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May 22, 2013

IG of Police declares Enugu safest state in Nigeria

Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, Muhammed Abubakar has declared Enugu State as having the lowest crime rate in the country. Abubakar, who was speaking on Wednesday while taking delivery of one [...]

Construction of good roads promotes economic growth, national integration – Onolomemen

The Federal Government has said that once good road networks are constructed in the country, the nation’s economic growth and national integration amongst its citizens will improve. The Minister of [...]

BREAKING: Police arrests killer of Kwara commissioner of police

The police has arrested seven persons allegedly involved in the murder of Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, IGP Muhammed Abubakar disclosed on Wednesday in Enugu. Arms used [...]

Court orders Air Nigeria to pay customer N5m damages over flight cancellation

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Air Nigeria to pay N5 million to Hakeem Ogunniran as damages for cancelling his flight from Nigeria to South Africa. Justice Okon [...]

President Jonathan orders release of terror suspects

The Defence Headquarters,DHQ, has announced that it would release some terrorist suspects based on the directives of President Goodluck Jonathan. The Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Chris Olukolade, had [...]

May 21, 2013

Former council boss lauds Governor Orji’s son for empowering youths

Mr. Peter Donald Nwakanma, the former chairman of Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia state has attributed the reduction in youth restiveness and crime in the state to the first [...]

Apologise to North or get ready to face our wrath – Arewa youths warn Asari Dokubo

As the comments credited to the leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, NDPVF, Alhaji Mujaheed Asari-Dokubo on the 2015 presidential ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan continues to generate [...]

Unpaid salaries: Starcomms workers threaten legal action, list demands

Staffs of telecommunications company, Starcomms, have threatened to file a legal action against the company’s over its refusal to pay their outstanding two months’ salary. The workers had last month [...]

Civil Service pension: FG inaugurates 25-member complaint resolution committee

The Federal Government, on Monday, in Abuja inaugurated a 25-member Federal Civil Service Pension Complaints Resolution Committee to address various complaints of pensioners in the country. Alhaji Bukar Aji, the [...]

May 20, 2013

INEC is truncating democracy – Lawyer tells court

A fiery lawyer, Venerable Anene Nzelu, on Monday, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of truncating Nigeria’s democracy. Nzelu appeared before the court presided over by D.U Agishi on [...]

Governor Suntai in stable condition – US Hospital

Authorities at John Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore, United States, on Sunday confirmed that the Governor of Taraba State, Mr. Danbaba Suntai, who sustained several injuries as a result of [...]

Greed has torn Nigeria apart – Jesse Jackson

American civil rights leader and Baptist minister, Rev. Jesse Jackson, has said that greed amongst Nigerians had torn the country apart, saying that disunity in Nigeria should not be blamed [...]

State of emergency is yielding positive results – Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed gratitude to the good people of Nigeria over their support for the declaration of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States last week. [...]

May 19, 2013

AIG Zone 9 warns policemen against accidental discharge, indiscipline, illegal duties

Alhaji Tambari Yabo Mohammad, the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 9, Umuahia, Abia state has warned policemen in the zone against accidental discharge, even as he [...]

Our leaders are not in a hurry to fight this corruption – Rev. Onuoha

Respected cleric and Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Okigwe South, Rt. Rev. David Onuoha, has expressed great concern over what he had termed serious corruption threat to the nation’s [...]

Patience Jonathan denies meeting with APGA chairman in her bedroom

Nigerian First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan has disassociated her self from ongoing crisis currently rocking the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, saying that she never had any meeting with its [...]

Anglican Church holds commendation service for Achebe

The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) will hold a commendation service for the late literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, on Sunday in Abuja. The Primate of the Church, Archbishop Nicholas [...]

May 18, 2013

I have the strongest support from the South-East – President Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday poured words of gratitude to the people of the South-East region of the country, saying that no other zone had equalled the zone in terms [...]

Herdsmen’s invasion: Benue communities seek marine surveillance

The communities that are continuously attacked by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Benue State, yesterday called on the federal government to introduce marine surveillance on the border villages of River Benue [...]

Boko Haram members may face war crimes charges – United Nations

Members of Boko Haram and other extremist groups in Nigeria could face war crimes charges for deliberate acts leading to ethnic and religious cleansing, the United Nations has said. Rupert [...]

May 17, 2013

Borno: 20 Boko Haram fighters killed in Sambisa raid

Atleast 20 Boko Haram fighters were killed in a fierce battle yesterday at the Sambisa forest, the sect’s hideout, after the Federal troops launched both land and aerial attack on [...]

“We can no longer tolerate your actions” – Delta tells rampaging Hausa/Fulani herdsmen

Delta State Government, on Thursday, issued a final warning to Hausa/Fulani herdsmen, who had allegedly been on rampage, in the state. The herdsmen have been reportedly killing, maiming and raping [...]

Declare State of Emergency in Southern Kaduna Too – Human rights group tells Jonathan

A human rights group, Centre for Development and Rights Advocacy, CEDRA, Thursday appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to equally declare a state of emergency in southern part of Kaduna State [...]

DailyPost investigation: Real reasons Fulanis attacked Agatu Local government

Agatu indigenes of Benue state have continued to lament over the untold hardship and perpetual fear that now becloud their different communities due to the recent multiple attacks launched on [...]

May 16, 2013

Emergency rule: We will monitor federal troops – ACF

The Arewa Consultative Forum has said it would constitute a team that would monitor the conduct of the military in enforcing the state of emergency declared in Borno, Yobe and [...]

PLSHA tasks contractor to expedite work at new NYSC camp

The House Committee Chairperson on youths and sports, in Plateau State House of Assembly has tasked the contractor handling the construction of National Youths Service Corps,NYSC, orientation camp in the [...]