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“Jonathan, The Port-Harcourt – Owerri Express Road Is Deplorable” – Okorocha

The Executive Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha wishes to lament over the worrisome and indeed, the deplorable condition of the Umuapu Imo State area of the Port-Harcourt –...

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Boko Haram: Shehu of Bama Still Trapped in Maiduguri, Says Bama Under Boko...

The battle of words between the Nigerian armed forces and the Boko Haram Jihadist group appears unending and confusing to the unbiased spectator. Information available to 247ureports.com through...

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Presidency Finally Releases Statement – Defends Alleged Boko Haram Sponsor,...

The Presidency has said, President Goodluck Jonathan was not accompanied by Ali Modu Sheriff on his trip to Chad and will not interfer with the ongoing investigation against him. A statement by...

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Asiwaju is in great shape – Tinubu’s camp officially reacts to alleged...

Following speculations on the true health of former Lagos state governor, Bola Tinubu, his, media aide, Sunday Dare, has stated that his boss is in a great shape. DailyPost had earlier quoted a report...

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“I will pursue creation of Apa state till my last breath” – Senator David Mark

The senate president, Senator David Mark has restated his resolve to pursue to a logical conclusion the quest for the creation of additional states in the country. Senator Mark said that creation of...

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Boko Haram have ‘surrounded’ Maiduguri, say elders

Boko Haram fighters have surrounded the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri and are preparing an imminent takeover, an influential regional group claimed on Thursday, calling for military...

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Lagos schools may not reopen Sept 22, says Fashola

Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsuru Olowoopejo Despite the Federal Government’s insistence   on September 22 resumption date for schools, indications emerged yesterday, that Lagos State Government might...

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We are battle ready to defend Maiduguri — DHQ

By Kingsley Omonobi & Ndahi Marama Maiduguri—Following fears expressed by Borno stakeholders that Boko Haram terrorists have surrounded Borno State capital, Maiduguri preparatory to invading the...

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Eulogies for brave Adadevoh at Night of Tributes

By Sola Ogundipe, Chioma Obinna & Gabriel Olawale LAGOS – It was an outpouring of encomium, yesterday evening as funeral rites for the late Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, the brave and patriotic Lead...

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Mbu was a politician in police uniform—Amaechi

By Jimitota Onoyume GOVERNOR Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, yesterday, described the former Police Commissioner in the state, Mr. Joseph Mbu, as a politician in police uniform, who attempted to...

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I won’t interfere with investigation: Modu Sheriff not on my entourage to...

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, said the presence of the former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, in Chad at the time he (the president) was in the country was certainly not at his...

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Another Imo Speaker’s Aide Assassinated…How House Of Rep Aspirant Was Murdered

Barely two years after the special adviser (Administration) to the Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Chief Benjamin Uwajumogu, Pastor Emmanuel Adoba was murdered in cold blood in Owerri, his...

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At least 50 died in Synagogue church building collapse

No fewer than 50 persons have been feared dead, with several others injured during the collapse of a six-storey building in the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun, Lagos on Friday. A...

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“Continue your consultancy services with Boko Haram”- Igbo Youths blast Shehu...

The Igbo Youth Movement, IYM, on Friday berated Shehu Sani over his recent alleged verbal attack on former Nigeria’s Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme. The IYM in a statement signed by its founder and...

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Police, youth force robbers to abandon operation in Warri

By Emma Amaize POLICE at ‘B’ Division, Warri, Delta State and some youths pursued and stopped a robbery gang from  their operation at Okumagba Avenue in Warri at the weekend. Police Public Relations...

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Soldiers kill over 100 Boko Haram members during battle for Kodunga

The Nigerian military Friday morning crushed Boko Haram insurgents during a futile attempt by the insurgents to take over Konduga town, some 40 miles from Maiduguri. Combining air power with infantry...

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Many foreigners killed as T.B Joshua Church Guest House collapses

Many people mostly foreign worshippers have been reported dead at the Synagogue Church of All nations’ Guest House. The six-storey building owned by the Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed Friday...

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Why President Jonathan couldn’t avoid Modu Sheriff in Chad – Aide

By Ben Agande After the dilemma the presidential delegation was allegedly thrown into when they arrived the Chadian capital and found that the former Borno State governor was not only in Chad but was...

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SANUSI’S CORONATION, AS EMIR STOPPED

The coast appears not clear yet for the newly installed Emir of Kano, His Eminence, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi who was crowned Muhammadu Sa­nusi II, the 14th monarch of the emirate in June as there are...

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Boko Haram: Displaced persons take over churches in Borno

Thousands of internally-displaced persons have stormed churches in Borno State for refuge. The internally-displaced persons decided to seek refuge in the places of worship after members of the Boko...

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