At least 11 were killed and 50 injured Wednesday as Somali security forces ended a siege by extremist fighters who stormed a hotel in the capital, police said. Four al-Shabab attackers were also killed in the attack on Dayah hotel, which is often frequented by government officials, said Capt. Mohamed Hussein, a senior police officer….
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has set up a Special Education Safety Corps, ahead of the compulsory boarding scheme of the government, which is expected to commence from next month. The governor, who announced this while handing over four refurbished Armoured Personnel Carrier vehicles to the Bayelsa State Command of the Nigerian Police Force…
Sani Bello According to a chieftain of the local vigilante, Civilian-JTF, Danbatta Bello at about midnight, a male bomber was shot dead from an observatory by a military sniper after he was spotted advancing towards a security check post manned by soldiers in Usmanti layout of Maiduguri. Another attack occurred at about 5.30 a.m in…
Ekiti state governor Ayodele Fayose and the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’s Forum, in the early hours of Wednesday, January 25, thwarted operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) efforts to arrest Apostle Johnson Suleman of The Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide in Ado Ekiti. The Pastor who was in Ado Ekiti…
The profile of Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals Limited (IEPL), Port Harcourt in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is quite remarkable. In fact, it has made tremendous impact in its six communities namely Akpajo, Njuru / Akpakpan, Okerewa , Aleto, Agbonchia and Elelenwo, as well as other 34 pipeline communities. The company has successfully signed…
Nigerian Senators from the South East extraction have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order a thorough investigation into the allegations that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who held a pro-Donald Trump rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, were killed by security agents. The South East senators in a statement in Abuja…
……..SSA YOUTH AFFAIRS TO NDDC BY Gladys Nweke. Special Assistant Youth Affairs to the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission [NDDC] Hon Charles Anyanwu has said that his utmost priority is to help Niger Delta Youths discover their latent talents and discover amazing self worth for harnessing available resources for their personal growth…
BY GLADYS NWEKE The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency [NIMASA] Dr Dakuku Peterside has charged the media on fair and balance reportage of economic activities noting that they play a vital role to the growth and development of the economy. The DG who stated this at the weekend when Management…
Official figures has emerged that about 236 people were actually killed in the last week’s bombing of the IDP’s camp in Rann, Borno State by Nigeria Airforce. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media Garba Shehu who disclosed this on Channel’s Television Programme Sunrise daily on Monday said a total of two…
From Douglas Benebiri South South Bureau Chief The President of the Nigeria Environmental Society, Professor Lawrence Ezemonye has called on Nigerians to pay special attention to environmental degradation because of the number of pollution-induced human risk and deaths. Speaking with newsmen in his office at the University of Benin, in the Edo state capital, Professor…
