Month: May 2014

For the third time, President Goodluck Jonathan  Tuesday extended emergency rule in the three North-east states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States and asked the National Assembly to expeditiously approve...

The federal government has placed terror fugitive, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche, who was declared wanted in connection with the April 14 Nyayan bus station bombing on Interpol red alert.    ...

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has provided clarification on the nine–day timeline given to interested buyers of Mainstreet Bank to submit their expression of interest.   The corporation...

The Senator representing Lagos East senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Oluremi Tinubu,  Tuesday advised President Goodluck Jonathan to resign for failing to ensure security of lives and property,...

After over five hours of intense debate and lobbying, the Committee on Power Devolution yesterday reached a decision on the derivation and resource control, stating that the 13 per cent...

Scores of aggrieved women of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State yesterday protested against the abduction of 276 female students of Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State by...

President Goodluck  Jonathan and his Republic of Congo counterpart, Denis Sassou N’guesso, Tuesday charged African leaders, the African Union and its Peace and Security Council to intensify efforts aimed at...

Five persons were yesterday killed while two others were seriously injured by suspected Fulani herdsmen who launched attack on Kungana Village in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State.  ...

The House of Representatives yesterday passed a motion urging the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), the Nigerian Army engineers and others to urgently repair the Gamborun-Ngala bridge, which has serious...

A roadside bomb on Monday hit some vehicles belonging to the military Joint Task Force (JTF), killing three officers while six others sustained injuries at Gwani forest, Basirka village in...