Abductors of Jonathan’s Cousin Reject N30m Ransom
The gunmen who kidnapped the cousin of President Goodluck Jonathan, Chief Inengite Nitabai, have rejected the N30million ransom offered by the family. According to a security source who spoke under…
Editorial: The Endless Boko Haram Carnage
The gruesome attack at the Federal Government College Buni Yadi, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists, once again reinforced the palpable…
Court Remands Ex-bank MD for Alleged N327m Financial Misconduct
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday remanded erstwhile Managing Director of the defunct Integrated Micro Finance Bank, Akinteye Ademola at the Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the…
Edo Youths Shut NDDC Office over Delayed Appointment
Hundreds of young men and women on Wednesday took their protest to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) office in Benin City, the Edo state capital, chasing out all the…
20 Killed in Fresh Plateau Ambush
At least 20 people were murdered on Tuesday night when unknown gunmen invaded five villages in Riyom and Langtang South Local Governments. The villages attacked in Riyom are Gwon, Gwarama,…
Man Lands in EFCC Net Over N6m Fund Transfer Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Grant Samuel before Justice Raliatu Adebiyi of the Lagos High Court sitting in Igbosere on a one-count charge bordering on…
Governors Who Plan to Displace Senators In 2015
To keep maintain political relevance beyond 2015 when their tenures would expire after two terms as Governors of their respective states, some governors have launched a fierce battle to catapult…
Jonathan Sacks Sports Minister, Swears in 11 Others
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday continued with the gale of sack as he fired Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi.The sack was announced just as he was about to begin the…
Jonathan Fires Head of Aviation Agencies
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday approved wholesale re-organization of the Nigerian Aviation sector.A press statement issued by Sam Nwaboshi, Special Assistant (Media) to the Secretary to the Government of the…
As Nigeria Turns 100, The State Of Our Nation by Governor Rotimi Amaechi
In the last few days, Abuja has been celebrating a hundred years of our unification. Nigeria at one hundred years old is a milestone and should provide us all a…