Suspected members of the Boko Haram sect have shot and killed Abba Kyari, a nephew of Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima. Kyari was killed after he was said to have grabbed a Boko Haram member and forced him to abandon his gun during an attack launch...
The Boko Haram has explained why the sect has to bomb Kano on Friday, Abul Qaqa, who claimed to be the spokesman of the group in a phone chat with journalist in Kano, further claimed that the attacks were in response to the refusal of the K...
Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has criticised the multiple attacks in Kano by suspected Boko Haram members, saying journalists the threat of terrorism is a major security challenge to the government. Speaking to reporters at the...
Six children were killed in a fire on Friday in Dagoni village, Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State. A relation of one of the deceased, Malam Danjuma Mohammadu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Dagoni that the inferno occur...
The people of Obi-Yiama, Abavo Clan, Ika South Local Government Area f Delta State are protesting the gruesome murder of the community’s head, The Eleme of Obi-Yiama, Chief Amenaghanwon Chinyem by persons said to have been hired by his enemies in...
The traditional ruler (Ponzhin Bin) in limun village, Bwarat district of Lang tang North Local Government Area of Plateau State, chief Mozie mamzum at the weekend, paraded three rape suspects, including a 55-year old man, Mallam Usman MaishanuMr. Mozie...
Following suspension of the week-long general strike by organized labour, complimented by civil society organizations, UCHENNA AWOM looks at the pivots of the truce, especially the role of Senate President David Mark, and the way forward. The general s...
With Nigeria on the brink, challenged by serious security, political and economic challenges, former military president, retired General Ibrahim Babangida peers into an uncertain future and counsels President Goodluck Jonathan to seize the moment and c...
An achiever of note in the political and economic arenas, Alhaji (Dr.) Adamu Bello Dan-Iyan Adamawa CFR, FCIB, is former Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources & Rural Development during the Olusegun Obasanjo regime. In this interview with BLESSI...
Hon. Dan Akpan represents Etinan/ Nait Ibom/Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State. In this interview with journalists in Abuja, including RUTH CHOJI, he slams those against fuel subsidy removal, saying they lack economica...
“Those who are unwilling to respect history always live a life of repeated regrets: double tragedy in the forerun (of events) and in the fore-arm (lessons)” - Dr. Khalifa Muktar in his book, The Palestine of Jesus, page 12, 1967.“I re...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as the name implies, is believed to be civilian friendly and more civil in its operations than other security agencies. The para-military outfit as part of its constitutional security duties, partici...
A breakup is hard to accept, especially when you have invested a lot of time and effort in building a relationship and nurturing it. There are times when you feel that if only that had not happened or this person had not come in between, your relations...
The first two escalators on London’s Underground entered service at EarlsCourt Station on October 4, 1911. A further 20 were installed at nine other stations by 1915. They were Seeburger type ‘A’ machines with flat surfaces to the ste...
By the middle of the 19th Century, London’s roads had become choked with traffic. Charles Pearson, the solicitor to the City of London, promoted a solution, which was to run a railway under the streets. The Metropolitan Railway opened on January ...