There was pandemonium in Kano on Sunday when militants suspected to be Boko Haram shot and killed four people. Sources said the gunmen came in a tricycle and struck at Dakata bus stop shooting before driving away to Dakata Kwaji where two others were shot. The two shot close to a graveyard at Dakata Kwaji […]

Jos, Nigeria – The Governor of Plateau State, Da Jonah Jang, has directed the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission to speed up the process of drafting up a functional timetable for the conduction of the local government polls. He gave directive while inaugurating three new members of the commission, along with two special advisers […]

A Lagos high court has sentenced an Iranian Azim Aghajani who was accused of importing sophisticated arms and ammunition into Nigeria. Aghajani was arrested when the discovery was made in concealed containers at a Lagos port by the Nigerian Customs Service in October 2010. Rockets and explosives were said to be hidden in 13 containers […]

Da Jonah Jang, the Plateau State Governor has described the decision by president Goodluck Jonathan to impose a state of emergency in three Northern states as applaudable.  He made the assertion while speaking to newmen on arrival at Jos airport, having been away on a three-week foreign trip. Jang said “the president is better placed on […]

Beyond dispute, Nigerian democracy is a nascent and fledgling one, an emerging one that is struggling in the claws of challenges to spread its tentacles and gain firm grounds. As an emerging contemporary writer, I have resolved, come what may to explore the truth in my course of writing even if it hurts to do […]

The president of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has called on politicians to maintain peace and unity irrespective of their political umbrella while maintaining that political parties were only platforms to contest elections. He was speaking on Friday in Jos at the funeral service of Late Chief Solomon Lar. Jonathan said “Politicians should always consider the […]

The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh has assured Nigerians of the commitment of the newly appointed service chiefs in ensuring that the Boko Haram insurgency is ended before the general elections in 2015. Badeh who was decorated alongside the Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff and Chief of Air […]