The Chadian Army has said its officers killed about 207 members of the Islamic sect called Boko Haram since their onslaught on the group started. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the country’s army authorities, the insurgents were feared dead in a gun duel near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroon…
The Nigerian Senate will on Wednesday (today) screen the eight ministerial nominees for possible confirmation as Ministers as requested by President Goodluck Jonathan. Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro is among the nominees to appear before the lawmakers. There have been calls from some quarters that Obanikoro’s nomination should be rejected by…
A blast in the busy city of Kano has occurred and has claimed more than 12 lives. The explosion took place at one of the busiest motor parks in the ancient city. The Tuesday blast also affected some vehicles in the park and thick cloud of smokes were visibly seen from a distance. Residents and…
The last child of a popular actress in Nigeria, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, slumped recently at the Embassy of the United States of America, USA. The incident almost caused panic at the Embassy, but the actress’ son was quickly attended to by officials at the Embassy. He was said to have been quickly given a First Aid…
Authorities of the Nigeria Police Force have effected some changes to formations in the Force, which they claimed were aimed at reflecting current realities. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, the changes, approved by the IGP, Suleiman Abba, became necessary in “furtherance of the transformation and re-positioning of the…
No fewer than 16 passengers have been feared dead in a suicide bomb attack at a bus station in Potiskum, Yobe State. The blast occurred on Tuesday morning. The bomber, according to information reaching our news desk, boarded the bus, an 18-seater, at the motor park in the city, and detonated the explosives, when the…
Following its giant strides in the air transport business in the world, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has been named in the FORTUNE magazine’s top 50 World’s Most Admired Companies. The company is making the list for the second consecutive year and also the fourth time in the last five years. Fortune’s top 50 rankings…
The greatest gift of a nation is not what lies underneath its soil, but the talent and creativity of its people. One state that has a large number of talented and creative people is Delta State; with the right leadership, the state will become the cynosure of Nigeria. For the 16 years of People Democratic…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday inaugurated the 750 MW power plant in Olorunsogo in Ifo local government area of Ogun State. The President said this was in fulfilment of one of his promises in 2011 to improve the power sector in the country. He explained that the project gulped a whooping sum of $650 million,…
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus The chairman, correspondent chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists Imo State council, Attan Agbkwuru has called on the public to imbibe the culture of reading and giving books as a gift. Attan made the call at the launch of two literary works, ‘Ome Ihe Jide Ofor Afo’ and ‘Anthology of…