Five killed as Boko Haram strikes again – The Nation
Three explosions, a market raid and a gun attack on a private house in Maiduguri yesterday by suspected members of Boko Haram left residents lamenting another bloody day. Three members of an Islamic cleric’s family were reported killed in the gun attack while two died in the market raid. The explosions were said to have [...]
Read More →IMF pushing Nigeria to end subsidy — Report – Daily Trust
The International Monetary Fund is nudging Nigeria and some other African countries to remove fuel subsidies, a report by UK-based news agency Reuters said yesterday, calling into question claims by Nigerian authorities that they are acting independently in their bid to deregulate the downstream petroleum sector. One of the countries under IMF pressure, Ghana, yesterday [...]
Read More →UBA Get Shareholders’ Approval for Holding Company- ThisDay
Shareholders of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Thursday approved its plan to restructure into a financial services holding company(holdco). The approval, which was given by the shareholders at a court- ordered meeting in Lagos, will enable UBA comply with the new licensing regime of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Read More →Ministry to rejig envoys, others in foreign service overhaul – Guardian
A MAJOR reorganisation of the country’s foreign service by the Federal Government billed to take place soon may lead to the redeployment of certain ambassadors and other serving officers. The reorganisation involves the empowerment of officers for a vigorous pursuit of the economic component of the newly defined foreign policy that is in favour of [...]
Read More →Igbo group endorses Uwazuruike as Ojukwu’s successor – Tribune
A pan-Igbo socio-political group, Imo Sons and Daughters (ISD) has expressed excitement over the decision of the ancient Nri kingdom to crown the leader of Movement for the Survival of the Sovereign State of Biafra, Chief Raph Uwazuruike, as the successor to the late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu and therefore leader of the Igbo race. The [...]
Read More →List of Madalla blast victims released – Vanguard
Below is a list of victims of the Xmas bombing at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State. Anthony Okoronkwo, Comrade Dike A. Williams, Emmanuel Dike, Richard Dike, Lillian Dike, Linda Chioma Obiukwu, Uche Q. Obiukwu, Chindinma Cythia Obiukwu, Ifeoma G. Obiukwu, Ann Chinedu Aigbadon, Chiemeri Nwachukwu, Cecilia Ebeku, Oluebube Faustina Pius, Chidera Sylvia Pius, [...]
Read More →Jonathan to security chiefs: Go after Boko Haram sponsors – Nation
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday ordered security chiefs to go after Boko Haram sponsors. Dr Jonathan, according to State House sources, gave the directive at an emergency security meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Read More →Wife arrested over husband’s shooting – Punch
A woman suspected of killing her husband is in police custody in Abuja. The woman, Hadezia, was alleged to have shot her husband, a former employee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Ibrahim Abutu, with double-barelled gun at his residence in Wuse II, Abuja, on Wednesday. The deceased had married a new wife in Gombe [...]
Read More →‘FG yet to decide on same-sex marriage’ – Tribune
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that the Federal Government is yet to take a position on the bill pending in the National Assembly recommending stiff penalties for persons who engage in same-sex marriage in the country. The Senate recently passed the bill which is now awaiting concurrence at the House of Representatives before transmission [...]
Read More →Muslim students condemn bombing – Vanguard
Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, MSSN, has condemned the Christmas Day bombing at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madala, Niger State, where more than 30 worshippers lost their lives to suspected members of Boko Haram sect. Condemning the act, the president of MSSN, Mr. Sharafadeen Adeyemi said: “The recent bomb attack at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, [...]
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