Editorial: Boko Haram and female suicide bombers
The culture of fear, accentuated the other day by female suicide bombers in Maiduguri; one of them as young as 10 years old, is too horrific to be considered as…
On Security and Insurgency in Nigeria
The Nigeria Government has for several years been engulfed in a fierce battle to curb the activities of terror groups (namely the Boko Haram Sect) who have taken advantage of…
Fire Outbreak at Another Popular Market in Lagos
A fire outbreak at a popular market at the Marina area of Lagos Island on Friday Morning has resulted in loss of goods worth several millions of naira. According to…
Vote Wisely, Former President General Abdulsalami Abubakar Tells Nigerians
Nigeria’s former Military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called for a change in the way the country is governed. Abubakar made the statement in a press release on…
Omeri’s Inclusion on PDP Campaign Team is a violation of NOA Act ― APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Organisation has cited the appointment of Chief Mike Omeri, the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in the Jonathan campaign organisation…
Obasanjo’s Advice to Buhari as APC Storms Ogun
The campaign train of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday arrived Ogun State visiting prominent people in the state including traditional rulers and former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo, who…
2015: APC Wants to Meet with PDP over Non-Violent Electioneering Agreement
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has once again called for a meeting between its leadership and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stem the rising cases of…
INEC Gets New National Commissioner
Professor Akinola Muritala Salau has been appointed as the new National Commissioner for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Salau was inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan last week. The 67-year…
CBN Relaxes Rules for Trading Ailing Naira
The central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has relaxed the rules it implemented last month on buying and selling foreign exchange that have been fingered as responsible for crushing currency trading…
NNPC Decries Politicization of Its Operations
…Says Report of N152bn Expenses on Refineries are Politically Induced The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised alarm over what it termed as the deliberate distortion…