Senator Rochas Okorocha, a former governor of Imo state was arrested Tuesday in Abuja by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Spokesman of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Ewujaren, confirmed his arrest. However, it was not clear whether Okorocha who represents Imo West Senatorial District, would be detained or not. The former governor have been having…
The Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has said that Nigeria needs divine intervention more than at any time in its history. The governor stated this on Tuesday when the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Kaduna. A government…
The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rt. Rev. Mathew Hassan Kukah has urged northern governors to address the persistent religious crisis bedevilling the region. Speaking on Monday in Yola, Adamawa state during the inauguration of Sangere-Marghi Housing Estate, a settlement constructed to accommodate Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) displaced by Boko Haram and were…
The remains of the 12 soldiers killed by bandits in Bonta village, Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State last week, were buried on Monday at the Military Cemetery, Wurukum in Makurdi, the state capital. The soldiers were ambushed last on Easter Monday while on a routine operational task to Bonta village in Benue state….
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerians to extend hands of fellowship to those displaced by the criminal activities of Boko Haram insurgents and the poor at all time. The President made on Monday as the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar II confirmed the sighting of the moon signalling the commencement of Ramadan fasting…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, has told the House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee probing the Purchase, Use and Control of Arms, Ammunition and Related Hardware by Military, Paramilitary and Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Nigeria to invite his predecessors to shed more light on the arms procurement. According to…
