Nigerian Troops Maintain Air and Land Patrols to secure Cleared Towns
Nigerian troops are currently conducting aggressive patrols in and around Garkida in Adamawa State after clearing the town of terrorists Thursday. A highly coordinated Air Force operation is backing the…
Shame as Lawmakers Scale Fence, Mark Orders Closure of NASS, Police Allege Bomb Scare
Senate President David Mark has ordered an immediate closure of the National Assembly. This came on the heels of the breakdown of law and order on the premises of the…
Jonathan Jets off to London to Meet Investors
President Goodluck Jonathan will travel Thursday evening to preside over a meeting of Nigeria’s Honorary International Investment Council (HIIC) which opens in London on Friday. The HIIC which was established…
Fani-Kayode Has Money Laundering Charges to Answer, Says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday stated that the former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode must answer the money laundering charges brought against him. Wilson Uwugiaren stated…
Former Delta Speaker, Ochei, Denies Role in IPP Project
Delta State Governorship aspirant under Peoples Democratic Party Rt. Hon. Victor O. Ochei has dismissed as mischievous and misleading, allegations that he abandoned the Delta State Independent Power Project (IPP),…
Senate Confirms Mohammed as New CJN, to Replace Aloma Muktar
The Senate, Tuesday, confirmed the nomination of Justice Mahmud Mohammed as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The confirmation followed President Goodluck Jonathan’s letter to the parliament requesting Mohammed’s appointment…
Unsteady Tambuwal Drops Presidential Ambition, Eyes Governorship Seat
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon, Aminu Tambuwal has suspended his campaign to contest the Presidential elections in 2015, citing concerns from “party elders” of the All Progressive Congress,…
How Wrong Ebola Diagnosis Killed US Doctor
When Martin Salia’s Ebola test came back negative, his friends and colleagues threw their arms around him. They shook his hand. They patted him on the back. They removed their…
Armed Policemen Takes Over Ekiti State Assembly
A detachment of Police Mobile Force, from zone eight Command of the Nigeria Police, Lokoja, has been deployed to provide security at the Ekiti State House of Assembly, following threat…
Soldier Stabs Police Sergeant to Death in Jos
A soldier attached to the Plateau State internal security agency, Operation Rainbow, has stabbed and killed a Police Sergeant in Barakin Ladi Local Government Area of the state. The incident…