The Northern States Governors' Forum, the umbrella body of the governors of the 19 northern states has called for an emergency meeting to discuss last weekend's killings in the clashes between the Islamic Movement of Nigeria and the convoy of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Chairman of the Forum, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State announced on Wednesday night that the governors will hold an emergency meeting...
Thursday, 17 December 2015
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Department of State Services, DSS to release pro-Biafra leader and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu from its custody.
The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola in his ruling on Kanu's bail application held that his continued detention without any pending charges against him contravenes the provisions of section 35(4) of the Constitution of the country.
Consequently, he set aside, his last month’s order, permitting the DSS to detain Kanu for up to 90 days.
Justice...
Five Boko Haram suicide bombers died on Wednesday as they attacked a security post manned by the civilian JTF in the recently liberated Mafa town in Borno State.
A member of the vigilante group which has been assisting the military in counter insurgency operations also died in the attack.
An eyewitness said the female suicide bombers approached a security post manned by the civilian JTF in Mafa, about 40 kiliometres to Maiduguri and blew themselves up, killing themselves and a member of the JTF.
Abdulkadir Ibrahim, the Northeast Information...
This one happened in Lagos o.
For stealing 3,423,097 metric tons of Naija oil, these 9 Oyinbo people don enter Naija jail. A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos gave them a 5 years jail term each with N20m option of fine.
What kind of cuisine should they expect there? Should they expect the same foods Nigerian inmates are served in Kirikiri prison?
Lol. Thinking of half cooked beans, tuwon shinkafa, tuwon dangazi, eba, fufu, amala ati ewedu,...
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
A huge number of people belonging to the Shiite Islamic sect gathered in Abuja on Wednesday, demanding the release of their leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky who according to the Army is in its protective custody.
The Shiites told a news conference in Abuja that El-Zakzaky sustained gunshot injuries during the encounter with the Army over the weekend and requires urgent medical attention.
The leader of the Shiites in Adamawa State, Abdulrahman Abubakar...
Having fulfilled his bail conditions, the founding Chairman of Daar Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi on Wednesday breathed the air of freedom after three days in Kuje Prison, Abuja.
Dokpesi who is facing N2.1 billion fraud and money laundering charges was released to his lawyer Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), his son, Raymond (Jnr) and his wife Tosin.
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Tuesday, 15 December 2015
The presidency has debunked claims being made in certain quarters that he received five Sport Utility Vehicles and $300,000 from the Goodluck Jonathan administration in the aftermath of the Boko Haram attack on his convoy in Kaduna in 2014.
The reports followed on the heels of former National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki's threat to name former Nigerian leaders who shared in "the loot."
Dasuki is being prosecuted for mismanagement of funds...
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