Some gunmen believed to be members of Boko Haram have killed over 25 persons in Abuja. A motor park in Nyanya area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja was bombed by the terrorists during the early morning rush on Monday. The explosion happened at the luxury buses park section of the garage. Buses in…
Category: National/Politics
Politicians Are Corrupt Because Nigerians Are Gullible–Reno Omokri
Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on New Media, Reno Omokri, has observed that Nigerians are quick to forget the bad past of some ‘supposed’ corrupt politicians especially when these past public office holders become an overnight critics of the government in power. The President’s mouthpiece on social media platforms made this observation on Twitter…
JTF Hails NSCDC Boss Over Donation Of Surveillance Vehicles
Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ade Abolurin, has been commended by the Joint Task Force, JTF, in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This follows the donations made by the NSCDC boss to the combined security body. Abolurin donated five Hilux vehicles to the JTF as well as surveillance…
Boko Haram Murders 210 In Borno
A Senator representing Borno Senatorial District, Ahmed Zannah, has disclosed that about 210 persons were killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorist group. He said the attacks on his people happened between Thursday and Friday. Zannah claimed that the men who carried out the invasions were clothed in military uniforms and later escaped…
Fani Kayode Denies Grabbing Jonathan's Job
Former Aviation Minister under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has debunked rumour making the rounds that he has been appointed as the Director, Media and Publicity of the Jonathan Campaign Organisation for 2015. Fani Kayode took to his Facebook page on Friday night to refute the report, which was already going viral on the social media. “The…
Senate Okays Jail Term, N1m Fine For Discrimination Against HIV/AIDS Patients
A bill prohibiting discrimination against persons living with the deadly HIV and AIDS has been passed by the Nigerian Senate. The bill stipulates that any person or organisation discriminating against such people could be fined up to N1 million or land in jail. The Senate President, David Mark, while commenting on the bill said, “protect…
Power Failure Mars Sanusi's Case In Court
Proceedings at the Federal High Court Complex in Ikoyi, Lagos, were stalled on Friday due to power outage. The trial judge, Justice James Tsoho, was forced to adjourned the case filed by the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, to April 17 for further hearing. During the hearing in court on…
2015: There's No Alternative To Jonathan–Group Tells PDP
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been urged to grant President Goodluck Jonathan an automatic ticket to contest the 2015 presidential poll. This call was made on Wednesday in Abuja by the National Coalition for Jonathan/Sambo Presidency. The National Coordinator of the group, Benjamin Irikefe, while presenting the body’s request letter to the National…
Wike Cannot Be Governor–Asari Dokubo Warns Patience Jonathan
Former leader of a Niger Delta militant group, Mujahedeen Asari Dokubo, has dared Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan, over her support for the Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, on his ambition to become the next governor of Rivers State in 2015, when the tenure of the incumbent, Rotimi Amaechi, would have expired. Dokubo warned the…
Fuel Subsidy Suspect, Seun Ogunbambo Runs To Canada For Cover
One of the suspects of fuel subsidy mess, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, has flee to Canada in order to escape prosecution, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has alleged. The anti-money laundering agency disclosed this to a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Thursday. The EFCC said that oil marketer secretly left Nigeria to Canada…