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Boko Haram elements ambush troops, kill six civilians, injure three soldiers
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that six civilians died on Monday in Borno State in an attack by remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists looking for food.
This is contained in a statement by acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col.…
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Ambode sacks LASEMA boss
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has sacked the General Manager, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Mr Michael Akindele, with effect from September 14, 2016.
The Head, Public Affairs Unit of the agency, Mr Adebayo…
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Shi’ites Muslims threaten to occupy Abuja if Zakzaky is not released within two weeks
Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) under the umbrella of the ‘Save Zakzaky’s Life Group’ have threatened to occupy Abuja in thousands if their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, is not released.
The group in a statement signed…
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Trump blamed for Mexican currency’s free fall
Donald Trump has angered Mexicans with his anti-immigrant rhetoric and caused political headaches for their president. Now the White House hopeful is partly blamed for the national currency’s free fall.
The currency dropped to a record…
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Recession Caused by Stupid, Moribund Policies – Pat Utomi
Professor Pat Utomi has blamed current economic recession on faulty policy and regulations of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
Utomi who spoke in Lagos at the weekend said Nigeria’s economic challenges goes beyond the fall in…
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Ekiti court jailed herdsman for two years for unlawful grazing
A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced one Ali Haruna to two years imprisonment for taking his cows for grazing in a farmland and destroying crops.
The Magistrate, Idowu Ayenimo, in his judgement, said the accused…
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How Nigerian lawmakers employ 2,570 aides; then cheat the system – NAN Investigation
No fewer than 2,570 aides are engaged by the 469 members of the 8th National Assembly, an investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, has revealed.
Out of the number, 700 aides work for lawmakers in the Senate, while the remaining…
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#EdoDecides: PDP Decries Oshiomhole’s Vendetta Against NTA Reporters
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has decried the role played by Governor Adams Oshiomhole in the transfer of some reporters of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Benin, out of the state.
Publicity Secretary of the…
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Plot by judiciary to instal Sylva as governor revealed; all five Appeal Court justices from APC…
Who influenced the nomination of Justice Jimi Bada, an indigene of Osun State, as the Chairman of the five-man Appeal Court Panel to decide the governorship tussle of Bayelsa State?
Knowing fully well that it was the same Justice Bada who…
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29 Injured as explosion Rocks New York
An explosion from a suspected bomb in a trashcan ripped through Manhattan on Saturday night leaving at least 29 people injured - and police are investigating a second suspected bomb in a pressure cooker.
Terrifying CCTV footage shows the…
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