30 DAYS LATER: 54 girls in B’Haram video identified as abducted pupils Posted: 13 May 2014 10:33 PM PDT About 54 of the girls shown in the video released on Monday by Boko Haram have been identified by their parents. The video was shown to the parents, pupils and teachers of the Government ... |
FG ‘ready to dialogue’ with Boko Haram on hostages Posted: 13 May 2014 10:40 PM PDT The Federal Government say it is 'ready to dialogue' with Boko Haram on hostages. Special Duties Minister Taminu Turaki, on Tuesday, said that Nigeria is willing to talk to Boko Haram... |
APC condemns forced conversion of abducted Chibok Girls to Islam Posted: 13 May 2014 10:38 PM PDT The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday condemned the reported forced conversion to Islam, of some Chibok schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram sect one month ago. This is contained in a... |
US deploys planes in search for abducted Chibok girls Posted: 13 May 2014 10:41 PM PDT The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The US is also sharing... |
Nyanya bomb blast mastermind escapes to Sudan Posted: 13 May 2014 10:41 PM PDT The alleged mastermind of the April 14 Nyanya bomb blast, Aminu Sadik Ogwuche, has escaped to Sudan. Following this development, Interpol has issued a red alert for the search and arrest of the... |
#BringBackOurGirls: Where are the Nigerian prophets? Posted: 13 May 2014 10:47 PM PDT By Jide Ojo It is stale news that Nigeria is under the siege of terrorism. Armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism, murder are now routine occurrences so much so that many people have lost count of the... |
CBN orders banks to destroy cards trapped in ATMs Posted: 13 May 2014 10:44 PM PDT The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed Deposit Money Banks to henceforth destroy Automated Teller Machine cards trapped in their ATM terminals. The CBN also gave banks 24 hours to reverse debit... |
Yes, we are not perfect, but APC is not a better option - PDP Posted: 13 May 2014 10:50 PM PDT The Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday admitted that it was not perfect, but said the opposition All Progressives Congress was not a better option. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP,... |
APC leaders drag Tinubu, Akande to court Posted: 13 May 2014 10:53 PM PDT Some leaders of the All Progressives Congress have dragged a national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, its National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, the Independent National Electoral Commission and two... |
Obasanjo didn’t win 1999 election – Okurounmu Posted: 13 May 2014 10:59 PM PDT The battle for the political soul of Ogun State reverberated on Tuesday at the National Conference in Abuja when a delegate representing the South-West, Senator Femi Okurounmu, told members of... |
Nigerian christians hold nationwide prayer for peace Posted: 13 May 2014 10:13 PM PDT The Christian Association of Nigeria on Tuesday called for a one-day national prayer tagged 'Recover Nigeria,' the News Agency of Nigeria reports. This is contained in a statement made... |
Chibok girls: Kano Christian women protest Posted: 13 May 2014 10:13 PM PDT Hundreds of Christian women under the auspices of Kano State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, yesterday, staged a peaceful protest in Kano over the abduction of over 200... |
We won’t allow terrorism paralyse economy – Okonjo-Iweala Posted: 13 May 2014 10:11 PM PDT The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that the federal government would not in any way allow the activities of terrorists to paralyse the economy. In an interview with Yahoo News,... |
How 2 teenage students escaped ritual murder in Gboko Posted: 13 May 2014 10:11 PM PDT 13-year-old Junior Secondary II student of Government Secondary School Gboko, Dooyum Moar, and another female student of Gkoko High School, narrowly escaped being beheaded by a ritualist after being... |
Grandmother saved from lynching over false kidnap alarm Posted: 13 May 2014 10:09 PM PDT A 50-year-old grandmother escaped death by the whiskers yesterday, in the densely populated Ajegunle area of Lagos, after she was attacked by a mob that thought she stole a day-old baby. The woman,... |
Police IG starts terminal leave as FG rejects tenure extension Posted: 13 May 2014 10:08 PM PDT The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, is expected to proceed on terminal leave any moment from now, having spent the mandatory number of years in service. Abubakar, from Zamfara State,... |
Terrorism: produce cctv images; experts challenge FCT Minister Posted: 13 May 2014 10:07 PM PDT Contrary to claims by the Minister of Federal capital Territory, Sen. Balla Mohammed that the Close Circuit Television cameras, CCTV installed across the Federal capital Territory were active and... |
Don’t negotiate with B’Haram, Ahmadiyya warns FG Posted: 13 May 2014 10:05 PM PDT The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at, Nigeria, has warned the Federal Government against negotiating with the Boko Haram insurgents, explaining that this will be against the national interest as well as... |
Enforcement of anti-smoking law in Lagos begins in August Posted: 13 May 2014 10:05 PM PDT The Lagos State Government has said it will commence the enforcement of the anti-public smoking law in the state in August. Governor Babatunde Fashola had in February signed the anti-smoking bill... |
Fake woman soldier arrested in Ondo Posted: 13 May 2014 10:05 PM PDT A middle aged woman, Angela Omieh, who posed as a soldier to extort money from people has been arrested by men of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army in Akure, Ondo State. Recovered from... |
All the girls in the Boko Haram video are Chibok girls - Borno Governor Posted: 13 May 2014 08:45 PM PDT The female hostages shown in a video released by Boko Haram have been identified as students of the secondary school attacked by the Islamists on April 14, the area governor said... |
Police arrest 4 women for selling 3-month-old baby Posted: 13 May 2014 10:57 PM PDT The Police Command in Enugu on Tuesday said it arrested four women for allegedly selling a three-month-old baby girl. This is contained in a statement signed by the Police Public... |
Confusion in Owerri over alleged escape of lion from zoo Posted: 13 May 2014 10:56 PM PDT There was pandemonium in Owerri for the greater part of Tuesday morning, when news of the alleged escape of a hungry lion from the Nekede Zoo spread like wild fire. While most residents of... |
Tanzania jails 4 Nigerian footballers Posted: 13 May 2014 10:54 PM PDT Four Nigerian football players were sentenced to six-months jail by Kisutu Resident Magistrate's court after pleading guilty of illegal stay in the country. Kisutu is an administrative ward in the... |
Chibok: Five girls identified by classmates in video Posted: 13 May 2014 12:32 PM PDT About five students of the Government College Chibok abducted by Boko Haram have been identified by their colleagues in the video released yesterday by the terrorist groups The students who were... |
FIFA WORLD CUP: Fernando Torres, Diego Costa, others make Spanish provisional 30-man squad Posted: 13 May 2014 12:16 PM PDT Spain's provisional 30-man squad for the World Cup finals in Brazil, was named by manager Vicente del Bosque on Tuesday: Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Pepe Reina (Napoli/ITA), David de... |
Ohaneze gives Security Chiefs 7 days to locate, rescue girls or resign Posted: 13 May 2014 12:08 PM PDT Admist the raging outrage over the abduction of over 200 Chibok school girls, Ohaneze Youth Council has given the nation's Security Service Chiefs seven days to locate and rescue the girls or resign... |
Chibok Girls: Senate opposes negotiation with Boko Haram Posted: 13 May 2014 11:59 AM PDT Senate President, David Mark, on Tuesday insisted that the Federal Government would not negotiate with the Boko Haram insurgents for release of the over 200 school girls abducted in Chibok, Borno... |
Jonathan seeks extension of emergency rule in three states Posted: 13 May 2014 11:53 AM PDT President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday asked the Senate to approve another six months extension of the ongoing emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe States. Jonathan's letter which was read at... |
Enyeama makes history, wins Africa player of Ligue 1 award Posted: 13 May 2014 11:46 AM PDT Vincent Enyeama became the first Nigerian, the first goalkeeper and first player from English speaking Africa to be named France's Ligue 1 African player of the season on Monday. The 31-year-old,... |
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