Don't Heal Ebola Victims - FG Warns Churches, Healers

The Federal and Lagos State Governments have warned churches and healing homes that specialise in miracles to beware of treating or trying to heal suspected patients suffering from the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, as that could lead to the spread of the disease.

Why Enugu Dep Gov, Onyebuchi may not resign - Aide

*Nkanu people frown at meddlesome role by Senator Nnamani

There were indications on Monday that the embattled Deputy Governor of Enugu state, Chief Sunday Onyebuchi may only consider resigning from office if the panel to be constituted to handle the allegations against him was manipulated.

Female suicide bomber, 5 others killed in Kano

KANO—Ancient city of Kano witnessed fresh bomb attacks, yesterday, as twin explosions targeted at worshippers at Saint Charles Catholic Church, Sabon Gari, and a police check point in Kano killed six persons. The dead included a soldier, two women, a man, a child and a female suicide bomber.

Kano State Commissioner of Police, Adelenre Shinaba told reporters in Kano that the attack on the Catholic Church located at Zungeru Road, occurred shortly after the Sunday mass when an object suspected to be Improvised Explosive Device was thrown from opposite the church at a crowd of worshippers, leaving the service.

Moonsighting Controversy: Nigeria only country in the world celebrating Eid-El-Fitri today

Nigeria is the only country in the world whose Muslim faithful are celebrating Eid-El-Fitri (the end of Ramadan festivities) today following the controversial announcement by the Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa’ad, on Saturday night that the new moon of Shawwal was sighted in some cities across the country, PREMIUM TIMES can report today. This newspaper gathered, through extensive investigations and interviews with leading Islamic clerics, that the Ramadan fast in other parts of the world would only end today (Sunday), with the Eid-El-Fitri celebrations holding on Monday.

The Chairman of the Nigerian National Moonsighting Committee, Hafiz Wali, as well as a member, Sheikh

Impeachment: The Sins of Enugu Deputy Governor

The impeachment notice served on the Enugu State Deputy Governor Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi might have come as a surprise to many. Not because he has had the best of relationships with his governor, but because both have pretentiously carried on for so many years as though all was well.

Buhari Escapes From Kaduna's Second Explosion

      General Buhari's bulletproof car after the bombing      Photo: Sahara Reporters Media

It was gathered that General Muhammadu Buhari was almost killed in the second bomb explosion that rocked Kaduna town this afternoon in which more than 20 persons were killed.

***Breaking***Bomb Blast Hits Kaduna

An explosion has occurred in central Kaduna killing at least 20 people.

The blast occurred Wednesday afternoon along Isa Kaita road which leads to the popular Murtala Square.

A witness said the explosion is believed to have targeted the convoy of a prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, who was on his way to the Square.

#BRINGBACKOURGIRLS: HOW EZEKWESILI FOOLED MALALA

Details have emerged on how the #BringBackOurGirls’s campaigners stage-managed last week’s meeting between the purported parents, Chibok girls and Pakistani child rights activist, Yousafzai Malala in Abuja.

Investigation by Nigerian Pilot showed the actual parents of schoolgirls who were kidnapped in Chibok, Borno State on April 14 this year did not attend the meeting.

“Senate not a retirement benefit for ex-Governors” – Enugu West People’s Forum

The Enugu West People’s Forum, on Monday, faulted the suggestion by a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. USA Igweshi, that Governor Sullivan Chime should be compensated with the Enugu West Senatorial seat at the end of his eight years in office as the Governor of Enugu State.

The group bared its mind in a statement signed by its Director of Media and Publicity, Ugulu O. Ugulu while reacting to an interview published in a national daily on today.

The Forum stressed that while it had no problem with deserving former governors coming to the Senate through free and fair democratic contest, it was opposed to seeing legislative seats as a compensation or retirement benefit for former governors.

***JUST IN*** Chime, Ifeoma Nwobodo Perfects Plot to Impeach Deputy

Enugu Deputy Gov, Chief Sunday Onyebuchi

There were indications, yesterday, that the deputy governor of Enugu State, Chief Sunday Onyebuchi, may be impeached any time from now, our source can authoritatively reveal.

***BREAKING NEWS***Air Force Helicopter Crashes in Borno

A Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 Helicopter on a training mission has crashed, the Defence Headquaters has said.

The jet crashed this afternoon due to technical fault at a location South of Bama, Defence spokesperson, Chris Olukolade, said in a statement made available to news men.

The statement did not say whether anyone was killed or injured in the crash.

Iraqi terrorists threaten Christians to convert to Islam or die

EXTREMISTS occupying large swaths of Iraq and Syria have issued a threat to Iraqi Christians in the city of Mosul to accept Islam, pay extra taxes to Islamic Sharia courts or face death. 

       

The letters from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, were distributed recently to leaders of the dwindling Christian minority in Iraq’s second largest city. 

Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Impeached!

The Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Chukwuma Nwazunku, has been impeached.

He was impeached on Monday morning and replaced by Helen Nwaobasi representing Abakaliki South State Constituency.

Eighteen out of the 24 members of the House of Assembly reportedly voted out the Speaker.

Eni Uduma Chima representing Afikpo South West moved the motion for the election of Helen. The motion was seconded Jerry Obasi.

Frank Onwe moved the motion for the Speaker’s impeachment, which was seconded by the minority leader, Enyi C. Enyi.

Before the proceedings for the impeachment of the Speaker commenced, reprieve came the way of Frank Onwe,  Eni Uduma Chime and deputy speaker, Blaise Orji, who were earlier suspended.

The lawmakers  lifted their suspension and they fully participated in today’s proceedings that culminated in the sack of Nwazunku.

Witches and Wizards Declare War on Boko Haram

Rising from an emergency meeting held at Afuze, Edo State, the witches and wizards in the country under the auspices of Witches and Wizards Association of Nigeria, (WITZAN), revealed that Abubakar Shekau will be captured before December this year.

Making this revelation in Lagos on Wednesday, its leader and spokesman, 

Adamawa acting gov sacks cabinet •Majority leader removed

THE acting governor of Adamawa State, Alhaji Umar Fintiri, has dissolved the cabinet constituted by former governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (retd).

In a statement signed by Professor Abdullahi Liman Tukur, the Secretary to the State Government, who was sworn in on Thursday, the sack of all political appointees of the Nyako-led administration was with immediate effect.