Adamu Aliero probably missed his vocation; the ex-governor and senator should have been an economist given his penchant for being economical with the truth. Immensely gifted in theatrics and subterfuge, Adamu has perfected his capacity for twisting truth into crooked forms. Despite his humble background, Adamu grew to benefit immensely from the North Western region’s…
An alleged leader of some militants in Bayelsa State has been apprehended by operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. The suspect identified as Suoyo Nathan, was said to be the man who led others to the bombing of the Tebidaba-Brass pipelines in the state recently. According to reports, operatives are still…
The military onslaught launched by the Federal Government on Niger Delta Avengers in the South South region of the country has been suspended. The suspension was announced on Monday by Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, in Abuja. Addressing newsmen, the Minister said the government was taking this action to give room for…
Human rights lawyer, Barrister Festus Keyamo has taken-on the Lagos State command of the State Security Service over what he referred to as high handedness and abuse of office on the part of some men of the service. According to a petition signed by Tarfa Mark Anata of Festus Keyamo Chambers and titled, unlawful harassment,…
Members of the terrorist group called Boko Haram have retaken Bosso town after an overnight clash with soldiers from Niger Republic and Nigeria. This was disclosed to Reuters by the mayor of Bosso and a military source, who is privy to the development. It would be recalled that the terrorist group first took the town…
The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme has announced that orientation for Corps members of the Batch A Stream 11 will commence on Monday, June 13, 2016, to Wednesday, June 29, 2016. The programme was earlier suspended because there was not enough money to fund the programme. This had dashed the hopes…
The Nigerian military says it has deployed additional aircrafts to the South South region on the country to fight Niger Delta militants, who have carried out renewed attacks on oil installations in the area. It was disclosed on Monday that the Nigerian Air Force got the planes in support of the military operations code named…
On Monday afternoon, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, left the shores of the country to begin his 10-day vacation in England. Buhari, during the rest, is expected to visit an ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) specialist in London. Before leaving, the President spoke with some newsmen at the airport in Abuja. He will return to Nigeria…
A group of militants known as the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, on Monday threatened to attack Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Rock, to show to the world how powerful they are. The militants said that they would still launch six missiles they promised earlier last week for Tuesday (tomorrow). According to a statement…
A petition filed by James Faleke against the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, at the state’s election tribunal, has been thrown out. While delivering the judgment on Monday, June 6, 2016, the tribunal held that Falake has no locus stand to file any petition against the election of Bello as governor and therefore dismissed…