Military confirms suicide attack in Maiduguri
"Unfortunately, in the process of stopping him, he detonated the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on his body, instantly killing himself, a policeman and critically injuring another policeman that stopped him from gaining entry into the Secretariat Complex.
Militants threaten Atiku, Danjuma, Lukman, other oil bloc owners
NIGER- DELTA Avengers, Thursday, listed some oil blocs allegedly owned by former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma, ex-Minister of Petroleum, Alhaji Riwalnu Lukman, other Northerners and South-Westerners in Niger-Delta region and issued them a two-week ultimatum to shut them down operations and evacuate the workers from the locations or have them blown up.
Man stabs girlfriend with knife
A 26-year-old salesboy, Kingsley Njuzie was on Thursday arraigned at a Gudu Upper Area Court for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend, Charity Ene with a knife.
Cameron to stop flow of ‘dirty’ money through property market
British Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans Thursday to stop the flow of dirty money through the London property market, as he prepared to welcome world leaders and NGOs to an anti-corruption summit.
80 percent of world’s city dwellers breathing bad air – UN
Over 80 percent of the world’s city dwellers breathe poor quality air, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report warned Thursday. Urban residents in poor countries are by far the worst affected, WHO said, noting that nearly every city (98 percent) in low- and middle-income […]
British ‘barbarians’ need manners lesson, says China paper in rudeness row
The British media is riddled with “barbarians” who would benefit from a lesson in manners from China’s ancient civilisation, a state-run newspaper said Thursday after Queen Elizabeth II called some Chinese officials “very rude”.
Balarabe Musa rejects N145 new petrol price
Former governor of Kaduna state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has urged the Federal Government to reverse the N145 new petrol pump price introduced on Wednesday.
Navy restates resolve to deal with militant activities in Niger Delta
The Central Naval Command (CNC) of the Nigerian Navy on Thursday reiterated its resolve to deal with the resurgence of militancy in the Niger Delta region.
2016 budget: FG to spend N1.75trn on Capital Expenditure
The federal government has said it will spend N1.75.trillion on capital projects spread across the six geo-political zones, in the 2016 budget.
Why Govt’s decisions are best in such circumstances – Osinbajo
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, in consonance with wooing investors for the country presented an in-depth analysis of some buhari’s government policies to investors at the 7th Annual Pan-Africa 1:1 Investor Conference, which was organized by Renaissance Capital.
Lamentation on Nigeria’s power woes
FOR too long now, Nigeria has become synonymous with epileptic power supply. Without doubt, the country harbours the most generators of all nations on earth, including brands and sizes. Today, we have graduated from epileptic supply to virtually zero supply of electricity to our citizens. No one in the government seems to be worried about […]
