A gunman opened fire on Friday outside a school in northeast Nigeria’s city of Potiskum, seriously wounding 12 students in an area repeatedly targeted by Boko Haram, a police officer and witnesses said.

IF the great Jewish seer, Nostradamus, the man who saw tomorrow, had predicted the reversal of fortune between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) four years ago, millions of Nigerians, would have called the Jew seer a prophet of doom.

The Tarok ethnic tribe of Plateau state has presented to the state assembly a protest letter condemning last Saturday’s alleged extra judicial killing of its people in Wase Local Government Area of the state by some Military personnel to Lawmakers in the State House of Assembly.

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC says, it is collaborating with the security agencies to curb the activities of criminal elements in the country.

A group has threatened to take legal action against the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, over the scheduled local government polls in the state on the basis that the commission has allegedly neglected some sections of the state electoral laws.

FORMER gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2012 Edo State governorship election, Barrister Kenneth Imansuangbon said yesterday that the President- Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd would need the support of all Nigerians if he must succeed in the task ahead of him as he takes over the governance of the country, May 29.

THE federal government has recalled all Permanent Secretaries and Directors in the Federal Civil Service from leave.

FORMER National President of Ijaw Youth Congress, IYC, Dr Chris Ekiyor, Fariday urged the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to re-strategise and build a strong opposition with a view to reclaiming the government at the centre in 2019 rather than trading blames on the outcome of the 2015 presidential election.

President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservative Party of Great Britain on their victory in the country’s general elections.

THE former Chief Medical Director of the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital , Dr Patrick Adegun and his wife were on Thursday’s evening kidnapped by unknown gunmen

In line with UNESCO’s setting of April 30 aside as World Jazz Day, Nigeria joined other countries across the world this year to be part of the celebration. Tagged “Satchmo Jazz festival” the show which rounded off on May 3rd after a four day memorable outing redefined the place of jazz music in Nigeria with International jazz, R&B, and soul musicians taking turns to display their skills on stage.

Four Nigerians won their elections to the Westminster Palace as British Prime Minister David Cameron defied pre-election projections to win a stunning election victory in the May 7 general elections.

ABIA State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji yesterday inaugurated a 15-man transition committee to midwife the May 29th new administration to be headed by Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and charged to be thorough in the discharge of their duty.

AS the agitation for the position of the speaker of the 8th National Assembly hots up, a Political pressure group, Credible Alternative Alliance (CAA) has throw its weight behind Hon Yakubu Dogara representing Dass/Bogoro/Tafawa Balewa at the House.

Mr Adeogun Adeola, the Chief Organiser of 2015 Lagos State Carnival, has projected that Saturday’s carnival involving elaborate costumes, pomp and pageantry would generate N1 billion to government’s purse.