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Thirty-nine students of the Federal Government College Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State have been murdered by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect. A resident in the area said he counted 39 lifeless bodies after the attack, which lasted about four hours and ended at about 4am […]

President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday evening finally opened up on the reasons for the suspension of Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, insisting that it was not borne out of politics or personal issues with the suspended governor as being peddled.  He said, instead, that it was borne out of his administration’s belief […]

More than 40 members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect have been convicted for terrorism-related crimes, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke has said. Speaking at the opening of an International seminar on ‘Observance of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in Internal Security Operations in Abuja’, Adoke said […]

A first cousin of President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Inengite Nitabai has been kidnapped by gunmen numbering about 10, who broke his house in Otuoke, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. According to Akinobeh Jin, sister of the abductee’s wife, the armed men laid siege on the sprawling compound located just before Otuoke Bridge, off […]

United States Secretary of States, Mr. John Kerry has condemned Saturday’s attack on Izge Village in Borno by men of the Boko Haram Islamist sect. Kerry lamented that the people of northern do not deserve the sporadic violence and terrorism, and restated the commitment of the United States to providing counter-terrorism assistance to Nigeria, “Unspeakable violence and […]

The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) on Monday urged students of the Lagos State University (LASU) to patiently continued the struggle towards resumption of all students of the university (and not just a few), as well as the reversal of the institution’s hiked school fees. It observed that having seen the progress recorded with its most […]

Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal has denied reports of his positive disposition to defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking after a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Hilltop Mansion in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, Tambuwal restated his loyalty to the ruling party and […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Presidency of seeking to use its illegal suspension of Mallam Lamido Sanusi Lamido as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to divert attention from the allegation of missing $20 billion in oil funds. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, […]

Another edition of the Presidential Media Chat will be broadcast live on the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) and the Voice of Nigeria (VON) at 7pm tomorrow, Monday, 24th February 2014. “During the programme, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will, as usual, respond to questions from a panel […]

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who have defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) have until “the next few days” to return to the ruling party or forfeit the opportunity to without losing their previous status. Speaking at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri, Imo State during the sensitisation rally to welcome […]

Former Minister of Police Affairs, Navy Capt Caleb Olubolade has declared his intention to contest the Ekiti State governorship election scheduled for 21st June 2014, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Speaking in Ado-Ekiti during a reception organised for him by members of the party, Olubolade rendered list of the current administration’s indiscretions, and promised to […]Read More

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is set for an emergency meet during which it would discuss yesterday’s suspension of Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi by President Goodluck Jonathan. Convening the meeting in a statement on Friday, Director-General of NGF, Asishana Okauru said the two agenda for discussion are removal of […]