2Parents of pupils in the unity schools and the Federal Ministry of Education are now at loggerheads over the directive by the ministry asking parents to pay N5,000 insurance policy for their children.
Under the scheme, which is being underwritten by NICON Insurance Plc, the money is to mitigate…Parents reject FG’s N625m insurance for pupils
2Parents of pupils in the unity schools and the Federal Ministry of Education are now at loggerheads over the directive by the ministry asking parents to pay N5,000 insurance policy for their children.
Under the scheme, which is being underwritten by NICON Insurance Plc, the money is to mitigate…Parents reject FG’s N625m insurance for pupils
By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North
A few days after venting his anger on President Goodluck Jonathan, Jigawa State governor, Dr. Sule Lamido, yesterday, travelled to Minna, Niger State, where he held a closed door meeting with former military head of state, General Ibrahim Babangida.
IBB…IBB may merge the hole between Jonathan and Lamido
says his credentials are with military board.
By Ehi Ekhator, Naija Center News
A former dictator and the presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has said that his academic qualifications are with the military.
Buhari…Buhari submits affidavit as credentials
The Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan, on Monday, said a plot by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to form an interim government has been uncovered.
Olusegun Obasanjo
The minister…Plot for Obasanjo, Buhari to form interim govt uncovered – FG
2The Department of State Services has warned Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and other politicians against inciting and unguarded statements ahead of the 2015 general elections.
Marilyn Ogar, Spokesperson, DSS
The service frowned at the statement credited to the governor in which he…Mutiny comment: Amaechi meant to undermine FG, says DSS
2The Department of State Services has warned Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and other politicians against inciting and unguarded statements ahead of the 2015 general elections.
Marilyn Ogar, Spokesperson, DSS
The service frowned at the statement credited to the governor in which he…Mutiny comment: Amaechi meant to undermine FG, says DSS
Fear has enveloped the people of Okporenyi village in Bende community, Bende council area of Abia State following a face-off with Fulani herdsmen with threats by the cattle rearers to attack the village any time soon if their cows allegedly rustled by the villagers were not produced.
Fulani…Tension in Abia community as villagers, Fulani herdsmen clash
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo has told the Independent National Electoral Commission that his Bachelors and Masters degrees certificates in Architecture from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, have been consumed by fire.
Jonathan, ex-leaders, govs…My certificates consumed by fire, Sambo tells INEC
The youths in Benin, Edo State have resorted to killing themselves while many others are celebrating the year end.
Cult clash
The fight between two rival groups, AXE and EIYE escalated last week when two persons were shot at broad day light at a popular market, New Benin.
According to the…Cult war in Benin: More than 20 allegedly killed
The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has faulted the Governor, Ayodele Fayose, for the unpaid September salary of workers in the state.
APC data Centre
The party accused the governor of harassing banks not to grant loan to the government of Dr. Kayode Fayemi, in order to pay the…APC faults Fayose over unpaid September workers’ salary
0By Davies Iheamnachor
PORT HARCOURT – Alhaji Asari Dokubo, the leader of the Niger Delta People’s Salvation and Volunteer Front (NDSVF), who is also the founder of King Amachree African University, Republic of Benin, has said President Goodluck Jonathan, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Par…2015 Goodluck Jonathan will win, in whatever way – Asari
0Lagos – The Nigerian community in the U.S., under the auspices of the Association of Nigerian American Professionals (ANAP), has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid.
This is contained in a statement by ANAP National Chairman, Dr Iheanacho Orabuchi.
It said that Jonathan was th…We strongly believe that Jonathan is the best – ANAP
0Following intelligence reports that the extremist Islamic State of Iraq and Syria is making frantic moves to recruit Nigerian youths, the Federal Government has taken a decision to restrict Nigerians from travelling to Iraq, Syria and other volatile countries in the Middle East.
SUNDAY PUNCH…FG tackles ISIS threat
Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has dismissed the claim by Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole that $30 billion dollars was missing from the Excess Crude Account.
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala
This minister, in a statement issued by her spokesperson, Paul Nwabuikwu, described the claim as…$30bn not missing as claimed by Oshiomhole – Okonjo-Iweala
•Amaechi group targets APC chairman’s seat
A move targeted at the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, is currently unfolding in the ranks of the party, following what some sources described as his roles in the just-concluded national convention of …APC Crisis Deepens as Amaechi goes after Oyegun’s position
By Vanessa Enofe, Naija Center News
The Americn based Nigerian, a brands expert, Kenny Badmus has responded to one of his numerous email he received from his last revelation that he had lived with HIV for fifteen years.
Kenny Brandmuse
Badmus disclosed this information on his Facebook Page on…I can still get married and have kids if i want to – Nigerian HIV carrier
The Vice Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said poor management of resources rather than the lack of resources has been the bane of nation’s economy.
Buhari and Osinbajo
Proper management, according to Osinbajo, has been dodging the country for a …Jonathan’s government not responsible – Osinbajo
A middle aged man identified as Festus Aimufua has been arrested by the Edo State Police Command for the murder of his Austria-based lover, Rose Aifuwa in the early hours of Christmas day Dec. 25th.
According to National Mirror, Rose had come to Nigeria early this month to celebrate the…Graphic photo: Man kills Austria-based lover in Edo over unpaid debt
At least 592 were kidnapped by the Islamic fundamentalist group, Boko Haram in 2014.
Chibok girls
They were mostly girls, boys and women.
Among them were the 276 schoolgirls abducted from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State by the sect on April 14.
The abduction, which was…Boko Haram abducts 592 in 2014
By Ehi Ekhator, Naija Center News
Few days to 2015, another aircraft has suddenly disappeared, a similar situation to the missing Malaysia flight in March early this year.
AirAsia has confirmed that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 7:24 on…AirAsia: 138 adults, 16 children and 1 infant, 2 pilots five crew on missing OZ8501
The Chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West, Buruji Kashamu, has said he has been at war with former President Olusegun Obasanjo due to their clash of interests.
Kashamu Buruj
Kashamu said while some members of the PDP were fighting…I am fighting with Obasanjo – Buruji Kashamu
By BBC
An AirAsia flight travelling from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control, the company has said.
AirAsia
Indonesian media say more than 160 people were on board the Airbus A320-200.
The aircraft, flight number QZ8501, lost contact with air…AirAsia flight QZ8501 from Indonesia to Singapore missing
Senator Ita Solomon Enang was born on August 23, 1962. He hails from Ididep, in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Enang became a councilor in 1987, and a member of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly in 1992. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1999 where he…Senator Ita Enang: The Story Of A Shameless Lawmaker By Inibehe Effiong
A presidential source has disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan is not on twitter contrary to an earlier report by an online news site that claimed that the president operates the @JGoodlucktweets account.
But upon investigation, it was revealed that the Twitter profile in question…‘Jonathan is not on twitter, has the second largest followership on facebook’
