| REVEALED: How Jonathan’s telephone call stopped last minute deal to free Chibok girls Posted: 26 May 2014 10:59 PM PDT But for a last minute change of mind by President Goodluck Jonathan, the abducted Chibok girls would have been freed, UK media reported yesterday. The reports said a deal for the release of some of... |
| Reasons Why we can’t rescue Chibok girls now – Military Posted: 26 May 2014 10:56 PM PDT The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, has said that the military will not use force to rescue over 200 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram on April 14 because of the need to save their... |
| How to identify a suicide bomber Posted: 26 May 2014 11:04 PM PDT Suicide bombing is an act whereby an individual personally delivers explosives and detonates them with the sole aim of inflicting the greatest possible damage, killing himself in the process in order... |
| Borno Women nab Boko Haram insurgents Posted: 26 May 2014 11:06 PM PDT Residents of Attagara and Kawuri villages in Gwoza and Bama local government areas of Borno State, respectively, repelled attacks on their community by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. A resident... |
| We know where Chibok girls are kept - Military Posted: 26 May 2014 10:46 PM PDT The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh, has said the security leadership in the country has located where members of Boko Haram are holding the abducted girls of Government Girls... |
| Lawmakers okay N100m medical retirement allowance for Akpabio Posted: 26 May 2014 11:09 PM PDT The Nigerian Labour Congress, Akwa Ibom State chapter, on Monday failed to embark on a protest to halt the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly from passing the N100m bill, Governor Godwill Akpabio... |
| FG to suspend aviation projects initiated by Oduah Posted: 26 May 2014 11:25 PM PDT Some projects initiated by the sacked Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, are going to be suspended, the Federal Government has said. According to the government, the suspension of the projects was... |
| FG’ll rescue Chibok schoolgirls alive – Sambo Posted: 26 May 2014 11:12 PM PDT Vice President Namadi Sambo on Monday assured Nigerians that the Federal Government would ensure that the abducted pupils of Government Girls' Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, would be rescued... |
| How to stop Boko Haram problem - Sat Guru Maharaj Ji Posted: 26 May 2014 11:43 PM PDT The spiritual head of One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj Ji says the best way to tackle the Boko Haram menace in the country is for us to go back to our traditions and culture. In an interview with... |
| Stop insulting Jonathan, PDP tells APC Posted: 26 May 2014 11:14 PM PDT The Peoples Democratic Party has asked the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to stop insulting President Goodluck Jonathan. The ruling party said the opposition's constant criticism of... |
| Jonathan’s appeal to fight terror was ignored - Obanikoro Posted: 26 May 2014 11:17 PM PDT The Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has said a request made by President Goodluck Jonathan, to the global community for assistance in the fight against the Boko Haram... |
| Confab seeks law against open defecation Posted: 26 May 2014 11:23 PM PDT The National Conference has called for the enactment of laws that will make open defecation an offence in the country. The delegates, at their meeting on Monday evening, said the action should be... |
| I’m now jobless, says ex-sports minister Posted: 26 May 2014 11:36 PM PDT Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said on Sunday that he had become a jobless man. The ex-minister stated this in Lagos at the launch of a book, "Are we the... |
| Abducted girls’ parents carpet presidential panel for shunning Chibok Posted: 26 May 2014 11:30 PM PDT Residents of Chibok, including traumatised parents of over 200 schoolgirls abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State on April 14 have described the shunning of Chibok town by... |
| 36 Igbo traders died in Jos bombing -Eze Posted: 26 May 2014 11:45 PM PDT Igbo community in Jos has said it lost 36 members and 42 others injured in the May 20 bomb blasts that rocked Jos Terminus Market. In addition, the community said many others were still unaccounted... |
| Jonathan responsible for the escalation of insurgency in Nigeria - Igbo group Posted: 26 May 2014 11:42 PM PDT The Ndigbo Unity Forum has said President Goodluck Jonathan should hold himself responsible for the escalation of the insurgency in parts of the country. The President of... |
| Gunmen kill four soldiers in Jos ambush Posted: 26 May 2014 12:12 PM PDT Four soldiers attached to the Special Task Force on security in Jos were killed on Sunday in an ambush by suspected gunmen in Gida Bua village of Langtang South Local Government... |
| Court rejects Diezani’s application to stop Reps probe Posted: 26 May 2014 11:45 PM PDT A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday rejected an application by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, to restrain the House of Representatives from going ahead with the... |
| Super Eagles hold first training session in London, ahead Scotland friendly Posted: 26 May 2014 11:20 PM PDT The Super Eagles on Monday evening commenced effective training in London, ahead of next month's World Cup in Brazil. A statement issued by Ben Alaiya, the Super Eagles Media Officer, said the... |
| PDP membership is open to all Nigerians –Metuh Posted: 26 May 2014 11:16 PM PDT The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that the party's membership is open to all Nigerians contrary to some media reports. The party's National Publicity... |
| Senator smuggles fake bomb into parliament Posted: 26 May 2014 11:14 PM PDT An Australian senator produced a fake bomb in parliament on Monday to demonstrate how easy it was to smuggle dangerous material past security guards. Senator Bill Heffernan said in Sydney during... |
| EKITI ELECTIONS: Tension mounts as violence spreads Posted: 26 May 2014 11:10 PM PDT Supporters of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti clashed on Monday in Ado-Ekiti over alleged failed plan to destroy an electronic bill board. The bill board,... |
| Stop denigrating Presidency, PDP tells APC Posted: 26 May 2014 11:08 PM PDT The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to stop denigrating the Presidency. It said the constant criticism of actions taken... |
| Pirates attack, raid Bayelsa passenger boat Posted: 26 May 2014 11:06 PM PDT Sea pirates on Monday created apprehension along the Nembe-Brass waterways in Bayelsa State after they ambushed a passenger boat. It was learnt that the pirates, who rode on a speedboat, were... |
| Boko Haram: Man sues Army over children’s detention Posted: 26 May 2014 10:59 PM PDT A retired sergeant, Burma Abdullahi from Borno State, has sought the order of a Federal High Court in Lagos State to declare as unlawful, the arrest and detention of his teenage children by the... |
| 20 killed in India train crash Posted: 26 May 2014 12:09 PM PDT At least 20 people are feared dead after a passenger train derailed and hit a stationary goods train in India's Uttar Pradesh state, officials say. Six coaches of the Gorakhdham Express went... |
| Pistorius begins psychiatric tests in S’African hospital Posted: 26 May 2014 12:08 PM PDT Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has arrived at a psychiatric hospital in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, for the start of his mental evaluation. The judge at his murder trial has ordered... |
| Extremist groups arrested in northwest China Posted: 26 May 2014 12:08 PM PDT Police in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have busted 23 "terror and religious extremism groups and caught over 200 suspects," state news... |
| Egypt votes in presidential election Posted: 26 May 2014 12:03 PM PDT Millions of voters are casting ballots across Egypt to choose a new president, for the second time in two years. A huge security operation has been mounted by police and the military, amid fear of... |
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