This is where things started to fall apart between Boko Haram and politicians/government officials in Borno State. Available reports point to some sort of disagreement between the group and some politicians following the 2007 elections (e.g. over monthly stipends payable to the group). This was followed by recurring clashes between Boko Haram members and the local police, especially over police harassment and arrest of Boko Haram members.

CHAIRMANSHIP candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, Mr. Francis Onakpofure, has promised to run an inclusive and accountable government if elected in the October 25 council polls in the state.

A MEMBER of Delta State House of Assembly, Mr Kennedy Daubry, representing Burutu Constituency II, has empowered more than 100 women drawn from all the communities that make up the constituency with a cash of N50,000 each to assist them in setting up small scale businesses.

POLITICAL parties in the country have been urged to support President Goodluck Jonathan in the task of addressing the security challenges facing the nation.

The Federal Government has asked the contractor handling the N21.4 billion dualisation of Owerri-Elele road to speed up work on the project in order to deliver the 35.7-kilometre road to the people on time.

Former Minister of Education and leader of #BringBackOurGirls advocacy group, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, has lashed out at the pro-Jonathan group for raising the BringBackJonathan bill- boards around the Unity Fountain in Abuja, describing their action as dubious and harsh to the spirit and rights of the missing Chibok school girls.

Secretary of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the National Coalition for Jonathan and Sambo Presidency, NACOJSP, Dr. Ben Irikefe, has commended the Presidential Adviser on Political Matters, Professor Rufai Alkali, over the ongoing verification of the groups rooting for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan.

IN 2010, all the telecom providers forced Nigerians into compulsory registration of all mobile phone sim cards, using the media. Supported by the National Communications Commission, NCC, Nigerians were forced to register their sim cards. It kicked off with long queues everywhere and quickly they commissioned some agents to register sims, in order to reduce the pressure in the registration fees quickly. These agents still dot street corners across the country today.

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, Dr. Paul Okorie, has thrown his weight behind the second term bid of President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to him, the President is qualified to seek a second term in office come 2015 general elections.

Concerned Human Rights Nigeria, led by Declan Ihekaire, has risen against the recent re-introduction of ATM withdrawal charge of N65.00 by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, under the new governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiel

With the call for better intake of food supplements towards boosting immunity against diseases such as Ebola Virus Disease, a host of natural products such as Tumeric formular; Bowel care; Liver-Kidney care; Ashwagandha, which inhibits and retards tumours, reduces chronic fatigue among other functions, are now on the Nigerian market.

A Corper doctor, Dr. Anuri Emeh, has given the premises of the Agbado Health Centre, in Ifo local government, Ogun state, a brand new look.

Boko Haram fighters have surrounded the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri and are preparing an imminent takeover, an influential regional group claimed on Thursday, calling for military reinforcements.

Arab nations rallied Thursday behind US President Barack Obama’s call to expand operations against jihadists in Iraq and Syria, as Damascus warned it would consider any action on its territory as an attack.

The Ebola epidemic could slice more than three percentage points off economic growth in the worst-hit countries of West Africa, requiring hundreds of millions of dollars in financial aid, the IMF said Thursday