Obasanjo: Some Chibok Girls Will Never Return
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that some of the girls abducted by Boko Haram from a secondary school in Chibok, Borno State, may never return. Obasanjo, who answered questions...
Sultan: Government Must Negotiate with Boko Haram
The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubarkar III, has advised the federal government to negotiate with members of the...
Akunyili: US Doctors’ Diagnosis Very Pathetic, Says NMA
As preparations to the burial ceremony of the late former Minister of Information and Communications and Director General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof....
Court Reserves Judgment in Suit Challenging Ban of Rallies in Abuja
An Abuja High Court yesterday fixed July 14 for judgment in a suit challenging the ban on BringBackOurGirls rallies in Abuja by the Abuja Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu....
NIGERIA: Anti-Amaechi Protest Hits Port Harcourt over New High Court Law
Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, yesterday witnessed a flurry of political activities as the anti-Governor Chibuike Amaechi protesters took to the streets in reaction against the amendment of the...
NIGERIA: El-Rufai Raises the Alarm on Planned Protests in Kano Today
A former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Nasir el-Rufai, has raised the alarm over an alleged plan to sponsor youths to protest and cause mayhem in Kano after...
NIGERIA: Senator Kuta Dies at 65
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Character, Senator Dahiru Awaisu Kuta, representing Niger East senatorial zone is dead. Kuta, who died in Lagos in the early hours of yesterday, was...
NIGERIA: Policemen Withdrawn from Kano Emir’s Palace
Policemen deployed to the Emir of Kano’s palace were finally withdrawn late yesterday while cars were allowed into the palace. A competent source at the palace told THISDAY that the...
London Security Meeting: Jonathan Welcome Agreements
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said the decision of the London ministerial meeting on security in Nigeria and West Africa to operate a Regional Intelligence Fusion Unit is a welcome development....
World Cup: Plateau Police Ban Football Viewing Centres
Barely 24 hours after commercial football viewing centres for the beaming live transmission of the FIFA World Cup were banned in Adamawa and Yobe States, the Plateau State Police Command...