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The National Conference on Tuesday resolved to have the States Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) scrapped and recommended that its functions be transferred to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). It was observed that the commission at that level has outlived its usefulness and has become a tool for governors to manipulate elections into local government […]

It was another bloodbath in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State when an Improvised Explosive Devices, (IEDs) laden Peugeot 505 saloon car conveying charcoal exploded in the busy Monday Market.  More than 50 people, including 16 members of the Civilian JTF Vigilante outfit were killed, in the blast, while  about 68 others were seriously injured. The […]

…It’s Grand Plan to Islamize Nigeria ― Oritsejafor …Over 2,000 Christians Have Been Slaughtered in N/Nigeria  ― Northern Christian Elders  President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has raised the alarm that members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect is about to establish an “Islamic State of Nigeria.” He spoke on […]Read More

Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday met with operators of Tank farms in Apapa and charged them to be more vigilant around their operational bases, while also promptly reporting vehicles that cannot be accounted for in their areas of operation to the police and security agencies. At the meeting which held at the Lagos […]

Popular northern elder and former Minister of Transportation in the Second Republic, Umaru Dikko, is dead. Dikko, 78, died at a London hospital on Tuesday after he suffered stroke, according to his son, Dr. Bello Dikko. Umaru Dikko was a Nigerian politician and an adviser to former President Shehu Shagari. He was also the Nigerian […]

The Nigerian security forces said on Monday that they have busted Boko Haram intelligence cell headed by a businessman, who participated actively in the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State.   The culprit, Babuji Ya’ari, was also said to be a member of the Youth Vigilante Group popularly known as Civilian […]

The Federal Government of Nigeria has claimed ignorance of a Boko Haram threat letter allegedly received by members of the chibok community promising further deadly attacks, before the Sunday attack that left 51 people dead. The Coordinator, National Information Centre, Mike Omeri, denied knowledge of the letter on behalf of the government on Monday while […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned Boko Haram’s attack on villages near Chibok, Borno State on Sunday, saying the report filled him with dismay and consternation. The president condemned the renewed targeting by Boko Haram of adherents of a particular religion and urged all lovers of peace and unity to wholly condemn the resurgence of efforts […]

Chibok, Borno State the community that has allegedly suffered the hardest from the hands of the Boko Haram insurgents was again hit on Sunday.  Over 51 people were killed. According to eyewitnesses, most of those who died in the attack were Christian.  Also, five churches including Cocin, EYN and Deeper Life Bible Church in Kwada […]

Churches in the South Eastern states are taking drastic measures in order to forestall incidents of bombings by Boko Haram in their church premises. Notable among such measures was taken by the Catholic Diocese of Enugu on Sunday. The church took pains to screen members before allowing them into the Sunday services. The church also […]

As Lagos Muslims join their counterparts worldwide to observe fasting season of Ramadan, the State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has called for vigilance among all residents saying, although government has put all structures in place to ensure safety of residents, the latter have every reason to be vigilant. Fashola gave the admonition on Sunday at […]

Kano state Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has advised the 29 indigenes of the state, out of the 486 travelers from Northern Nigeria, who were arrested on transit in Abia state by security agents about two weeks ago, on the allegation of being insurgents, to continue pursuing legitimate businesses anywhere they found themselves in the country. […]