Ezeife advocates self-defence for Igbo in north
Former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has called for a special security arrangement for the protection of Igbo people living in the North of the country.
Ezeife, who spoke against the backdrop of recent bombing of a bus park in Kano, which led to the death of scores of people, said the time was ripe for the Igbo to begin to defend themselves against attacks.
Woman hides drug in private parts
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Wednesday arrested a 33 years old Senegalese woman with 680 grammes of heroin and cocaine tactically hidden in her private parts at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos while attempting to board an Arik Air flight to Dakar.
Pension Scam: Court stops Senate from arresting Maina
Justice Adamu Bello of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Wednesday issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, from arresting the embattled Chairman of the disbanded Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina.
Nigeria is under siege – Tukur
National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has alerted that the incessant attacks unleash on the nation by some terrorist groups, points to a direction that Nigeria is under siege.
Stop rejecting corp members, Chime orders ministries, agencies
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu state has directed government Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state not to reject corp members posted to them for their primary assignments.
Ogun Govt recommends death penalty for corruption
The Ogun State Government recommended death penalty for corrupt practices in the country, calling for an urgent review of the Nigerian criminal code and the Magistrate Court laws to sentence people found guilty of corruption to death.
Petrobras plans N795bn divestment from Nigerian oil blocks
Brazilian oil major, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Petrobras, yesterday, commenced moves to sell off its stake in some Nigerian oil blocks valued at N795 billion ($5 billion).
Pornography Case: Covenant University was right – Court
Justice Mobolaji Ojo of an Ogun High Court sitting in Ota, Wednesday, dismissed the suit filed by 20-year-old Longji Felix Vwamhi, a 400 level student of Information and Communication Technology department of Covenant University, challenging the institution over his expulsion for being in possession of pornographic materials in his laptop. The case was dismissed for lack of merit.
Mother gets 30 years jail for starving kids to death
A 25-year-old mother whose two young children starved to death surrounded by rubbish after she locked them in her apartment has been sentenced to 30 years in jail in Japan, reports said Wednesday.
UN calls on Taliban to join peace process
The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan on Wednesday called on the Taliban to join a peace process as the bulk of NATO combat troops prepare to leave the country by the end of next year.
Bill Gates the unknown explores Ghana’s health progress
The freckled man with the rectangular glasses instantly recognisable to much of the world stood in the West African heat, staring at data that had nothing to do with selling software.
