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Self-styled activists today marched on the offices of the Ministry of Interior, calling for the resignation and prosecution of the Minister, Mr. Abba Moro, for his role in the catastrophic circumstances that led to the death of at least 20 job seekers during the recruitment exercise of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) on March 15. The protesters, about 30 in number, organized via social media and shouting “murderers, murderers,” were led by one Miss Azeenarh Mohammed. While they were protesting, another group of pro-Moro youths turned up at the Interior ministry compound and clashed with the first set of protesters, while making a call for ‘caution’ in the ongoing ‘attempts to hound him out of office’ over the tragic recruitment exercise. What was initially planned to be a “flash mob” and expected to last only 10 minutes by the anti-Moro group, morphed into mini chaos when the officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) tried to stop the prote...

              A Minister of Interior Abba Moro and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. David Parradang, will on Thursday appear before the Senate Committee on Interior over the death of 19 applicants during its recruitment exercise. The Clerk to the Committee on Interior, Isah Garba, in a statement, said the Atiku Abubakar Bagudu-led committee also summoned the representatives of the Police, Federal Civil Service Commission, Managing Director/CEO of Drexel Technical Global Services Limited, trade unions, victims and their families. and other stakeholders directly or indirectly connected to the incident. It will be recalled that the Senate, at its plenary, presided over by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, last week mandated its Committee on Interior to probe the job tragedy and submit its report within one week. Senate’s outrage and resolutions on the tragedy fol...

         President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan Monday reaffirmed Nigeria's commitment to  global fight against the threat of nuclear terrorism. He equally assured that  Nigeria under his leadership, would vigorously  pursue efforts to harness nuclear energy and technology for socio-economic development. The president spoke at The Hague, Netherlands during  the third global security summit. According to him, Nigeria would continue to support all efforts against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons,.

        Governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido     The Governor of Jigawa state, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a party that has no real attributes of democratic ideology that would propel the nation to the Promised Land. The governor who stated this at the weekend, while receiving the members of Nigerian Guild of Editors that paid him a courtesy visit, said the APC as a political party had no particular history. Lamido said Nigerians cannot take the risk of handing power to a group of aggrieved politicians that have left their former political parties simply because they were denied tickets to contest for leadership positions. Stating that the APC without Buhari would not last for three months, he said most of those making noise in the APC today could not dare do such in 1998 for fear of incarceration. "We stood against Abacha and formed the PDP, which restore...

Two pastors in Jalingo, Taraba state yesterday were arrested for reportedly teaming up with some church members to beat up a fellow pastor to a state of unconsiousness at Nukkai area. According to reports, the trouble started when a new pastor who was posted to take charge of the UMCN Nukkai, reported for duty on Sunday morning but met resistance as the old pastor and members were said not to be ready to welcome him. In the process, the old pastor and his members allegedly attacked the pastor, leaving him unconscious. Nigerian Eye reports : Our correspondent reports that the pastor was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo, where he is currently receiving treatment. When police from the Area Command, Jalingo, received report of the incident, they picked up two pastors of the church for interrogation. But not comfortable with the development, members of the church reportedly mobilized themselves to the Jalingo Divisional Police Station, protesting the arrests of t...

She did not have to expose anything but still looks so fabulous.  

        Vice President,  Mohammed Namadi Sambo Vice President, Architect Mohammed Namadi Sambo, at the weekend in Lagos commended Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State for striving to create jobs and attract investment to the state through the development of infrastructures. The Vice President who made the commendation at the Vanguard Newspapers Personality of the Year 2013 Award ceremony, said that the Federal Government had followed with keen interest the developmental efforts of Governor Uduaghan. Sambo who was represented by the Minister of National Planning, Ambassador Bashir Yuguda, noted with satisfaction that Uduaghan was replicating the Federal Government’s transformation agenda in Delta State. He said it was no surprise therefore that Dr. Uduaghan emerged Vanguard Newspapers Personality of the Year 2013 and urged the people of the State to continue to rally round and support the Governor in the bid to take the Sta...