More reactions have continued to trail the killing of Idrissa Timta, Emir of Gwoza, who was slain on Friday morning in Borno, on his way to Gombe for the burial of the late Emir of Gombe. The latest reaction is coming from the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, which condemned the act. In a statement…
Following viral rumour that former Minister of Information, Prof Dora Akunyili, was dead, her media aide, Isaac Umunna, has refuted the tale, describing it as “baseless and mischievous.” Umunna, reacting to the reports, which again went viral on Friday, disclosed that the former NAFDAC boss was responding well to treatment in India, where she was…
Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has concluded plans to hold its local government congress on Saturday (today). The congress will take place as scheduled across the state, the state Interim Chairman of APC, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed also assured party faithfulls. Baba-Ahmed informed journalists on Friday in Kaduna that the date was agreed…
Driver of former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala has been murdered by some gunmen in Ibadan, the state capital. The man, Alabi Ajikobi, was shot dead on Friday afternoon by armed robbers while on his way from the bank, where he had gone to withdraw an undisclosed sum of cash. Late Ajikobi was killed…
At least 27 persons died in two separate auto crashes in Edo and Sokoto States. In the Sokoto incident, a J5 bus carrying some passengers from Jos to Illela crashed at Tudun-Dukiya village near Dogon Karfe in Sokoto State. The bus was involved in the accident with a Toyota Starlet car travelling from Illela to…
Some gunmen suspected to be members of the violent Islamic sect called Boko Haram have murdered the Emir of Gwoza, Idrissa Timta. The monarch was slaughtered on Friday in an ambush carried out by the insurgents. He was slain while on his way to a funeral alongside the Emir of Askira, Alhaji Abdullahi Ibn Muhammadu…
A blast in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, on Thursday morning caused a major panic in the city. Before now, there had been two separate bomb blasts in Abuja in the last two months which killed over 100 persons. Residents of Kurudu, Jikoyi and other adjoining areas of the city were terrified by a…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, in his broadcast on Thursday to mark the May 29 Democracy Day in Nigeria, stated that the country has recorded significant improvements under his administration. “On my watch, we have witnessed high national economic growth rates, steady improvements and expansion of national infrastructure including airports and roads, the restoration of rail…
Owner of one of the most successful football clubs in the world, Manchester United, Malcolm Glazer, has passed on. The rich American business mogul died on Wednesday. Glazer gave up the ghost after falling ill since 2006, a year after he bought the English club. He had a pair of strokes, which left him with…
Some polytechnics students were on Wednesday afternoon nabbed by a team of anti-riot policemen in Lagos during a peaceful demonstration. The students were protesting their continuous stay at home due to the strike embarked on by their lecturers some months ago. Over 100 of them were picked up by the battle-ready mobile police officers near…