President Goodluck Jonathan has held a closed-door meeting with the heads of security agencies and Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega over preparations for the upcoming general election rescheduled for March 28 and April 11. The whereabouts of
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A woman abducted by Boko Haram insurgents along with her grand daughter has returned with tales of horror— and a possible clue to the location of the kidnapped Chibok girls. According to the 67-year-old woman, Maryamu Bala of Madagali, Adamawa State (now in one of the Internally displaced persons camps in the state), she could […]
The Federal government has announced a reduction in electricity tariffs by half. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission yesterday announced the reduction after it said it was bombarded with series of complaints from various classes of electricity consumers. It noted that the reduction was for some power distribution companies after it removed the collection loss
Barely few days to the 2015 general election, Bayelsa Political leaders on Tuesday, challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over the provision of Permanent Voter Card to eligible voters. The political leaders, under the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), led by the State coordinator, Hon. Wenipire Seibarugu, said, though the rate of
Abia State government, has threatened to drag the immediate past governor of the state, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, to court over an alleged “treasonable and careless” statement by him. Addressing newsmen in Umuahia, on Tuesday, the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Dr. ACB Agbazuere, said the former governor had threatened in a national newspaper […]
An NGO known as Voting Right Movement has condemned the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan on her speech at a campaign rally at Ikom Cross River State where she called on PDP supporters to stone anybody that shouted “Change”. A statement signed by leaders of VRM, Florence C. Ozor, Barr. Okoi Obono-Obla, Sesugh Akume and […]
A total of 762 Internally Displaced Persons have been recorded by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in Zamfara state. Director General of the Agency Alhaji Sani Sidi disclosed this at a sensitization workshop on the dangers of post elections violence held in Gusau Zamfara state capital. Sidi who was represented by the Assistant Head […]
An accident occurred few minutes ago (11.15am) at Alausa Secretariat, Lagos. The driver was driving from the Lagos State House of Assembly towards the road leading to Eleganza and SevenUp, when the accident occurred. According to eyewitness, the driver had to crawl out of the car.
The Minister for the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, has advised leaders of the Fulani herdsmen, from the six area councils, to eschew violence during the forthcoming general election. The Minister, who had a meeting with them on Monday in Abuja, pointed out that Fulani herdsmen were known for their peaceful co-existence and urged […]
The leadership of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has sounded an alarm alleging that President Jonathan Administration and the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) are making plans to render card readers ineffective on election day, with a view to justifying their fears about the use of the card readers and ultimately to scuttle the polls. Speaking
The Nigerian military has announced that its troops fighting the Boko Haram insurgents in the nation’s troubled north-east have reclaimed Goniri town in Yobe State, clearing terrorists from the location. The troops reclaimed the town on Monday morning after clearing the terrorists from the town that it had taken over some months back. The Defence […]
Boko Haram insurgents in the Nigeria’s north-east have attacked a village in Chad early on Sunday, killing one person, local residents said. The terror sect, which is seeking to carve an Islamist emirate out of north-eastern Nigeria, has expanded its zone of operations in recent times but attacks on Chadian territory have continued to remain […]
The presidential candidate of APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, has said the death of pioneer Governor of Bauchi when it was created in 1976, Brigadier Mohammed Bello Kaliel, has robbed Nigeria of one of its finest and best military officers the country has ever produced. In a condolence letter to the Government of Kebbi State on […]
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has thrown away the suit filed by the governorship candidate of the now defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), in Kogi State, James Ocholi (SAN), seeking an order sacking the state governor and governorship candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2011 elections, Captain Idris Wada for lack of merit. […]
The General Manager, Corporate Services of FAAN, Yakubu Dati said that the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has commenced the interview exercise for successful candidates who just concluded the online recruitment aptitude test. He disclosed that successful applicants have begun accreditation at the various interview locations in Abuja, Lagos, Enugu. A total of 73
Enugu shuts down as MASSOB declares that Jega must go Members of the pan-Biafran organisation, Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), early on Friday shuts down Enugu as they marched round major streets calling for the removal of INEC’s chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega. Displaying placards of various inscriptions, the pro-Biafrans, […]
The national leadership of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to tender an apology to Nigerians for the embarrassment that he has caused them over his phantom phone conversation with the King of Morocco. Speaking through a statement on Friday in Lagos signed by the National Publicity Secretary of […]
Oba of Benin, Omon’oba Erediauwa, has told President Goodluck Jonathan that his victory in the forthcoming election slated for March 28 is already guaranteed. The Oba, gave this assurance on Thursday in Abuja when his son, Prince Ada Erediauwa and a palace chief in the Benin Kingdom, led a delegation of princes and chiefs on […]
Hundreds of mercenaries from South Africa and other countries are playing a decisive role in Nigeria’s military campaign against Boko Haram, operating attack helicopters and armored personnel carriers and fighting to retake towns and villages captured by the Islamist militant group. Though the government is yet to acknowledged the presence of the mercenaries, a senior […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded the appointment of Amiru Sanusi as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to the senate. Conveying his decision to the leadership of the senate through a letter read by the senate president David Mark on the floor of the senate on Thursday, the president asked the upper chamber […]
