leaders, as well as traders, are calling on the federal and state governments to check the...
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I butcher human beings in just 2 minutes, Boko Haram chief killer reveals
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Chief Butcher of the Boko Haram sect, Zakari Mohammed Ardo, yesterday, gave a chilling description of how the terrorist group used to slaughter people they capture,...
View ArticlePoor power supply: Fashola accuses FG of deceit
By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowoopejo LAGOS—Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, accused the Federal Government of hiding reasons behind the erratic power supply from Nigerians,...
View ArticleOsun election will be one of Nigeria’s best – Jega
Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has assured that Osun election would be ranked best among elections ever conducted in Nigeria. He gave the assurance...
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How Sawyer, Liberian-Amerian decided to bring Ebola into Nigeria revealed
Health Minister, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu said yesterday that Liberian-Amerian, Patrick Sawyer, who died in Lagos of Ebola Virus, was aware of his status before entering Nigeria. Chukwu made the...
View ArticleNgilari prays court to order his reinstatement as Adamawa Governor
By Abdulwahab Abdulah Former deputy governor of Adamawa State, Mr. James Ngilari has prayed a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to order the state chief justice to inaugurate him as the substantive...
View ArticlePresident Jonathan’s son-in-law reveals why he married his daughter
Godswill Osim Edward, the good-looking husband of President Goodluck Jonathan’s daughter, has revealed why he married his sweetheart, Faith Sakwe. The young man, who the new wife described as a purpose...
View ArticleLiberia apologises to Nigeria Gov over the importation Ebola Virus by Patrick...
The Liberian Government on Thursday apologised to Nigeria over the importation of the deadly Ebola Virus by a Liberian-born American, Patrick Sawyer. Sawyer arrived Lagos on July 20 from Lome but...
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Ebola: New Details Suggest Patrick Sawyer Escaped Quarantine In Liberia...
“Because he had contact with somebody who died from Ebola, he was quarantined in his own country, but he evaded the quarantine and came to Nigeria…” Fresh information from Liberia suggests that the...
View ArticleBoko Haram cuts off power supply in Borno
The destruction of electricity facilities in Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents following a recent attack on Damboa town, south of the state, has thrown most parts of the state, including Maiduguri,...
View ArticleDon’t abandon Chibok girls, Igbo-Ukwu monarch urges FG
The Paramount ruler of Igbo-Ukwu in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Martin Ezeh, has urged the Federal Government to step up action to rescue over 200 girls abducted in Chibok...
View ArticleJonathan didn’t sack me because I was incompetent – Gulak
A former Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, on Thursday refuted the report that he was fired by the President for being incompetent. The former...
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Minister advises Nigerians on risks of using mobile phones
Abuja – Mrs Omobola Johnson, the Minister of Communications Technology, on Thursday in Abuja cautioned the public on the risks which go with the use of mobile phones. Johnson, represented by Mrs Ngozi...
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