Jan 15, 1966  Night Of Terror: An eye witness account

Jan 15, 1966 Night Of Terror: An eye witness account

On the night of January 15, 1966, a coup d’etat took place in Nigeria which resulted in the murder of a number of leading political figures and senior army officers in Lagos, Kaduna and Ibadan. This was the first coup in the history of our country and 98 per cent of the officers that planned and led it were Igbo. From the political class those that were killed included the following: Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the Prime Minister, who was abducted from his home, murdered and whose body was dumped somewhere along Lagos-Abeokuta Road; Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Premier of the old Northern Region, who was killed in the sanctity of his own home together with his wife and his security assistant; Chief S.L. Akintola, the Premier of the old Western Region, who was gunned down in the presence of his family and Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, the Minister of Finance, who was abducted from his home, brutalised, murdered and dumped in a bush.
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ILLEGAL ARMS FACTORY: Police burst syndicate in Benue

ILLEGAL ARMS FACTORY: Police burst syndicate in Benue

The Benue state Police Command has smashed an illegal firearms manufacturing syndicate in Kwande Local Government Area of the state. They are alleged to be involved in the production and sale of arms to criminals from other parts of the country.

Delta Speaker, ALGON Chairman dismiss story on remittance of N325million

Delta Speaker, ALGON Chairman dismiss story on remittance of N325million

The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya, has stressed the need for media practitioners to be thorough and be armed with accurate facts and figures in their investigative journalism He also asked them to always project the image of the State in its true perspective to counter the negative picture being presented by some individuals even as the Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Delta State chapter, Hon Itiako Ikpokpo has dismissed the story, describing it as a stupid allegation.

“They poisoned  me because they could not control me”

“They poisoned me because they could not control me”

Mentally challenged persons on the streets of Abuja are becoming an eye sore.Many of them have to deal with being abandoned and treated as less than human by the society.The stigma mental illnesses carry has broken strong family bonds and made the most caring person to turn cruel.

Two years after our son was killed in police custody, we are still crying for justice — Parents

Two years after our son was killed in police custody, we are still crying for justice — Parents

Two years after Chukwuma Ihezie, a graduate of mechanical engineering at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, had his life cut short reportedly in the hands of policemen attached to the Enugu State Police Command, the family of Sabastine Ihezie of Umuozu Ezumoha in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State has requested the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, and the Police Service Commission to ensure justice is done

Who will ‘bell’ Donald Trump?

Who will ‘bell’ Donald Trump?

Mr. Donald Trump is a flamboyant and successful United States businessman cum politician who courts controversies and revels in them. Trump is undoubtedly the leading US Republican Party presidential hopeful in the coming elections. A son of a Scottish immigrant mother. But do not be deceived, his mother’s long journey from Scotland to the US has not in any way shaped his views on immigration. It is ironic that his political campaign seem to be anchored on immigration and he is not getting tired very soon of suggesting that immigrants are the cause of the problems in the US.

Only love can heal Nigeria – Akinadewo

Only love can heal Nigeria – Akinadewo

For Nigeria to be great, Prelate and Supreme Head, Motailatu Church Cherubim & Seraphim Worldwide, Dr. Israel Akinadewo, has called on Nigerians to love one another because only love can move God to have mercy on the country and heal it.

What does it mean to be a fisher of men ?

What does it mean to be a fisher of men ?

David counsels that when God speaks once, we should hear him twice. (Psalm 62:11). That does not mean twice literally, but several times. Similarly, Jesus maintains we must forgive our brothers seventy times seven times. (Matthew 18:22). That does not mean four hundred and ninety times, but indefinitely. Therefore, when God speaks, we should review what he says again and again.

Delta Marine School needs boats

Delta Marine School needs boats

The Chairman of the Governing Council of the Delta State School of Marine Technology (DESMATECH), Burutu, Isah Clark, led other members of the Council on a three- day visit across the three campuses of the school.

Amnesty Programme has sharpened our sense of reasoning — Ex-militant leader

Amnesty Programme has sharpened our sense of reasoning — Ex-militant leader

Amnesty Programme, granted ex-militants by the Federal Government, has been described as an eye-opener to youths of the Niger Delta. In this interview, the Delta State Chairman, Phase 2 Ex-militants, Mr Kingsley Muturu, discloses that the programme is a plus to the Nigerian government and the people. He also comments on the Buhari administration’s fight against corruption.

Gunmen attack ex-NBA chairman

Gunmen attack ex-NBA chairman

Unknown gunmen have shot a former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Aba Branch, Sir Chidozie Ogunji, as he drove into his residence along Ikot Ekpene Road, Ogbor Hill, Aba.

50 Ekiti PDP leaders set to defect to APC

50 Ekiti PDP leaders set to defect to APC

The support base of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State faces depletion as leaders and members of his party, PDP, in the state have perfected arrangement to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC).