Some persons suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect, have unleashed terror in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, on Tuesday, killing an unspecified number of people. A security source confirmed the attack but could not give details at the time of filing this report. “I don’t have the full information now but the […]
Continue ReadingSenate President, Bukola Saraki, who is busy on the floor of the red chamber carrying out legislative activities, has his case under examination by the National Assembly Tribunal sitting in Ilorin. Information just coming in, has revealed that the tribunal has upheld his election as Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District in the Senate. More […]
Continue ReadingFormer president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has described the December deadline given by President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerian military to rout Boko Haram as a motivation. Speaking at the Presidential Villa, Abuja today, Obasanjo said that the deadline was not cast on stones but merely to encourage them to crush the sect. “The president […]
Continue ReadingToday is the day set for the legislative house elections petition tribunal sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, to deliver its ruling in a petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, against Senator Bukola Saraki. Abdulrazak is contesting the validity of the result that INEC declared for Kwara central senatorial district in the […]
Continue ReadingNdem Nkem “If music be the food of love, play on, Give me excess of it; that surfeiting, The appetite may sicken, and so die…” is one of the most famous Shakespearean quote from his book Twelfth Night. Music for ages, has been a powerful tool for various kinds of expressions, and with the help […]
Continue ReadingThe Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has predicted that the price will not rise until 2017. This has dashed hopes of seeing any rise in oil price soon.This was revealed by the Secretary-General of OPEC, Mr. Abdalla El-Badri, at the Annual Oil & Money Conference in London. He noted that the decline in […]
Continue ReadingThe Senate commences screening of ministerial nominees today, and this has led to suspension of the probe of former governor of Rivers State and a ministerial nominee, Rotimi Amaechi, noting that it would amount to subjudice as the case was in court. Speaking yesterday, Chairman Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, Senator Samuel Anyanwu […]
Continue ReadingAhead of ministerial screening scheduled to begin today, President Buhari, yesterday, sent the second batch of ministerial nominees to the senate. Here are the names of the nominees in the second list. Heineken Lokpobiri, former speaker of the Bayelsa House of assembly and two-time senator, has made the list of the second batch of ministerial […]
Continue ReadingIbeju-Lekki villagers and mobile police officers clashed in Okunraiye community near Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, this morning. The clash resulted in the death of the Managing Director of the Lekki Free Zone Ltd, Mr. Tajudeen Disu. It was said that the villagers were on a peaceful protest against “forceful takeover” of their land by the Lagos state […]
Continue ReadingNdem Nkem The Idoma culture is perhaps one of the most fascinating cultures in Nigeria. Exceptionally proud of their native heritage, the Idoma people have preserved many of their ancestors’ traditions, a number of them present in their mixture of elaborate traditional tales, artistic expressions, music and varied culture elements. Like any other society, Idoma […]
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