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Some 124 prisoners have been freed by gunmen armed with grenades and heavy fire arms from the Nigeria Federal Prison, Koton-Karfe, Kogi State. According to eyewitnesses and residents of the environment, activities leading to the break began around 10 pm on Sunday, with gunshots and sounds of grenades taking over the air. “The security operatives […]

Scores of people have been killed in a suicide bombing act in Potiskum the Yobe State capital on Monday. According to eye witnesses the explosion occurred while the Shia Muslim brotherhood was on a procession to observe the 10th Day of Muharram 1436 celebration. According to witnesses and the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Markus […]

This is indeed the time for us to answer some hard questions and speak some home truths. It is a season that shall separate the men from the boys. It is a time that the holy and wholesome light of truth shall overwhelm and expose the evil darkness of doublespeak and deceit. It is a […]

The House of Representatives adjourned sitting of its plenary on 28th October to 3rd December 2014 to allow members of the House carry out pre-budget oversight activities in preparation for the 2015 Budget and also to meet the political calendar of all the political parties. This adjournment was unanimously approved by all the Principal Officers […]

In a move that will raise the stakes in the rapidly evolving Nigerian cement market, leading cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc has announced huge cuts in the price of the essential product. A step that will make cement cheaper than it has ever been since 2005, the new price regime announced by the Group Managing […]

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has joined the growing number of Nigerians condemning the role of the Nigeria Police and the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Suleiman Abba, in the withdrawal of the security details from Speaker Aminu Tambuwal. Tambuwal’s security details were withdrawn two days after he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to fight anyone, who it described as “small mind” who threatens the country’s democracy. The NLC, through a statement by its President, Abdulwahid Omar, also warned the Federal Government and the acting Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba that nothing must happen to Tambuwal following the withdrawal of his […]

The importance of football in today’s world cannot be overemphasized. Nations invest heavily on football, and it has become an instrument for international diplomacy. Nigeria’s battered image receives positive acclaim when it comes to football and other sports. On that ground, at least, the country should give premium to sports that burnishes her image. Football […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday called for an independent inquiry to unravel the circumstances surrounding the apparently fake ceasefire deal announced by the Goodluck Jonathan administration on 17th October, now that the sect’s leadership has described the man with whom the phantom deal was negotiated as an impostor. The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) […]

Often you hear people use the term “God punish you” and many take offense when it is directed to them. However, if you are a born again, i have good news for you. You are the righteousness of God in christ Jesus and God will never punish you because Jesus already took all the punishment […]

The Federal Government has created over one million direct and indirect new jobs from the resuscitation of rail transportation by the Jonathan administration in the last four years.  Minister of Transport Senator Idris Umar disclosed this while speaking on the sidelines of Public Affairs Forum, a programme organised by the Office of the Senior Special […]

The Boko Haram sect has declared that it would decapitate Danladi Ahmadu, the man who claims he negotiated a ceasefire with the government on behalf of the group. The sect also said it had converted all the Chibok girls abducted over 200 days ago adding that with their present conditions, their parents would either covert […]