DSS Arrests Two IS Commanders in Abuja Days After ISIS Commanders Were Reported as Sneaking Jihadis Into Nigeria
FeaturedSpecial Reports June 21, 2018
Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) said it had arrested two Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) commanders in Kukuntu village, Gwagwalada, Abuja. The suspects are: Bashiru Adams and Rufai Sajo. A statement issued by an operative of the service, Mr Tony Opuiyo, on Thursday in Abuja,... Read more
SPEECH BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE SIGNING INTO LAW, THE 2018 APPROPRIATION BILL, PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ABUJA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20TH, 2018 PROTOCOLS I would like to thank the leadership of the National Assembly, particularly the Senate President and the Speaker of the House... Read more
Multinational telecoms company, Angola Cables has added additional peering points at the following international locations: IX.BR São Paulo and Fortaleza, Equinix Ashburn and Miami (formerly NOTA) and NIIX and De-CIX in New York. IP Product Manager of Angola Cables, Darwin Costa says, “The new peering points will further enhance the overall... Read more
Gov. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has sworn-in the 23 Local Government Council Chairmen elected during the June 16, 2018 Local Government Elections conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). The Governor, who performed the swearing-in on Monday at the Executive Council Chambers in Port Harcourt,... Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission has concluded plans to resume the Post-Graduate Foreign scholarship to qualified indigenes of the Niger Delta region, after a comprehensive restructuring of the programme. This follows the approval by the Governing Board and Management for the commencement of the 2018 award process. The Commission,... Read more
A human rights group, the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has released names of 150 pro-Biafra agitators it alleged were killed by the Nigerian Army. In a report released on Tuesday, Intersociety said the massacre was carried out in September 2017 during the... Read more
By: Emeka Nwadioke The Chairman, the Patriots, Project Nigeria Movement and the Igbo Leaders of Thought, Prof. Ben Nwabueze SAN, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari was trying to redeem his waning goodwill by proclaiming June 12 as Democracy Day. While dismissing the move by the President as... Read more
By Professor Olu Oguibe “I exit to exist.” – Esiaba Irobi, Cotyledons In order to leave Nigeria’s failures behind, and even more important, in order to leave behind Nigeria’s impregnable attachment to failure, it is necessary to leave Nigeria. This is why, in order to regroup and relaunch themselves... Read more
High school students and lovers of live music are in for exciting times as a novel Lagos High School Music Challenge (LHSMC) kicks off. LHSMC is a unique music contest aimed at harnessing music talents among children and teenagers in the state while empowering and offering early guidance into... Read more
The Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Nsima Ekere, has been endorsed by the people of the five local government areas making up the former Abak Division to contest the 2019 gubernatorial election in Akwa Ibom State. The endorsement came during a mega rally organized to... Read more
