The Osby Blog : Army Sentences 54 Soldiers To Death Over Mutiny: The Nigerian Army, yesterday sentenced 54 soldiers to death after they were convicted on a two count charge of criminal conspir...
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Army Sentences 54 Soldiers To Death Over Mutiny
The Nigerian Army, yesterday sentenced 54 soldiers to death
after they were convicted on a two count charge of criminal conspiracy
to commit mutiny. Five others were however acquitted.
The soldiers were the second batch of Nigerian soldiers sentenced to
death by the Military courts for mutiny sometime in October.
According to the charge sheet, the soldiers conspired to commit
mutiny against the authorities of the Army 7 Division...
Monday, December 1, 2014
How Uduaghan’s loyalists sweep Delta Assembly tickets
Governor Uduaghan
Loyalists and appointees of Delta State governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan,
were last Saturday declared winners of the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, House of Assembly primary election in 21 out of the 29 state
constituencies, as some aggrieved aspirants vowed to challenge the
outcome of the exercise.
It was reported that the exercise however did not begin until late
Saturday evening...
Gunmen attack Damaturu, Yobe state capital
Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, came under heavy attack by gunmen suspected to be members of Boko Haram sect this morning.
Yobe State University located in Damaturu was one of the first places to come under attack .
Eyewitnesses said the gunmen attacked the town as early as 4am, and
exchanged fire with operatives of the Police Mobile Unit.
“A military jet was deployed to push the insurgents back and the
situation...
Friday, November 28, 2014
Bomb Blast Rock Kano Central Mosque, Scores Feared Dead
Another bomb blast has occurred at Kano Central Mosque today during Juma’at prayers. Many people observing their prayers are feared dead.
Kano Central Mosque is where the Emir of Kano usually leads prayers on Friday.
More details lat...
Youths Are Veritable Tools for Peace, Development- Onoja
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from
Benue State, Chief Mike Onoja has said that Nigerian youths can help
tremendously to foster peace, unity, development, free and fair elections by engaging
in a positive attitudes and actions.
Chief Mike Onoja who stated this in Abuja, said the
youths are vibrant and more effective than the elderly and should be engaged in
more productive ventures, rather then been used as political thugs by
politicians....
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
FG Refutes MURIC's Allegation of Jewish Symbol on N100 Note
The
Federal Government of Nigeria (FG) has refuted an allegation of in-scripting a
Jewish sign on the centenary N100 notes by Muslim Rights Concern
(MURIC). The Director
of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola had in a statement said that Pres.
Jonathan was attempting to turn
Nigeria into a Zion state through the introduction of a Jewish sign on
the yet to be introduced N100 centenary commemoration note.
The Presidential spokesman Reuben Abati,while...
Friday, November 14, 2014
Tambuwal picks APC presidential nomination form
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has picked the notice of intent and nomination forms to run for the office of president of Nigeria on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Mr. Tambuwal recently defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In response, the federal government withdrew his security detail.
Mr. Tambuwal was earlier tipped to run as governor in his home state, Sokoto.
But the speaker received the presidential nomination forms Thursday, his spokesperson, Imam Imam, told PREMIUM...
Monday, November 10, 2014
Military helicopter crashes in Adamawa state
A
Nigerian military helicopter on surveillance mission has crashed in
Damariea in Girei Local Government Area of the state. Residents of the
area said the helicopter crashed close to the temporary camp of the
National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, which is now being used as a camp
for Internally Displaced people in the state. Details late...
Monday, November 3, 2014
Court stops PDP lawmakers in House of Reps from reconvening
House of Representative in session
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday granted an injunction
stopping lawmakers of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] from
reconvening the House of Representatives from recess.
Justice Ahmed Ramat Muhammed said the PDP legislators cannot take a
decision to reconvene the House at least until Friday when the case
would be heard.
Justice Muhammed ruled that all parties to the suit must...
Tambuwal Defection: APC Reps head for court today
Aminu Tambuwal
The All Progressives Congress Caucus in the House of Representatives has gone to the court to
stop the plot by the Peoples Democratic Party to force the speaker, Aminu Tambuwal out of office. Tambuwal defected recently from the PDP to the APC.
The APC Caucus Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, dropped the hint just as it was
learnt on Sunday that the PDP national leadership had summoned the
party’s members in the House...
Boko Haram Attack: Army arrests six senior officers for fleeing
Major General Chris Olukolade
Six
military commanders, including an injured Lieutenant Colonel, have been
arrested by the military for withdrawing from Mararaba, Michika,
Madagali, Mubi and later Vimtim when Boko Haram insurgents attacked the
communities last week.
It was learnt
that an unspecified number of soldiers were also in detention for
allegedly abandoning the communities, thereby making it easy for the
insurgents...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
NMA opens endowment for Ebola
Nigerian
Medical Association has opened an endowment fund as the country begins
building up its preparedness for a probable re-emergence of Ebola virus
disease.
The fund comes despite World Health Organisation certifying Nigeria Ebola-free after the disease was contained.
The fund is to pay for training and equipping healthworkers against Ebola, said NMA president Dr Kayode Obembe.
He spoke at the association's...
I won’t step down for anybody – Kwankwaso
Rabiu Kwankwaso
The Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso yesterday said he will not step down for anyone in the
race for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress.
The governor is among APC’s
four presidential aspirants, the others being retired General Muhammadu
Buhari, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Mr Sam Nda-Isaiah.Since
Senator Bukola Saraki announced he was shelving his...
Why WHO declares Nigeria Ebola-free
Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu
The World Health Organisation (WHO)
yesterday declared Nigeria officially free of the Ebola virus disease
after six weeks passed without recording any new case.The
declaration by WHO representative, Rui Gama Vaz, in Abuja came 42 days
after the last person in possible contact with the virus was taken off
observation...
US, investors to build $20bn power plant in Katsina
United
States government officials and a consortium of companies have arrived
in Katsina State for feasibility studies on a 1000 megawatts gas plant
to be financed from the $20 billion Power-for-Africa grant from the US
government.
Six other African countries - Tanzania,
Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana and Liberia - are to benefit from the grant aimed
at improving power supply on the continent.The officials are
looking at...
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Health workers begin nationwide strike Today
Health workers across the country will today begin an indefinite
strike over alleged government’s refusal to accede to their demands.
The aggrieved workers ousted their grievances to include intractable
leadership crisis in the health sector; non-commencement of residency
training programme for health professionals, non-implementation of new
call duty allowance and non-payment of arrears of CONHESS 10 skipping,
among others.
National...
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Taraba 2015: Northern Patriotic Front Rally Support For Acting Governor
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Ahead of the 2015 governorship election in Taraba
State, the Northern Patriotic Front (NPF) has called on the ruling Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) to give priority to the acting governor, Alhaji Garba
Umar, in the contest for the state’s governorship election.
The...
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