Youths from the southeastern Nigeria appeared unperturbed by the series of warnings and comments by military and other officials of the Muhammadu Buhari administration against continued rallies for self determination. This is because they have continued to defy the warnings, particularly from the Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, who warned of the consequences…
DSS Finally Arrests Former NSA
Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser, NSA has been finally arrested by the Directorate of State Service, DSS. The operatives had laid siege on his residence in Abuja since he got a court injunction to be allowed to travel abroad on medical grounds. Though he got another court judgment re-affirming the first one, the operatives…
The Local Power of Locust Beans
African traditional healers are known to put to use different plant species for medicinal reasons and one of them is the locust beans. For ages, traditional healers in Africa have found the bark, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds of the locust beans useful in treating various health challenges including “parasitic infections, circulatory system disorders,…
Nigerian Military Officers Under Arrest?
Five senior officers of the Nigerian Army are believed to have been arrested in the last 48 hours. A source in the military described it as an operation that appears to be widening. According to the source, the officers currently being detained at a location in Abuja include Major Generals and at least one Brigadier…
Nigeria Police: Overwhelmed And Failing.
As the economy worsens in most parts of Africa, thousands of Africans, Nigerians inclusive, are voting with their feet to other countries where they believe they can escape the ugly spectre of poverty, want, conflicts and wars, all of which make Africa a miserable place to live in. Click here to download our magazines Unlike…
Mama HID Burial Ceremony
Belief in God, he also praised her for supporting the church all through her lifetime. In his remarks, Nicholas Okoh, Archbishop Metropolitan and primate of all Nigeria Anglican communion, called on all women to emulate the late Mama Awolowo who he said was a virtuous woman. He said she stood solidly behind her husband in…
Kogi: Abubakar Audu Is Dead
Abubakar Audu guber candidate of the APC in Kogi state is dead. There are no details yet about what led to his death but his aides said he just slumped. The election in which he participated last saturday has been declared inconclusive by INEC.
Accident Scene of a BRT Bus on Lagos-Ibadan Express Way (PHOTO)
A red BRT bus with a registration number LAR 112 XA has veered into a shallow ditch close the median strip along Lagos-Ibadan expressway. An eyewitness said the driver was trying to move away for an on-coming vehicle. Another account from one of the passengers says the driver lost control. “I think the driver simple…