The recently reported ceasefire deal between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Boko Haram Islamist sect has come under scrutiny. A Nigerian journalist known to have established contact with the group, Ahmad Salkida, faulted the report that the group has finally agreed a truce with the Nigerian government. In a series of tweets on…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have apprehended a man who posed as one of its top officials in Akure, Ondo State. The suspect, identified as Olubunmo Olalekan, and currently cooling off in the Commission’s custody in Abuja, reportedly paraded himself as an EFCC Principal Detective Superintendent, PDS, in Ondo State and…
The Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has announced that any of its elected officials willing to attend pro-President Goodluck Jonathan occasions have the liberty to do so. This information was contained in a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Thursday in Abuja. PDP said, “Further to the endorsement of His Excellency,…
Justice Grace Onyeabo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has struck out a case brought before her by the Muslim Student Society of Nigeria, MSSN, challenging the ban on the use of religious veil commonly used by female Muslims called Hijab, in public primary and secondary schools in the state. After the state…
The Nigerian government has sealed a major deal with members of the terrorists group called Boko Haram. The two parties agreed a ceasefire after a meeting between representatives of both the Nigerian government and the Islamist sect. Both parties met on Friday to discuss ways of putting an end to terror attacks in North East…
Former Minister of Niger-Delta Affairs, Sam Ode, has obtained the governorship nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The former Special Adviser to the Governor of Benue State on Local Government Affairs is hoping to be the gubernatorial candidate of his party in Benue State in 2015. It was learnt that Ode picked his…
The Federal Government and Boko Haram are negotiating the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped over six months ago in Borno State by the group. The female students were abducted by the insurgents at their dormitories at Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014. They were seized during their…