Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed the call by former Bayelsa State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha for Amaechi to retrace his steps, beg Jonathan and return to PDP.
Alamieyeseigha
The former Governor who was…DSP Alamieyeseigha Told Me He Wouldn’t Understand Why President Jonathan Could Not Rein In His Wife- Gov. Amaechi
says Azazi was corrupt
By Sahara Reporters
Stephen Davis, an Australian hostage negotiator who spent some time in Nigeria trying to secure the release of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants in Chibok, Borno State, told SaharaReporters that he stands by his…Australian Negotiator Insists Modu Sheriff, Ihejirika Sponsor Boko Haram
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), and a former member of House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure that alleged sponsors of the fundamentalist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, were prosecuted.
Falana
A Federal Government-appointed…Refer Boko Haram sponsors to International Criminal Court – Falana tells Jonathan
A senior military official in Abuja has told SaharaReporters that militants belonging to the Islamist group, Boko Haram, were planning a major assault to attempt the takeover of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State.
Boko Haram
The source assured that the Nigerian military was closely…Boko Haram Planning Attack To Seize Maiduguri
Less than 24 hours after his disqualification by the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP], Adamawa State Acting Governor Umaru Fintiri has dismissed the party’s decision, insisting he remains in the race for the state’s October governorship bye-election.
Acting governor of Adamawa State, Umar Fin…Acting Gov. Fintiri snubs PDP, continues with Adamawa election campaign
Five co-authors of the latest study on Ebola were killed by the virus before their research was published, highlighting the huge risks undertaken by those working to combat its spread.
The study, published on Thursday, discovered the virus has mutated many times during the outbreak in West…Five Harvard researchers die while studying Ebola trend
The United States has said it was not supporting any candidate in the forthcoming polls, including the presidential election slated for February 2015.
It has also asked the various Nigerian security agencies to be neutral during the forthcoming 2015 general elections.
The US Ambassador to…We are not supporting any candidate in 2015 – US tells APC
OGOJA – FIVE persons, a man and two of his children and two others were confirmed dead on Friday in the village of Uchenyim , Wanikade, North Ukelle in northern Cross River State after eating the meat of a dog.
The dog that was abused
Reports from the area said the dog was fond of eating the e…Dog meat kills five in Calabar
Rivers State Government has said three Ebola patients have been moved to the state’s quarantine centre at Oduoha in Emohua Local Government Area of the state.
Ebola
The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samson Parker, made this known at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Sunday.
Parker s…Three patients now in Ebola treatment centre – Rivers
By Femi Fani-Kayode
I had an interesting experience the other day. After spending a good deal of the morning in an interesting and intellectually stimulating discussion with a very bright and pleasant Irishman about the right of the State of Israel to exist, I spent the afternoon in a heated and…A Message For Those That Hate, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Some powerful Nigerians are sabotaging the efforts of the Federal Government and other concerned citizens to ensure that the over 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram are set free.
Chibok girls
This was disclosed by the President, Civil Rights Congress, Mr. Shehu Sani, in an exclusive interview…Chibok girls: Powerful Nigerians don’t want girls rescued — Negotiator
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Nigerians must hold President Goodluck Jonathan personally responsible if the Ebola Virus Disease spreads more than it has done in the country, after he failed to stop a rally in his support in Port Harcourt on Saturday, despite warning from…Hold Jonathan responsible if Ebola cases worsen – APC tells Nigerians
The Governorship Screening Panel of the Peoples Democratic Party has disqualified the Acting Governor of Adamawa State, Umar Fintiri, from taking part in the forthcoming governorship primary in the state.
Acting governor of Adamawa State, Umar Fintiri
The primary holds in Yola on September…Adamawa Governorship: PDP disqualifies acting governor
Members of the Christ Embassy are divided over a divorce suit filed against the Senior Pastor of the church, Chris Oyakhilome, by wife, Anita, in a London court.
Pastor Oyakhilome and Anita, Pastor of Christ Embassy
Oyakhilome is the President of the Believers’ Love World Incorporated, the r…Oyakhilomes divorce splits Christ Embassy members
By BBC
The government is considering temporary bans on British-born jihadists in Iraq and Syria from returning to the UK.
The BBC understands UK nationals suspected of being involved in terrorist acts would be allowed to keep their British citizenship.
But they would be prevented from…Cameron considers ban on UK jihadists returning home
NATIONAL Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, has led some leaders of the party to former National Chairman, National Republican Convention, NRC, and immediate past Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Tom Ikimi, begging him to rejoin the party.
…Muazu, Anenih woo Tom Ikimi back to PDP
The battle for the presidential ticket of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is creating tension in Kano State where the supporters of Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and those of former Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, have clashed.
The state House of Assembly, dominated by the APC, has…2015 election: Buhari/Kwankwaso’s supporters clash
At least 39 foreign nationals were ,yesterday, arrested by Police and Immigration officers in two hotels on Lagos Island.
It was gathered that they were arrested following a tip-off by some residents of the area over fears of the spread of Ebola virus disease.
Upon receiving the report, the Area…Ebola Outbreak: 39 immigrants from DR Congo, Sierra Leone arrested in Lagos
A special assistant to former Defence Minister, Lt. Gen. T. Y. Danjuma (retd), Manasseh Zorto, was on Friday brought before a Federal High Court in Lagos State for allegedly defrauding his boss of N2bn.
The suspect, who was said to be on the run, could not be arraigned before Justice Okon Abang…Aide in court for defrauding Danjuma of N2bn
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the All Progressives Grand Alliance has offered automatic tickets to President Goodluck Jonathan and Chief Victor Umeh.
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State disclosed this on Saturday in Awka where a mega-rally was to urge Jonathan to seek re-election as…2015: APGA offers Jonathan, Umeh automatic tickets
SUBTLE trouble is brewing at the Presidency over the last-minute decision of Jigawa State Governor, Dr. Sule Lamido, to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s presidential election.
Governor Sule Lamido
The two-term governor’s decision is said to have rattled President Jonathan a…2015 Presidential election: Lamido declares intention to challenge Jonathan
By Ehi Ekhator, Naija Center News.
There is division and cold war in the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the youngstars attempt to convince the former head of state, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari out of the contest.
Buhari
Though according to Vanguard’s report, Buhari has travelled out of…2015: APC, Buhari in disarray over presidential candidate
The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Samson Parker, says the late Dr. Samuel Enemou, who treated Olu Koye, a Nigerian diplomat with the Economic Community of West African States, was aware that the diplomat was a carrier of the deadly Ebola virus.
A picture taken on July 24, 2014…Late doctor knew diplomat had Ebola virus – Govt
(NCN) – Senegal, another West Africa country may have just recorded its first Ebola case, Senegalese press Agency disclosed on Friday.
The country closed its border last week with Guinea including ships and aircrafts travelling from Guinea to Senegal over fear that the virus may spread to…Senegal may have just recorded first Ebola case
…Commends Its Prompt Efforts On Containment
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State Chapter, expresses contentment on the prompt intervention in the avoidable Ebola virus outbreak in Rivers State by the Federal Government and also passionately appeals to the Federal authorities to…PDP Urges FG’s Expedient Intervention in Ebola Situation in Rivers
