The Boko Haram scourge has become a cause of worry for the Nigerian government and its people. Several thousands of people have been killed since the group started its full onslaught in the north eastern region of Nigeria in 2009. Government, private and religious facilities have been destroyed by the deadly terrorist group for over…
The Federal Government has said it will implement the ‘no work, no pay’ policy for the striking health workers across the country. Members of the National Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, embarked on an industrial action this week. The striking health workers are aggrieved over the special treatments being given to medical doctors, which…
Nigeria’s senior national football team defeated Congo 2-0 on Saturday evening in a 2015 AFCON qualifying match played at the Stade Municipal in Pointe-Noire, Congo. Ikechukwu Uche, who was making his way back to the Super Eagles, put Nigeria ahead from the spot. Aaron Samuel scored the second goal for the Eagles at about the…
Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam, on Friday morning, cheated death when his convoy was involved in a ghastly motor accident. The incident occurred at the Angbaaye village on the busy Makurdi-Gboko road. His deputy, Steven Lawani, was also involved in the crash, though he was unhurt. It was gathered that Suswam was on his way…
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, held a closed door meeting with ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo, at his Abeokuta home in Ogun State. The presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was Obasanjo’s vice when he was Nigeria’s President. Both fell apart at the latter part of their administration, accusing each other of corruption.…
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State has again lost his case against the Guardian Newspaper Limited and his opponent in the 2007 governorship election, Okechukwu Ezea. Chime dragged Ezea and the newspaper to court seeking N1.5 million as damages. He claimed Ezea defamed his character when he (Ezea) alleged that the governor planned to kill…
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State, on Friday, reserved ruling in the N25 billion money laundering and abuse of office charge brought against Micheal Igbinedion and Charles Eboigbodin by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for January 30, 2015. Justice J. Liman on Friday November 14, 2014, fixed the January 30…
An Abuja-based auto dealer, Collins Masadey, is presently cooling off in one of the prisons in the city for allegedly presenting a dud cheque to one of his clients. Masadey, who runs Coomy Automobiles Limited in Abuja, was dragged to an Abuja High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, November…
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed that three persons were killed in the military helicopter that crashed on Thursday in Yola. On Thursday night, at about 10pm, a small plane belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crash-landed near the scene of a similar incident on Monday. The Monday’s incident happened in Girei in Adamawa State. It…
At least six persons were gruesomely killed in the late Friday evening bomb explosion that happened in Kano. A suicide bomber was among those that died in the attack. The incident, which occurred near an NNPC filling station in Hetoro area of Kano, caused pandemonium in the area. Several persons in the vicinity panicked and…