Members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram have claim responsibility for the Christmas day bomb blasts in Madalla, Niger State and Jos, the plateau state capital. Abu Qaqa, a spokesman for the group told BBC hausa, monitored in Kaduna told Journalists in ...
A bomb blast around 12 noon in Damaturu sent people scrambling to safety and others fleeing the state, even as the Nigeria Army and Police battle the dreaded Boko Haram members who are highly armed. Following the bomb blast, the police has sealed off t...
The Federal Government is to beef up security in churches and mosques in the country to forestall attacks by terrorists, Minister of Police Affairs Caleb Olubolade, has said. Olubolade announced this on Sunday in Madalla in Niger State while inspecting...
Vaccines for treatment of diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus are now available in the country, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has said. Dr Ado Mohammed, Executive Director of the agency said in Abuja that the disappea...
Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) Director-General Otunba Olusegun Runsewe rounded off the corporation's ``National Peace Week in Plateau'' on Sunday with a declaration that only a ``sincere approach can totally end'' ...
Gov Babangida Aliyu of Niger State on Sunday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to convene a national security summit to address the spate of bombings in the country.  ...
Kano Kano State chapter of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to tackle the current security challenges in the country. The call was contained in a Ch...
A bomb explosion at the Mountain Of Fire Church, Jos, Plateau state on Christmas day has claimed two lives and left others injured. The explosion which occured at about 10 am along UTC Junction, beside VIO office killed a policeman and a security...
It was again a black Christmas in Madalla, Suleja local government area of Niger State as early morning bomb blasts killed twelve persons, including three policemen on the spot and left many injured. The blast tore through St Theresa's Churc...
At the twilight of 2011, LEADERSHIP SUNDAY’s SHUAIB SHUAIB looks back and tracks the key defining features of a politically and socio-economically tumultuous year On January 1, 2011, Nigerians woke to learn of bomb blasts at a military bar...
A law to grant the two chambers of the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly powers to prosecute persons over corruption, if the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and the attorneys-general of states fail to do so after 21 days of indict...
Disturbed by the increasing number of ghost workers on its payroll, the Rivers State government has threatened to invite the Police and the State Security Service (SSS) to look into the records of all the ministries in the state. State Governor, Mr. Ch...
The Abuja home of a senior pastor (names withheld) with one of the new generation churches is in turmoil, following the recent discovery of the pregnancy of the family’s underaged daughter. Since the discovery, the pastor ...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called on Christians to pray for the peace, unity and prosperity of Nigeria as they celebrate Christmas. Atiku said in a Christmas message released by his media office in Abuja that a season such as this offers ...
The Bassa Nge Development Union (BNDU), of Kogi State has made plans to disburse loans to farmers who are indigenes of Bassa Local Government Area of the state. The public relations officer of the union, Alhaji Idris Abdullahi, who made this known in a...