Jonathan Named International Person of the Year, Says Nigeria Shall Overcome Challenges
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, who was named International Persons of the Year, has stated that Nigeria will survive in 2016 regardless of the seeming problems before her. The African Sun Times, Africa’s number one and largest newspaper in America, had announced…
Stockbroker Jailed 7 Years for Fraudulent Sale of Shares
Justice Kudirat Jose of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja on Monday, January 4, 2016 convicted and sentenced one Tajudeen Folaji to seven years imprisonment. The convict was found guilty on one count charge of unauthorized sale of shares and…
21-Year-old Carpenter Allegedly Tortured to Death By Police, Rights Group Petitions Buhari, Ambode, IGP, Others
A human rights group, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ), has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase, Police Service Commission (PSC), Nigeria Police Council (NPC), Police Affairs Commission(PAC) and a host of others over an alleged torturing…
Izeze Holds 2nd Edition of Annual Party for Ughelli South Children
The Majority Whip of the Delta State House of Assembly and member representing Ughelli South Constituency Hon. Barr. Reuben Rume Izeze has proved critics wrong by fulfilling his promise to make the Izeze children party for the children of Ughelli South LGA a…
NLC Plans Mass Action Over Proposed N86 Per Litre ‘Propaganda’
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, of plotting to deregulate the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) through propaganda. NLC said such move would be resisted by all means, as…
Alleged Illegal Seizure of Made in Nigeria Goods: Rights Group Petitions Buhari, Customs Boss, NASS, Others
A human rights group, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has petitioned the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) over illegal seizure of made in Nigeria Goods and some bags of rice belonging to one Mr. Chinedu…
Macaulay Commends Ogor, Commissions Orphanage Dormitory
Comrade Ovuozourie Macaulay during the Christmas celebration commissioned a 150 bed sitter capacity dormitory for Human Welfare for Empowerment and Development Initiative (HWEDI) under the Assertion of Grace Global Outreach built by the Minority Leader of the Federal House of…
Ending Insurgency: Multiple Explosions Kill 31 in Borno 3 Days To Deadline
About three days to December 31, 2015 deadline issued by President Muhammadu Buhari to wipe out the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, multiple explosions in Borno State capital, Maiduguri have left about 31 persons injured, leaving others wounded. The blasts followed…
How 100 Were Burnt To Death In Nnewi
Industrial town of Nnewi, Anambra State, South-East Nigeria was thrown into mourning when an Industrial Gas Plant suddenly exploded with over 100 persons burnt to death. The explosion rocked the Inter Corp Oil limited (LPG Gas Plant), an subsidiary of…
Christmas/New Year: FFS Trains 60 State Fighters Against Fire Disaster
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has trained sixty State Fire Fighters in a two week intensive course on Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement against fire invidence during the yelutide and beyond. The training at the National Fire Academy (NFA) Sheda…
REVEALED: How Army Killed, Secretly Buried 300 Shiites – Human Rights Watch
In an indicting revelation, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged that no fewer than 300 members of the Shiites were killed and secretly buried by the members of the Nigerian army in the zaria attack on the Shia Islamic…