Religious leaders say ceasefire is a welcome development
Lagos – Some religious leaders in Lagos on Friday have commended the Federal Government initiative in signing a ceasefire with members of the Boko Haram sect. In separate interviews the clerics said...
View ArticleNine persons die in auto crash along Akure-Ilesa express road
Nine passengers today died in a ghastly motor accident, which occurred along Akure/Ilesa express road. Eyewitnesses told reporters that the accident was caused by high speed. It was gathered that seven...
View ArticleEFCC releases Edo Assembly Speaker, other officers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Uyi Igbe; Majority Leader, Philip Shaibu; and the Chief Whip, Folly Ogedengbe. The three...
View ArticleCameroon soldiers kill 107 Boko Haram fighters
Yaoundé – Cameroon said Friday its army killed 107 Boko Haram fighters in ferocious fighting this week in its north, in a claimed success against the Nigeria-based Islamist guerrilla group. The...
View ArticleHope rises on Chibok girls’ release, as Presidency confirms ceasefire deal...
By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North Hope rose Friday on the possibility of the release of the over 200 girls, who were seized from a school in Chibok, Borno State last April following a ceasefire...
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Shehu Sani, Salkida doubt Boko Haram ceasefire deal
A Nigerian journalist, and an activist who have been involved in several negotiations with extremist sect, Boko Haram, have expressed doubt over reports Friday that the Nigerian military and Boko Haram...
View ArticleBoko Haram ‘ceasefire’ triggers controversy as Nigerian govt. insists...
A ceasefire reportedly agreed by the Nigerian government and the extremist Boko Haram sect, stirred anxiety across the country Friday amid hopes it would help restore peace to conflict-torn communities...
View ArticleBoko Haram Says All kidnapped Chibok School Girls Alive
The Director General of National Orientation Agency (NOA) and Coordinator, National Information Centre (NIC), Mr. Mike Omeri has announced the assurance by Boko Haram that the kidnapped Chibok school...
View ArticleGov. Sullivan Chime Impregnates “Runs” Girl, Wife Refuses To Return
As Enugu state gears up for a near landmark electoral exercise in the coming 2015 political round, the intrigues surrounding the would-be political candidates and shot callers have begun to clarify...
View ArticleAnenih loses N500m libel suit against Oshiomhole’s CPS, TV Station
An Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has dismissed a N500 million libel suit instituted by the Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih against the Chief...
View ArticleRevealed: Why Jonathan Approved Immediate Ceasefire Deal With Boko Haram –...
President Goodluck Jonathan’s commitment to end insurgency, ensure security and peace in Nigeria is the driving force for all engagements and negotiations with the extremist Boko Haram sect, a...
View ArticleFearing Ebola, some US communities take dramatic steps
As President Barack Obama on Saturday urged against “hysteria or fear” over Ebola, US media had reports of communities taking seemingly overzealous measures against the disease. A teacher from Maine...
View ArticleWhy we doubt Boko Haram ceasefire – Chibok principal, Borno residents
Several Borno residents have expressed doubts about the ceasefire deal announced by the federal government to have been reached between the government and the Boko Haram insurgent group. The federal...
View ArticleFayose insists on sack of Perm Secs, to appoint PA on stomach infrastructure...
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, yesterday expressed his intention to appoint Assistants on ‘Stomach Infrastructure’ for all the 16 councils of the state. He made the disclosure while addressing a...
View ArticleHelp us quit begging , beggars tell Kano government
Kano – Some street beggars in Kano on Saturday called on the state government to assist them in their efforts at quitting begging. They spoke in Kano, pleading with appropriate authorities in the state...
View ArticleFayose sacks 35 LG Chairmen, Secretaries, dissolves all boards
Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti Government on Saturday announced the dissolution of the 35 local government areas including Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) caretaker administrations. This is contained in a...
View ArticleMuslim students reject court ruling on Hijab ban in Lagos
The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit has frowned at the judgement delivered by Justice Grace Onyeabo of the Ikeja High Court, Lagos on the ban of hijabs in primary and...
View ArticleReturn Tafawa Balewa Square to Lagos Government – Fashola, Akiolu tell FG
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has urged the Federal Government to return the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) to the state. Fashola made the remark yesterday at the launch of a book...
View ArticleNigeria owes you huge debt of gratitude, Jonathan tells Gowon
Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan says the nation will remain grateful to former Head of State Gen. Yakubu Gowon for “successfully managing and guiding it through an unfortunate civil war’’. Jonathan...
View ArticleFG may swap sect commanders for Chibok girls
Strong indications have emerged that the Federal Government may release detained commanders of the Boko Haram sect after the release of the Chibok girls. SUNDAY PUNCH investigations revealed that no...
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