Some distraught parents of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have refused to confirm nor deny their use of diabolical means to secure their daughters’ freedom, who have been in Boko Haram captivity for over two months now. On Wednesday, the media was agog with reports that some insurgents were fleeing the dreaded Sambisa forest as a result of some mysterious snakes that had been haunting them there. The forest provided a safe haven for the terrorists until recently, when sect members began dying from poisonous bites from the ‘so-called’ spiritual snakes. Recall that two members of the Boko Haram sect were…
Author: Wale Adebayo
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Godwin Eke, has allayed fears over safety of the Third Mainland Bridge, saying it was safe, stable and undergoing routine maintenance. Mr. Eke told the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Lagos that there was no problem with the expansion joints which he said had earlier been repaired. The controller said that contract for repair of the abutment of the bridge was awarded in 2012, adding that the contract was ongoing. He explained that the bridge abutment was being reinforced because of erosion which was wearing its foundation, adding that some roller bearings…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Friday called on Muslim faithful in the country to begin their fast today, Saturday, June 28, 2014, following the sighting of the moon in various parts of Nigeria. The Sultan, who earlier assured that a formal announcement would be made immediately the moon is sighted, spoke through the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs of the Sultanate Council, Prof. Junaidu Sambo. According to him, the moon was sighted in Kebbi, Sokoto and other parts of the country. “There was delay in…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday pledged to bring perpetrators and sponsors of the bomb explosion that occurred in Abuja on Wednesday “to book”. He spoke after visiting the scene of the explosion in Wuse II and a hospital where survivors are being treated. “The perpetrators of this, those who are directly involved and those who sponsor them will surely be brought to book”. The explosion, which occurred at EMAB plaza, killed at least 21 people and injured several others. The president also asked Nigerians to be prepared for some inconvenience that may be caused by security operations, saying he is…
Chief Goddy Uwazurike, President of the Igbo Think Tank group, Aka Ikenga and a delegate on the platform of South-East Geo-political Zone of the country at the ongoing national conference has said if what is uniting us is far less than what is dividing us, Nigeria should just split. “Whether we should still be called one Nigeria as a country or a federation of independent states is a decision for Nigerians to take, not for this confab,” he said. “The reason is that the President, who set us up, swore to uphold the constitution. One of the things he has…
President Goodluck Jonathan said yesterday that the reason he had chosen to remain silent on ongoing efforts by security operatives to rescue the schoolgirls abducted in Chibok, Borno State, by the Boko Haram sect over two months ago, was deliberate in order not to divulge details of ongoing security operations that could compromise the girls’ safety. The Nigerian president, who made this known in an article he wrote for the Washington Post and which went viral in the social media yesterday, regretted that his silence on the bid to rescue the girls was being misconstrued by critics to mean he…
The Plateau House of Assembly says it is not probing Governor Jonah Jang over an alleged N50 billion scam as being peddled in some quarters. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Friday, the Majority Leader, Mr. Dem Daniels (PDP-Riyom) said that the mere receipt of a petition against the governor over an alleged misconduct cannot be described as probe. Daniels said that the petition, which was filed by the Plateau Patriotic Front (PPF), alleged gross misconduct against the governor. He said that the assembly was only acting in accordance with its constitutional duties by receiving the petition which, he…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, John Oyegun, on Friday promised to reconcile aggrieved members and keep the party united. Mr. Oyegun made the promise when he paid a courtesy call on Governor Adams Oshiomhole in Benin. He said his priority was to bring back all those who were disgruntled after his election as chairman of the party. “I am already meeting with all those who were disgruntled after my election to ensure that the party remained united,” he said. The chairman described the APC as the ‘government in waiting.’ He urged the state leadership of the…
The South East chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged the Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, to rescind his decision to issue identity cards to northerners resident in the state. There are speculations that the APC-led administration in Imo is mulling the introduction of an identity card scheme for northerners residing in the South East state. The plan comes on the heels of the discovery of Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, planted in the premises of a popular Pentecostal church in Owerri, the Imo State capital some few weeks ago. Gov. Okorocha, who is a member of the…
The Police in Kano State said it had discovered 13 high calibre Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), at Sauna-Fafunga in Dakata area of Kano metropolis. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Aderenle Shinaba, displayed the devices to newsmen in Kano yesterday. According to him, the explosives were discovered at about 1.30p.m. in a rickety car parked near a Friday Mosque. A 10-year-old boy was said to have alerted the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of the area when he notice some strange objects in the car. “When we got the information, we quickly moved in to the place and in the course of…
What could have been a disaster of monumental proportions was averted in Kano on Friday, as a 13-year-old boy discovered a massive assemblage of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) placed near a Jumaat mosque ground in Sauna-Fafunga of Kano metropolis, Kano State, right before the commencement of the Friday prayers. Briefing reporters at the Bompai police headquarters, the state police commissioner, Alhaji Aderele Shinaba, said that they were informed about a suspicious vehicle abandoned at the Jumaat ground by unknown persons. Shinaba said the police anti-bomb squad quickly arrived at the scene and discovered that the vehicle contained IEDs that are…
President Goodluck Jonathan says he is committed to bringing back the Chibok schoolgirls abducted on April 14 by Islamist sect Boko Haram, noting that his silence in the past was to avoid compromising investigations on the abductions. He dismissed his silence as a sign of weakness. Jonathan wrote an opinion piece on Washington Post titled ‘Nothing is more important than bringing home Nigeria’s missing girls’, where he disclosed the efforts of the government and security agencies to ensure the girls are rescued as soon as possible. Read piece below: I have had to remain quiet about the continuing efforts by…
Muslims across the country will begin the Ramadan fast today following the sighting of the moon. Sunday had earlier been announced as the day for the beginning of the fast as the moon was not sighted by experts deployed by the Sultan of Sokoto, and the President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, His eminence, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar to various communities and forest areas all over the country to look out for the new moon. “The moon was not sighted anywhere in the country and so, Muslims would begin fasting on Sunday and observe Tarawih tonight,” Prof Ishaq…
A requiem mass organised for the late Socrates of the Supreme Court, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa at his country home in Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State was disrupted yesterday, when the first son of the former erudite judge, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charley Boy prevented Governor Rochas Okorocha from paying tribute to his father. Eye witnesses said that the mass which was conducted by the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rt Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Oguta, went on smoothly until Okorocha was permitted by the Bishop to pay his tribute to the fallen judge.…
African superstar singer — 2face and his wife Annie Idibia’s daughters aretotally adorable. Their 6-month-old cutie rocked her daddy’s “Brooklyn NYC” face cap and looked every bit like a gangster rapper/superstar in it. Proud mommy Annie said: #tbt#2wksAgo#myworld
President Goodluck Jonathan has described the security challenges facing the nation as one of the darkest phases in its history. The president said this while speaking to journalists on Friday a visit to Emab Plaza, Wuse II, Abuja, scene of Wednesday’s bomb blast that claimed 22 lives and injured scores of others. Jonathan had cut short his trip to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea where he was to attend the 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union’s Summit of Heads of State and Government, on hearing the news. At the scene of the bomb blast, Jonathan who was accompanied by Minister of…
21 suspected members of the Boko Haram sect arrested in Enugu State last Wednesday have been transferred to the Force Headqaurters, Abuja for further questioning by the State Police Command. The National Task Force (NATFORCE) had last Wednesday arrested the suspects who were said to be travelling to Kano with several military uniforms concealed inside a luxurious bus, at Amala in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu state. The suspects, it was learnt, who left Aba, Abia state were intercepted at the wee hours of Wednesday morning at a boarder community in Enugu state leading to the northern parts of…
Veteran rapper — Ja Rule who was released from jail a couple of months ago claims that he beat 50 cent with various objects, including a bat, a speaker, and a crutch. Ja Rule is set to drop a new book, Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Being a Man , next week, and it may just bring an old beef back from the dead. The book details much of the highly-publicized feud between Ja Rule and 50 Cent, but most notably, gives us a look behind the scenes. Two interesting excerpts of the novel, acquired by New York Daily…
Aye crooner Davido has been having a great year so far and has been balling it up big time so far. The Nigerian superstar was recently spotted with US rap star Meek mill in the club having a nice time. The picture was uploaded by blogger Linda Ikeji, and shows the two acts in a party mood and posing for the picture.
Remember months ago that Jude Okoye got himself a rugged new Wrangler Jeep and shared photos online, but it seems he won’t be the only one cruising a jeep in the Okoye household. Peter Okoye’s garage boasts of rides like a 2014 Bentley, 2014 Wrangler Jeep and BMW X6 and he gone forward to get his soon his own mini ride. Peter Okoye just got his son — Cameron, a smaller version of his brother’s Wrangler Jeep. He shared a photo of this ride and captioned it: “Like father like son…. Ok Cameron same color. #family4ever”