by Kolapo Olapoju Media reports are saying that soldiers of the Nigerian Army are currently engaged in a fire fight with suspected Boko Haram members. The fierce exchange is going on at Gamboru Ngala town in Borno state. The reports state that the crossfire commenced in the wee hours of Monday, 25 August. Just on Sunday,... Read More
by Damilola Jagun His name is Bankole Cardoso, and according to City People, he is the only child of late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, the doctor who diagnosed Liberian/American, Patrick Sawyer, at First Consultant Hospital and subsequently died from the disease on Tuesday, 19 August. He has a degree in Business Management and Accounting from the... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria’s Islamist group, Boko Haram, on Sunday, 24 August, released a video in which he declared that he has made an Islamic caliphate out of Gwoza, Borno. He also mentioned other areas under his sect’s control, showing scenes of carnage carried out by his fighters against unarmed... Read More
by James Sambo The Ministry of Defence Sunday dismissed the claim by the leader of the Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, that the terrorist group has annexed Gwoza, a town in Borno State, as part of the “Islamic Caliphate”. Shekau had announced Sunday that Boko Haram will defend Gwoza which it seized some days back and... Read More
by James Sambo Heavy rains flooded parts of Gwagwalada, an Abuja suburb, Friday, submerging homes and shops, residents and the police said. Victims of the downpour which ravaged many parts of Gwagwalada Area Council in Abuja on Sunday called on the Federal Government to assist them. The rainstorm destroyed over a hundred houses, displacing many... Read More
by S’ola Filani The United States has donated equipment worth $5,000 to boost screening of the Ebola Virus Disease at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The latest gesture is in a bid to further strengthen current efforts at containing the spread of the disease in Nigeria. A statement by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria... Read More
by S’ola Filani Presidential spokesman Reuben Abati in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune, which he calls “explosive”, defends the commander-in-chief President Jonathan, blasts the opposition party – APC – stressing that many of those who had been seen as the president’s most vocal critics are returning to his camp. He further addressed the... Read More
by Godwin Akanfe The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over a plan by unscrupulous and apparently-hired hands to relaunch the acronym battle against the party by seeking to register three new parties that bear the acronyms of the same parties that merged to become the APC. Party spokesman, Lai Mohammed, said on... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The Committee for Defense of Human Right, CDHR, a student body, says the students will defy the order of the Ogun State government to close down Olabisi Onabanjo University, (OOU), Ago Iwoye, by staying put within the school premises. The body released a statement signed by the coordinator, CDHR, James Ogunjimi, saying that... Read More
by Azubuike Azikiwe Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, says the army would end the terror attacks of the Boko Haram in northern Nigeria, once they receive a shipment of war equipment. Minimah said this while speaking at the 2 Brigade barracks, Port Harcourt. He disclosed that the Federal Government had placed orders... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju In a video obtained by AFP on Sunday, 24 August, Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, said he has created an Islamic caliphate in Gwoza, southern Borno. In the 52-minute video, Shekau said, “Thanks be to Allah who gave victory to our brethren in (the town of) Gwoza and made it part of... Read More
by Hauwa Gambo Very early in the week, the former governor of Abia and serial everything from publisher to presidential candidate, Orji Uzor Kalu poured his heart out in a piece on his successor, Theodore Orji. In the opinion piece titled ‘The chameleon in Governor Theodore Orji – a personal narrative’, the old Orji essentially... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju The World health Organisation has disclosed that one of its health officials has contracted the Ebola virus disease. The unidentified official reportedly got the virus while working with infected victims in Sierra Leone. The apex world health body revealed this on Sunday, 24 August, saying this is the first time one... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Unknown gunmen have reportedly killed three policemen at a check point around Tilden Fulani village in Toro local government area of Bauchi State. According to security officials of the local government, the incident occurred, on Friday, 22 August, between 10:30 and 11:30 pm. A local government security source said, “On that fateful... Read More
by S’ola Filani The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has suspended its over two-month old strike – all Nigerian doctors are thereby expected to report to work on Monday. Recall that the doctors had been sharply divided over whether or not to suspend the strike in the face of outbreak of the Ebola virus in... Read More
by Azubuike Azikiwe Kent Brantly, the American doctor who got infected with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia has declared that his healing is because of God, and not experimental drug, Zmapp. The doctor had been hospitalised at Emory University Hospital, United States of America, since contracting Ebola in Liberia almost a month ago.... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju In a brazen show of power, the Boko Haram insurgents stormed the Police training camp in Gwoza for the second time in a fortnight, reportedly engaging the officers in a protracted fire-fight, which resulted in the disappearance of several policemen. The headquarters of the Nigerian Police force has confirmed that 35... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju In a sad development, Michael Agbo Idibia, the father of iconic Nigerian singer, 2face Idibia, has passed on. He reportedly gave up the ghost on Saturday, 23 August, in an Abuja hospital, where he had been hospitalised for days, after battling with prostrate cancer. 2face had earlier announced on 8 June, at... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Reacting to the unwavering student protest of tuition fees, Governor Ibikunle Amosun has reportedly ordered the immediate closure of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. This information was disseminated via a statement released on Saturday, 23 August, by the Secretary to state Government, Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa. It disclosed that the... Read More
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by Kolapo Olapoju On Friday, 22 August, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo caused a drama of sorts, when he refused to allow reporters present to figure out his next of kin, while registering for the National Identity Card (NIC). He arrived the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office, Oke – Mosan, Abeokuta, at about mid-noon. After... Read More
by Azubuike Azikiwe The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ade Abolurin, was almost shot on Friday, 22 August, in Ikorodu, Lagos by an overzealous police officer, while carrying out an anti-vandalism inspection. According to a spokesperson for the corps, Emmanuel Okeh, the NSCDC boss was challenged during an inspection of a... Read More
by S’ola Filani A 300 level Electrical Engineering student at Covenant University, Otta in Ogun State, John Chinedu Okere, has been murdered and left in a pool of his blood by friends, who demanded for ransom from his parents. According to reports, Chinedu, 20, left his parent’s house in the morning of Wednesday, August 6,... Read More
by Azubuike Azikiwe Reports have it that Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko is in the final stages of decamping from the Labour Party (LP) to make a long-awaited return to his first home, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According the Ondo State commissioner for Information, Mr Kayode Akinmade, the governor has met with his party’s... Read More
by S’ola Filani A female soldier in the Nigerian army allegedly beat a conductor to coma at Iyana Isashi, along Lagos-Badagry expressway in Lagos State on Friday evening. The beating degenerated from a mild argument on the transport fare paid by the soldier in question. According to Leadership, the soldier (dressed in mufti) was said... Read More
by Kolapo Olapoju Just like the tarmac of Enugu International airport was flooded two days ago, Kebbi state Government house follows suit! From the photo, the entrance and even the inside of the Government house in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi, was comprehensively flooded. However, the soldiers on guard are die-hard as they seem to be staying put.... Read More
by S’ola Filani Parents of the kidnapped Chibok school girls have said they want the matter closed. It has been four months since the unfruitful search for the abducted girls; as a result they have presumed the girls are dead. The position of the parents was disclosed yesterday by the #BringOurGirls advocacy group, during its... Read More
by S’ola Filani The Department of State of State Service (DSS) has warned that terrorists may be planning to attack in a different way after 13 pieces of Catholic Reverend Sisters’ regalia were stolen from a shop in Kano state purportedly for suicide bombing. In a statement released by Marilyn Ogar, spokesperson for the DSS,... Read More
by S’ola Filani A seven-year-old girl, Theresa James has been confirmed dead. She died in a Friday morning flood, following a heavy downpour on the Anguwar Yelwa Community in the Chikun local government area of Kaduna State. The flood followed over 15 hours of rain fall, which started at about 11pm on Thursday night when... Read More
by Azubuike Azikiwe Shola Egunle, a 26-year-old man has been arraigned before an an Ebute Metta Magistrate’s court for allegedly stabbing a commercial sex worker The defendant, who is a graduate of Banking and Finance, allegedly stabbed the prostitute, Joy Osasuwa, with a knife on the breast and back at an hotel in Oyingbo area... Read More
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