Following the successes recorded in the debut edition of Internet Business Summit in Nigeria, organisers of the event have concluded plans to make the second edition more successful. At the first edition, several people gave testimonies of how their lives were positively impacted by the programme and anticipation for the second is now high. Renowned…
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said it has increased its efforts in fighting terrorism in northern part of Nigeria. In a statement released on its website on Saturday, DHQ said the deployment of troops in the troubled regions has already been yielding meaningful results and stressed that the war against insurgency in the country would be…
Pandemonium broke out on Saturday in Akwa-Ibom State at the ward congress of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, when some people engaged in a free-for-all. Several party members were reportedly injured during the fracas, which turned out to be bloody. The incident occurred at Eastern Obolo local government area of the state during the congress.…
President Goodluck Jonathan has been asked to remove the National Security Adviser, NSA, Colonel Sambo Dasuki; and the Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau. This call was made by the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN. The Christian body in Nigeria said this following the recent attacks in Adamawa and Gombe State, where some people lost…
Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, supposedly killed by both the Nigerian and Cameroonian security forces in ‘two’ different gun battles, has rubbished claims by the Nigerian Army that his group sealed a ceasefire deal with the Nigerian government. In a new video released on Friday, the Boko Haram leader, in his usual style, insists…
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nasir El-Rufai, has obtained his nomination form of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Kaduna State governorship election in 2015. He will be hoping to emerge the candidate of APC at the poll. El-Rufai, a Deputy National Secretary of APC, picked his form on Friday at…
Four management staff of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund, PTDF, have been relieved of their jobs, a statement released by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources on Friday has revealed. No reason was given by the Ministry for the sack of the affected persons. According to the statement by the Head, Press and External Relations,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has reacted with outrage to the news of the withdrawal of the security details of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, in the wake of his defection to the party from the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. Rivers APC in a statement signed by…
Governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said he will represent the people of Delta South Senatorial District at the National Assembly in 2015. At the secretariat of Delta State chapter of Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Asaba on Thursday, Uduaghan said he would ensure his people are well represented at the National Assembly when…
Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso has bought his nomination form to contest in the 2015 presidential election. He purchased the form on Thursday in Abuja, and stated that his interest to be in the race is to add value to the party. Kwankwaso, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, stressed that his interest…