Mali Islamists stone unmarried couple to death
Islamists in northern Mali have stoned an unmarried couple to death, the first reported sharia killing since they occupied the area, ratcheting up pressure on an embattled interim government.
Gunmen attack Sambo’s house, police stations
Gunmen, yesterday, attacked a house under construction belonging to the Vice President, Namadi Sambo in Tudun Wada area of Zaria, Kaduna State. This came as two suicide bombers also, yesterday, attacked two police formations in Sokoto, killing a policeman and a woman, while the two bombers also died in the process.
East-West road ready Dec 2014
Federal Government, yesterday, assured Nigerians, particularly, people of Niger Delta region, that the N349.8 billion contract for the dualisation of the East-West Road, will be completed by December 2014.
Suicide bomber, 3 gunmen killed in failed attack on mosque
There were heavy explosion and sporadic gunshots last night at Janbulo area, along Bayero University Kano Road, following a failed attempt by a suicide bomber to blow up a mosque while prayers were going on.
Power is nothing without control
MY caption today is borrowed form the pay off of the Pirelli tyre advertisement. I find it very profound whenever I contemplate the appeal to importance and the relish of power by people. Nigerians love their power and always like to wield it exclusively.
Over 95, 000 Nigerians die yearly from firewood smoke – ICEED
A non-governmental organisation working on the environment, Messrs International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development, ICEED, has called on the Federal Government to establish a National Cooking Energy Programme. The call was necessitated by the fact that about 95, 300 Nigerians die every year from smoke coming from firewood use.
