Iran said Saturday it has arrested the head of a US-based “terrorist group” accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing in the southern city of Shiraz and of other, abortive attacks. “Jamshid Sharmahd, who was leading armed and sabotage operations inside Iran, is now in the powerful hands” of Iran’s security forces, state television […]

By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja Following the planned protest by military Pensioners to express their angst against the Ministry of Defence to pay their arrears and Debarment Allowance, the Minister of Defence has formally invited a Coalition of Concerned Veterans of Nigeria (CCV) for a meeting. The meeting scheduled to hold on the 6th August, […]

Pro-Democracy and Human Rights group, Concerned Nigerians, have condemned the Federal government’s construction of a 27.3 Kilometre perimeter fence around the University of Maiduguri at the cost of N64B, an amount the group said is highly exorbitant.

By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The remains of the leader of Afenifere (Ilosiwaju Yoruba) is slated for burial at his hometown, Iye-Ekiti in Ilejemeje Local Government area of Ekiti State on Tuesday, August 4. Pa Fasanmi died on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Osogbo aged 94 after a brief illness. In a statement made available […]

A Nigerian, Mr Gabe Okoye, is on the ballot in a forthcoming Democratic Party’s senatorial primary runoff election in the U.S.