Month: September 2014

 The military yesterday commenced a massive “special operation” in Borno State to flush out the terrorist Boko Haram sect from major towns like Bama, Damboa, Gamboru Ngala  and Gwoza. In...

 The immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Azubuike Ihejirika, who was recently accused by Australian negotiator, Stephen Davies of being one of the sponsors of Boko Haram yesterday warned...

 The federal government yesterday announced that schools across the country should now re-open on September 22 after re-assessing the Ebola threat and its earlier directives to schools to re-open on...

 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday invited and detained the Chief Executive Officer of Fenix Impex Nigeria Limited, Mr. Jarret Tenebe over an allegation that his company was...

President Goodluck Jonathan has  approved the constitution of a Presidential Committee to study and draw up the implementation strategy for the just concluded 2014 National Conference. This was announced yesterday...

Goods worth several millions were destroyed as a result of fire incident which razed a section of the Owerri Main Market, Imo State, yesterday. Most affected was the Shopping Plaza...

Fear yesterday gripped residents of Asaba, the Delta State capital over the news that a patient suspected to have contracted the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) was reportedly admitted at...

 The final shortlist of three writers has been approved by the Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited. This followed an initial shortlist of...