Boko Haram: The negotiated settlement, resolution we need, by Lai Mohammed

In an encounter, the Interim Publicity Secretary of All Progressive Congress, APC,  Alhaji Lai Mohammed, blamed the Federal Government for engaging  in  blame game  on Boko Haram and called  for a security stakeholders meeting in order to curtail  insurgency in  the North-east.

What is your stand on the Boko Haram sect?

Shekau strikes again: Kills 16, abducts five policemen, 10 Chinese workers

Boko Haram terror, at the weekend, raged in Borno State where 16 persons were feared killed in a fresh attack.

In  two other attacks, five policemen were reportedly abducted with their armoured personnel carrier (APC) while a Chinese was killed and 10 others kidnapped during an overnight attack in Kuseri Village between Gamboru Ngala  council and Cameroun.

12,000 lives lost to Boko Haram— Jonathan

French P.M confirms Sunday Vanguard exclusives on Al-Qaeda’s support for Boko Haram

Jide Ajani, Ben Agande in Paris, France, Tony Nwankwo and Abiodun Alade

The havoc visited on the nation by Boko Haram was laid bare by President Goodluck Jonathan who, yesterday, claimed that the Islamist group’s insurgency in Nigeria had claimed over 12,000 lives.

Jonathan spoke in Paris, the French capital, at a summit with his counterparts from Benin Republic, Chad, Cameroun and Niger, where an action plan designed to counter the terror activities of Boko Haram in West Africa was approved.

'Biggest dinosaur ever' discovered

Fossilised bones of a dinosaur believed to be the largest creature ever to walk the Earth have been unearthed in Argentina, palaeontologists say.

Based on its huge thigh bones, it was 40m (130ft) long and 20m (65ft) tall.

Weighing in at 77 tonnes, it was as heavy as 14 African elephants, and seven tonnes heavier than the previous record holder, Argentinosaurus.

Scientists believe it is a new species of titanosaur - an enormous herbivore dating from the Late Cretaceous period.

Another 850 People Receive Empowerment Packages From Abia State Governor's Wife

Against the negative impressions perceived to have  being created to discredit the performance of the Abia state governor, Chief Theodore A. Orji and his wife, Chief Mrs. Odochi Orji, the fact on ground did show that these duo are doing more to better the lives of the less privileged in the society but refuse to involve intense media wake to the admiration of the world to see.

Ritualist Dies While Scouting For Human Skull

Despite the increase in cases of jungle justice being meted out to suspected kidnappers and ritualists lately, most especially in Oyo, Ogun, Osun and other states, some desperate ritualists are still not deterred by these horrible deaths, as an unidentified young man in Ilobu community, in the Irepodun Local Government Area of Osun State, met his Waterloo in the early hours of Wednesday while attempting to cut off the head of a corpse, buried in Tonto compound in the area.

Fiberesima Ibinabo And Clarion Chukwurah Face off Update

The ongoing feud between Clarion Chukwurah and the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Ms Ibinabo Fiberesima has deepened with Ibinabo firing back at Clarion, accusing her of spreading falsehood, deceit, and not properly informed in respect of the achievements recorded by her administration in the past nineteen months.

How Nigerian undergraduates live on scavenging

As many unemployed Nigerians come face to face with the reality of high rate of unemployment, a few others have considered waste as a veritable source of income generation and employment and so, rather than gnashing their teeth, they resort to making a living out of waste management.

Wike Betrayed My Trust For A Brother And Friend, Amaechi Confesses

The Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, of betraying him after he recommended him to President Goodluck Jonathan for ministerial appointment.

Akunyili is Not Dead But Needs Our Prayers---says Aide

“She is grateful to Nigerians for their prayers and remains confident that Almighty God will hear our prayers and grant her quick recovery.”

The media advisor to former Minister of Information, Dora Akunyili, Isaac Umunna, has denied reports circulating on social media that the former minister is dead.