by Oge Okonkwo #BringBackOurGirls: Netanyahu calls Jonathan, ready to help Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday offered to help Nigeria search for hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by extremist Islamist group Boko Haram, his office said. A statement said that Netanyahu, currently on an official visit to Japan, made the proposal in a telephone call... Read More
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by Oge Okonkwo Northern governors say Boko Haram to be stamped out in 3 months The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) on Saturday said all elements of the Boko Haram terrorists group would be stamped out within three months. Gov. Babangida Aliyu, Chairman of the forum, said this in an address at a joint Northern States Governors/United... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo #BringBackOurGirls: World rises against Boko Haram The abduction of schoolgirls in Government Secondary School (GGSS), Chibok, Borno State, has provoked world leaders to join forces with Nigeria in the quest to rescue the girls from Boko Haram terrorists. The world leaders including United States president Barack Obama, British prime minister David Cameron,... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Nigerian army says it can rescue the abducted girls The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has condemned the impression being created by a section of the press that the military lacks the capacity to rescue the girls abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo #BringBackOurGirls: France offers Nigeria ‘special team’ in hunt for kidnapped girls France on Wednesday offered Nigeria a “special team” to look for more than 200 girls kidnapped by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in an incident that has triggered global shock and condemnation. The extremists seized a first batch of... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo #BringBackOurGirls:US to deploy troops to rescue abducted girls President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday accepted the offer of the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to assist Nigerian troops towards rescuing the abducted 234 secondary school girls in Chibok, Borno State. Disclosing this to State House correspondents, the Special... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan says his cabinet is not infiltrated with Boko Haram President Goodluck Jonathan Sunday clarified that he never said members of Boko Haram infiltrated his cabinet but that they may have infiltrated the government. He made the clarification the presidential Media Chat. Read more…. Leke Pitan joins Lagos governorship race Former Lagos... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan is doing his best, says Gowon A former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government in its bid to tackle security challenges in the country. Rtd Gen. Gowon made the call late on Friday in Lagos while speaking with newsmen after chairing a dinner and... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo US offers to help Nigeria over Boko Haram terror The United States government has offered its support to Nigeria in the battle against terrorism and insurgency within the coming days, Secretary of State, John Kerry announced in Ethiopia. Kerry announced during a 3-day visit to some African countries Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital while briefing... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo #BringBackOurGirls: Malala demands release of abducted schoolgirls Pakistani national, Malala Yousafzai, has called on the federal government to do all it can to rescue the abducted school girls. 16-year-old Malala made the call while speaking with the Hausa Service of the BBC saying that the government should know that it is its responsibility... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Alison-Madueke gets court injunction stopping Reps from probing N10 billion jet scandal Nigeria’s petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke has obtained a court injunction ordering the House of Representatives to stop an ongoing in ongoing investigation of the alleged squandering of more than N10billion of public funds leasing private jets for two years. The restraining order was gotten... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Obasanjo claims Ribadu made enemies for him Former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo spoke about how the efforts by the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, to kick corruption out of the country created enemies for him. Obasanjo said the Mr. Ribadu’s passion to make Nigeria corruption... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo 30 killed in Nasarawa’s Eggon-Gwandara ethnic clash According to online media platform, SaharaReporters, about 30 people have reportedly been killed in a fierce ethnic clash that occurred today in Nasarawa state. A senior security officer said that the clash, is between Eggon ethnic and their Gwandara counterpart. Several other people, according to the officer sustained... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo APC tells Jonathan to cancel rallies, parties until kidnapped girls are found President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cancel the political rally being planned for him by the Adamawa PDP for Tuesday, saying the President cannot and should not be celebrating when over 200 school girls are... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Lagos CP says no Boko Haram attack in the state Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Umaru Manko, on Wednesday debunked the rumour that that Boko Haram had attacked some people in the state. Briefing newsmen on the purported attack by the deadly Islamic sect. , Mr.Manko made the announcement stressing that Lagos was... Read More
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by Zara Mustapha #AbujaBombBlast : Angry mourners forcefully demand relatives’ corpses Unable to recover from the sudden death of their loved ones, some furious families of the victims from the blast have demanded the release of their relatives. A group of young men who lost two of their colleagues in the tragic incident alleged that they... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan’s frank advice for daughter, husband President Goodluck Jonathan freely doled out advice to his newly married daughter, Faith and her husband, Godswill Edward to try and solve their marital problems by themselves and not to rely on him and other family members. He gave the advice while speaking at the wedding reception of the... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Gunmen kill 2, abduct pregnant woman, burn houses in Taraba Gunmen on Friday attacked Kashimbilla community in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba, killing two persons and kidnapping two women, including a pregnant lady. A member of the Taraba House of Assembly, Mr Mark Useni, who represents Takum II Constituency, confirmed the attack to newsmen in Jalingo. Useni said two women, including a pregnant lady, were... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Cholera outbreak claims 54 lives in Bauchi Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, Sani Malami, on Thursday said cholera outbreak recorded across the state in the last two months, had resulted in the death of no fewer than 54 persons. Dr. Malami told newsmen that the victims died at home because they were not taken to the... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Suspected gunmen kill 7 policemen and a civilian in Jigawa A police station was attacked by suspected gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday. A Sharia court and a bank in Gawaram local government area of Jigawa leaving a policeman and one civilian dead in the process. There was an exchange of... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan reveals why he cannot celebrate Nigeria becoming the largest economy President Goodluck Jonathan has said there will be no celebration of any kind over the recent feat of Nigeria as the largest economy in Africa and 26th in the world. Jonathan said, although, the latest development calls for celebration but he will not... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Nigeria now largest economy in Africa, says Okonjo-Iweala Nigeria is now the largest economy in Africa and the 26th largest economy in the World. This information was disclosed at a press briefing where the results of the rebasing exercise of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was unveiled on Sunday in Abuja.... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo WAEC: Exam cheats to pay N200,000 fine A bill which seeks for stiffer penalties against examination malpractices passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill is sought to reform the existing West African Examination Council Act, 2004, to put stricter penalties of paying up to N200,000 for offenders.Read more…. Edo... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Oshiomhole says no test, no pay for teachers in Edo Edo state governor, Adams Oshiomhole says any teacher in public school who has not undergone the assessment test for teachers will cease to be on the government’s payroll. Oshiomhole made the announcement on Wednesday in Benin when he received the report of... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Lagos State Government appeals against the judgement on Lekki-Ikoyi link bridge case The Lagos State Government has formally appealed against the judgment delivered by the Federal High Court presided over by Justice S. Saidu on March 27, 2014 which held that there was no law to cover the toll being collected by Lagos... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan for EU-Africa summit in Brussels President Goodluck Jonathan is scheduled to travel to Brussels on Tuesday April 1, as the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the Fourth European Union-Africa Summit scheduled to open in the Belgian capital on April 2, 2014. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Marwa, supporters defect to PDP in Adamawa Former military governor of Lagos state, Rtd. Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa who is also a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa has formally defected to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with his teeming supporters. The defection came as a result of complaints of Marwa’s supporters in Yola, saying... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo Tight security as Jonathan visits Bauchi There was tight security in Bauchi town as President Goodluck Jonathan attended the North ast grand rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Access roads inside Bauchi metropolis were blocked with heavily armed security personnel. Gaining access to the main bowl of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo LASUTH workers suspend strike The indefinite strike embarked on by health workers at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja has been suspended. The workers embarked on the strike on March 24 under the body of LASUTH Workers’ Forum. Read more…. Police arrest Ondo Broadcasting Union Leaders The police in Ondo state has... Read More
by Oge Okonkwo APC declares fasting, prayer against Rivers’ PDP guber candidate The All Progressive Congress (APC) has called for a 7-day fasting and prayer session against the Peoples Democratic Party PDP governorship candidate in the state, Nyesome Wike. In a press release sent by APC, the fasting and prayer program will commence on 25th March, 2014... Read More
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