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Oil theft: No oil minister or Presidential aide linked with Tenebe probe – EFCC
By Soni Daniel The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, made spirited efforts to clear its name of allegation that it was under pressure to free a crude oil theft suspect because...
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Tragedy: Scores die as Synagogue church building collapses
By CHIOMA GABRIEL, EVELYN USMAN & YINKA LATONA TRAGEDY struck yesterday following the collapse of a part of a multiple storey building inside the premises of the Synagogue Church of All Nations,...
View ArticleNigerian soldiers kill over 200 Boko Haram fighters In Konduga
Security sources have revealed that men of the Nigerian Armed Forces yesterday repelled an early morning attack on Konduga town, killing at least 200 of them. An insider source in Maiduguri said the...
View ArticleJonathan knows about Boko Haram financier in CBN – Soyinka
BY WALE AKINOLA & SONI DANIEL The controversy over alleged sponsors of Boko Haram took a twist yesterday when Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka said information about a suspected financier of the terror...
View ArticleMy Father Was Proud of Me for Lying….Temitope Ajayi
Chief Mrs. Temitope Ajayi a.k.a Mama Diaspora, has disclosed that she has lied to her father on several occasions just to get money to help her friends in secondary school. Temitope Ajayi was one of...
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Obasanjo visits injured son in Jos
Heavy security presence were noticed along Barki Ladi, Heipang, Mararaban Jamare and Old Airport Junction Road, Jos yesterday, as former President Olusegun Obasanjo visited his son, Lt. Col. Adeboye...
View ArticleNigerian Air Force plane missing in Adamawa
An Alpha Jet (NAF 466) belonging to the Nigerian Air Force is missing around Adamawa State. According to a statement signed by Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, “The...
View ArticlePresident Jonathan calls for 100% loyalty from soldiers
Afaka (Kaduna State) – President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday called on soldiers to demonstrate 100 per cent loyalty to the nation. The president made the call when he addressed cadets at the...
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2015: INEC’s secret agenda against the South will fail — Aniete Okon
‘How National Assembly should handle National Conference report’ By Henry Umoru Aniete Okon, a second republic senator from Akwa Ibom State, is pioneer National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples...
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Black Scorpion, Benjamin Adekunle, dies at 78 •Jonathan, OBJ, others mourn
BRIGADIER-GENERAL Benjamin Adekunle, Nigeria’s most mythologised soldier, is dead. As announced by his wife, Folake, the Black Scorpion joined his ancestors in Lagos yesterday morning, aged 78. To...
View ArticleYou can’t overrun Maiduguri, Military dares Boko Haram
■ Military dares Boko Haram The increasing attacks on communities in the North-east states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe by Boko Haram has heightened tension the insurgents may soon overrun Maiduguri,...
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Soyinka Blasts President Jonathan For Hiding Boko Haram Sponsors
…Seeks international probe of alleged sponsors Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has come down hard on the federal government over what he described as its accommodating policy and desperation for...
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Military releases pictures from Kodunga operation against Boko Haram
In response to demands of Nigerians for some evidence to support the routing of insurgents, who attempted to capture Konduga on Friday, the Nigerian military has released some pictures from the battle...
View ArticleNigeria Army Chief says soldiers have more sophisticated weapons than Boko Haram
The Chief of Army Staff, (COAS) Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah, Saturday, dismissed insinuations that the Boko Haram sect has more sophisticated weapons that the Nigerian Army. According to him,...
View ArticleT.B Joshua: Fashola’s directs church members to vacate site
Fashola’s directs church members to vacate site Fashola, during his visit, yesterday, urged Joshua to prevail on members of the church allow government rescue workers a chance to do their job...
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REVEALED: How FG marginalises S-West – Alaafin reveals
IBADAN — THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, weekend accused the Federal Government of marginalising South-West states in the distribution and sharing of political power and resources. Oba...
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Building Collapse Tragedy: I’m the target, God’ll get back at them — Joshua
Addressing his congregation during yesterday’s service, Joshua said: “I know this is not the right time to talk. I will just say a little because I don’t want to interfere with the job of security...
View ArticleReps resume tomorrow, debate Jonathan’s $1 bn loan request, Ebola, others
By Emman Ovuakporie & Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA—AFTER a 56-day break, members of the House of Representatives will tomorrow reconvene to debate the $1 billion request from President Goodluck...
View Article20 feared killed as Fulani herdsmen invade Taraba village
By John Mkom Jalingo—No fewer than twenty persons have been feared dead and scores of others injured when Fulani herdsmen allegedly invaded Tunari village in Wukari Local Government of Taraba State...
View Article2015: Igbo presidency not on our agenda –Ohanaeze
As the nation marches towards the 2015 general elections, the apex Igbo social-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said that Igbo presidency is not on its agenda. President General of the...
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