By Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter says it is in great pains following the abduction of renowned essayist/columnist, Ms Dornu Kogbara last Sunday in Port Harcourt by unknown gun men. The APC who made its view known in a press statement signed by Mr Chris Finebone said: “A sundry reflection […]
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Senator Godswill Akpabio, the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State was involved in a motor accident this morning, as he escaped death by a whisker. The siren-blaring convoy of the former governor was said to have crashed into other vehicles, with the former governor sustaining injury. A witness said Mr. Akpabio was moving in […]
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Reports have confirmed that a Nigerian was among the 10 people that died in a fire that engulfed parts of a residential compound in the Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich east, a Saudi official said. The Nigerian has not been identified. The inferno began early Sunday in a sprawling, multistory housing complex in the city of Khobar […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has reduced the numbers of Policemen attached to Governors, from 150 to 62. Arase, who spoke in Lagos at the weekend, said the Police were worried that too many of their officers and men were doing jobs other than their core police duties, yet they were being promoted. He added […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will today, August 31, 2015, preside over the swearing-in-ceremony of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, National Security Adviser and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. Engineer Babachir David Lawal is the new SFG, General Babagana Monguno is the National Security Adviser and Femi Adesina, the special adviser, media and […]
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By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala I received the news of the passing of Ambassador Ade Adefuye with great sadness. He and my husband developed a warm friendship in Washington. He was a very dedicated and hardworking man who represented the country with sterling patriotism and passion. Ambassador Adefuye was much respected in the diplomatic community for his […]
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Seven communities were on Sunday flooded in Demsa and Numan local government areas of Adamawa, following heavy flow of water from Kiri dam in the state. Kiri dam is in Guyuk Local Government Area. The dam, from the Gongola River, is about 30 kilometres length and 15 kilometres wide. Alhaji Haruna Furo, the Executive Secretary, […]
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Thus far, twelve Boko Haram suspects have been arrested by operatives of the Department of State Securities in Lagos since July when the first arrest was made. Here is a list of the arrests, as provided by the DSS: Bakura MODU:- He was arrested on 20th July, 2015, at Kara, Isheri Berger, Ikeja LGA, Lagos […]
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Defying the International Criminal Court arrest warrants once again, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will travel Monday to the Chinese capital Beijing on an official four-day visit to China, according to Sudanese Foreign Ministry spokesman. “The president will leave Monday for China on a four-day visit to attend China’s celebrations of victory over fascism,” Ali Al-Saddiq, […]
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By Dr. David Leffler There is a science-based approach to create societal coherence in Nigeria that can protect it from both internal and external threats. Militaries in Latin America and Asia, as well as in African countries like Mozambique, have already applied this non-lethal and non-destructive approach to prevent terrorism and war. It is called […]
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