Category: NEWS
Boko Haram Once Chose Buhari As Negotiator, Says Jonathan
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated former President Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in peace talks with the Federal Government. Jonathan disclosed this on Friday at the public presentation of Scars, a book authored by former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor (retd.), in Abuja. The former president said…
Boko Haram Virtually Becoming Part Of Nigerian Life — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday said Nigerians must begin to ask the necessary questions to be able to deal with the Boko Haram menace, which he said had become a monster. While decrying the lingering insurgency in the country, he said that the Boko Haram insurgency was virtually part of the lives of Nigerians….
I’ll Die With Scar Of Chibok Girls Tragedy — Jonathan
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says the abduction of the Chibok girls remains an indelible scar on his legacy. He spoke on Friday at the public presentation of ‘SCARS: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum’, a memoir by former Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor. Jonathan praised Irabor’s service, noting that the…
Over 35% Of Nigerian Children Face Malnutrition – NARD
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said that over 35 per cent of Nigerian children under five years are affected by malnutrition, describing the menace as a critical public health challenge. In a post on X on Thursday, NARD said over 35 per cent of children under five are affected. “Malnutrition contributes significantly…
ADC Deputy Spokesperson Slumps To Death In Imo
The Deputy Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, in Imo State, Ugochimereze Chinedu Asuzu, has died after reportedly slumping in the early hours of Wednesday. His death was confirmed in a statement by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, MacDonald Amadi, who described it as a big loss to the ADC and Nigerian society….
Another Female Council Official Dies In Lagos, Fifth In Two Months
The Lagos State Government and the All Progressives Congress, APC, have again been plunged into mourning following the death of another female local government official, the fifth such loss recorded in just two months. The most recent tragedy is the death of Mrs Adebimpe Akintola, Council Manager of Coker Aguda Local Council Development Area, LCDA,…
Leave Us Out Of Your Case With Sowore-Meta Tells Federal Government
Meta (Facebook) Incorporated has urged the Federal High Court Abuja to strike out its name from the federal government’s alleged cyberbullying charge against politician and activist Omoyele Sowore. At the court proceedings, Meta (Facebook) Incorporated’s legal team informed Justice Mohammed Umar of its intention to apply for its name to be removed from the Federal…
Court Postpones Sowore’s Trial For Allegedly Making False Claim Against Tinubu
A Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the planned arraignment of a politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, for making false claims against Bola Tinubu to October 27. Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and serial presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), was to be arraigned on Tuesday on a five-count charge…
Tinubu Orders Thorough Probe Into Arise News Anchor’s Death
Bola Tinubu has ordered a probe into probe into the death of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a news anchor and producer with Arise Television. Maduagwu died on Sunday in an armed robbery incident at her residence in the Katampe district of Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy,…
Graduate Bags Life Jail For Defiling 4-Year-Old Inside Keke In Lagos
A 22-year-old graduate, Femi Ayoade, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl inside a tricycle in the Eti-Osa area of Lagos State. The judgment was delivered on Tuesday by Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, who held that the prosecution had proven its case…