Court remands 11 pro-Biafra activists in prison for treason
Trial of eleven members of the Biafra Zionist Federation, BZF, commenced on Wednesday in Enugu. The BZF members, who were arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, alongside their leader,...
View ArticleOngoing emergency rule has failed – Governor Geidam
Governor Ibrahim Geidam of Yobe state has observed that the ongoing emergency rule in the state has so far failed to contain the Boko Haram insurgency. The governor, who spoke through his media...
View ArticleHIIC: Jonathan leaves for London Thursday
President Goodlcuk Jonathan will travel to London on Thursday evening to preside over a meeting of Nigeria’s Honorary International Investment Council which opens in the British capital on Friday....
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Photo: Family, aides celebrate with Jonathan at 57
Family members, friends and aides on Thursday morning joined President Goodluck Jonathan to celebrate his 57th birthday. The birthday was marked with a short holy communion service inside the...
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Azare bomb blast: Tales of tears, blood and sorrow
By Suzan Edeh, Bauchi For the third time in three weeks , Azare, the headquarters of Katagum Local Government Area of Bauchi State came under another deadly blast on Sunday leaving several persons at a...
View ArticleBREAKING: Mark shuts National Assembly over violence
Senate President, David Mark, during plenary, announces the shutting down of the National Assembly till Tuesday. Details later…
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BREAKING: Senate President, David Mark Condemns The Use Of Teargas On...
President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, Senator David Mark, today condemned the use of teargas on Senators and members of the House of Representatives by the Police describing...
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Jonathan at 57: His name, luck and rise
By Abiodun Alade, @biodunpen Leading online news medium, Vanguardngr.com takes a look at the profile of President Goodluck Jonathan as he celebrates his 57th birthday Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Nigeria’s...
View ArticleCome to our aid and stop condemning Boko Haram – Chibok community carpets Obama
Chairman of the Chibok community in Abuja, Tsambido Hosea-Abana has carpeted United States President, Barack Obama for condemning the recent Boko Haram attack on the troubled community. The community...
View ArticleNational Assembly blockade: APC accuses Jonathan of sabotaging war against...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of sabotaging his own Administration’s war against Boko Haram on the altar of personal vindictiveness and political...
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NASS Siege: Shame At The National Assembly Is What Jonathan Wanted As A...
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the crude methods the Jonathan administration is using to harass and humiliate perceived political enemies. Members of the House of reps and their...
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UPDATE: Why We Blocked Tambuwal From Entering National Assembly — Police
The Nigeria Police Force has defended its decision to block the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, from the National Assembly Thursday, saying the operation was based on an...
View ArticleBoko Haram hangs in Hong, routed in 3 villages
By DORIS OBINNA Insurgent group, Boko Haram, yesterday, figuratively hung in Hong, as it fell under the superior firepower of the military. In a fierce battle, the group was badly pounded in Hong,...
View ArticleHow Lawmakers Embarrassed Senator President, David Mark
Senate President, David Mark got more than he bargained for yesterday when he stormed the National Assembly to calm the lawmakers who were protesting after being locked out of the Assembly premises by...
View ArticleJonathan can bypass NASS on emergency rule —Ogor •Legal luminaries react
Deputy Leader, House of Representatives, Honourable Leo Ogor, on Thursday, said with the provision of Section 217(2) (c) of the 1999 Constitution, the president has very exclusive powers to use the...
View Article‘Military alone cannot win war on terrorism’
The Executive Director of the Lagos State Trust Fund, Mr. Fola Arthur-Worrey, has said the Nigerian military cannot win the war on terrorism without the help of the police and the Department of State...
View Article120 lawmaker sign Jonathan’s impeachment notice
By Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA-MORE than 120 lawmakers have appended their signatures for the impeachment of President Goodluck,immediately House reconvenes in December. Mohammed Zakari, chairman, House...
View ArticleMark explains why he visited Green Chamber, forgives dissident lawmaker...
Senate President and Chairman of Nigeria’s National Assembly, Senator David Mark, on Friday provided insights into what led him to visit the House of Representatives in the heat of the pandemonium...
View ArticlePresident Jonathan is in crisis – Sheik Gumi
Popular and controversy Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, Friday condemned the invasion of the National Assenmbly complex by the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Service, DSS,...
View ArticlePDP chair: Tukur resigned properly— Mua’zu
By Henry Umoru ABUJA— NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mua’zu, said yesterday that former National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, resigned properly...
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