Alhaji Sani Zango Daura is one of the founding fathers of Nigeria. In this interview with VICTOR JIBRIN, the elder statesman takes a look at Nigeria from the era of the nation’s heroes, regretting the current situationwhich he blamed on incorrigible leadership and self-centeredness. But he
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Mohammed, has said that the problem of insurgency confronting the country today was not the creation of President Goodluck Jonathan. Rather, the president administration is only trying to manage an inherited menace. The FCT minister said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting of Peoples Democratic […]
…says ‘I won’t campaign for any candidate Former minister of Defence, Lt. General Theophilus Danjuma, on Wednesday in Abuja, said that he would not campaign for any of the presidential candidates in the coming general election. General Danjuma, who fielded questions from State House correspondents, after a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at his […]
The clash between some Yoruba and Hausa youths on Wednesday in Osogbo, Osun State, has left five people reportedly injured and various properties destroyed. The crisis, which also led to the shut-down of schools and businesses, occurred in the Sabo area of Osogbo. According to a resident of the area, identified as Seye, the Hausa […]
Presidential candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) and former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has reiterated that neither him nor his running mate is a religious fanatic. As such, Gen. Buhari said that the insinuation that he planned to Islamise the country was unfounded. Gen. Buhari was speaking at an inter-faith engagement in Kaduna, […]
A group of Concerned Elders and Chieftains of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Bauchi State, have accused the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, of not doing enough to ensure that the re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan was successful. They were reacting to a press statement issued by the PDP […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, do not have the moral rights to oppose any move to remove the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega. Speaking through his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New […]
Lagos State residents may be in for another round of health hazards unless urgent steps are taken to avert fresh trouble in the health sector. The latest development in the camp of the doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild, Lagos State Chapter is their vow to embark on an indefinite strike starting Monday, […]
As the campaign for the 2015 election hots up, the Director, MeÂdia and Publicity, Peoples DemoÂcratic Party (PDP), Presidential Campaign Organisation, Chief Femi-Fani Kayode, has called on the International Criminal Court at The Hague, to try the presidenÂtial candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC), Gen. MohamÂmadu Buhari (rtd), for crimes against humanity.