The use of thuraya phones in all states under emergency rule have been banned by the Joint Task Force, JTF. This was made known on Wednesday by the Spokesman of the Joint Task Force, Sagir Musa. According to him the ban on thuraya became necessary as military intelligence revealed that terrorist have reportedly resorted to using thuraya phones to coordinate ... Read More »
An armed gang has raided a village in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, and killed 48 people in an apparent reprisal attack targeting a local vigilante group, a state official said Wednesday. The attack saw gunmen move house to house as well as take positions atop a hill and open fire, the official said. Houses were also burnt, but it was ... Read More »
The National Caucus of the ruling PDP has explained that the suspension of Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state, southwest Nigeria, was not lifted because of a pending case challenging the action. The party organ gave the explanation late on Tuesday after a meeting, presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. In ... Read More »
Corruption has been with Nigeria for a long time but some would argue it has never been this daring. We are at the stage of impunity and the transformation has been extraordinary. Under the Jonathan administration alone, some N5 trillion have been stolen under one guise or another. This was the assertion of a PUNCH Newspaper investigation November 2012. The ... Read More »
It is not possible for all the citizens of a country to stop believing in their country; there will always be some people who will never stop believing. We believe that it is time for the New Nigeria and the youth are the pillars on which the New Nigeria will be built. It is this belief in the New ... Read More »
