A patrol van of the police was set ablaze in Abuja on Tuesday by suspected members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN). For three days now, the IMN members, better known as Shi’ites, have been protesting the continued detention of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, their leader. The clashes have led to loss of lives and left
SECRETARY to the Government of the Federation (SGF),Boss Mustapha, says Nigeria needs genuine prophets, not doomsayers. According to NAN, he said this while reacting to recent prophecies ahead of the 2019 elections. Mustapha said the primary responsibility of a prophet is to give guidance and correct the nation and the church, adding that God may
BY SOPE AKINTUNDE When I was campaigning for President Muhammadu Buhari during 2015 elections, I was looking for a man who will champion Nigeria’s cause and take charge of African economy and finance. What do I mean? There was a time in Nigeria that every products attributed to China are considered as fakes. Also we
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence in the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and credible general elections in 2019. Mr Niyi Adebayo, APC acting National Chairman (South), stated this on Monday in Abuja when he received a 2019 election Exploratory Delegation of the European Union to
No governing board of a Federal agency or parastatal has the power to remove the chief executive appointed by the President, the secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha declared Monday. The declaration came amidst controversy over the suspension of the executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme(NHIS). The board may “however
More than 90 percent of the world’s children breathe polluted air that puts their health and development at serious risk, and tragically kills many of them, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday. It called for acute response policies, measures and actions globally. In its latest report, Air Pollution and Child Health: Prescribing Clean
Sudanese billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim has offered a two-point suggestion to African nations on how to stem the growth of militant groups, such as Boko Haram or Al Shabaab: cut the birth rate and provide jobs for youths. Ibrahim made the suggestion today in an interview with Reuters as he launched his foundation’s annual index
THE presidential candidate of Young Progressives Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu, says Nigeria is not yet a nation. Moghalu said this on Monday while speaking at the sixth annual conference of the Nigerian Political Science Association (south-east). The conference held at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Enugu state. The former deputy governor of the Central
A combined team of policemen and soldiers reportedly opened fire on the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shi’ites, in Abuja on Monday evening. The incident happened at Nyanya checkpoint along Mararaba road in the nation’s capital. Security operatives had intercepted the procession of the sect members who were marching
Cristiano Ronaldo has finally opened up on reason he decided to leave Spanish giant Real Madrid FC for Italian clubside Juventus. Ronaldo said he sensed that the Spanish club’s president, Florentino Perez, no longer saw him as being “indispensable”. “I felt within the club, especially from the president, that I was no longer considered in