Month: January 2017

  • National Trail Publisher Still In Detention Despite Court Order

    A High Court in Maiduguri has ordered the release of Mr Inuwa Bwala, Publisher of National Trail Newspaper from detention. It would be recalled that Bwala was arrested along with his driver by the police in Abuja on January 17, 2017 and has been in detention in Maiduguri since then without being charged to court.…

  • PDP demands immediate release of Sheriff’s aide, Inuwa Bwala

    PDP demands immediate release of Sheriff’s aide, Inuwa Bwala

    The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday called on the Borno State government and the Police to immediately free Mr. Inuwa Bwala, who has been on detention illegally since last week. A statement signed by its legal Adviser, Barr Bashir Maidugu said the attention of the PDP had been drawn to the unwarranted arrest and…

  • Unclaimed dividends: Over N30bn paid – SEC

    ..Extends Free Registration Period By Joseph Inokotong The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said about N30 billion has so far been paid to investors in the Nigerian capital market from the backlog of unclaimed dividends. Also, to further reduce the unclaimed dividends and curb its growth in the country, the Commission has notified the investing…

  • Borno Female Candidate Top AUN Scholarship

    By Aaron Ossai Eighteen-year-old Maryam Habila Usman, a former student of Air Force Girls Secondary School, Jos, has emerged the overall winner of the nationwide scholarship examination into the American University of Nigeria. Ms. Usman, who outscored all other candidates from all states of the federation, hails from Borno State and has applied to study…

  • UNILORIN VC Reacts To ASUU Allegation On Fraud

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Prof Abdulganiyu Ambali, has for the first time, reacted to the corruption allegations leveled against him and his predecessor, Prof Ishaq Oloyede by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Prof Ambali described the allegations of N2.5 billion fraud against him and current Joint…

  • Attack On Educational Institutions Worrisome – Atiku

    By Our Reporter Former Vice President and Chieftain for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has described as dangerous and worrisome, yesterday’s suicide bomb attack on a mosque at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), in Borno State, even as he condemned similar attacks on educational institutions. A statement released by his media office in…

  • We Have Problems In Nigeria- Sultan

    By Steve Oni, Ilorin “We have problems in this country. Let’s not deceive ourselves; there is friction between Muslims and non Muslims”, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Saad Abubakar has said. Giving the verdict at the opening of a two-day International Conference on Security and Peaceful Co-existence In Nigeria in Ilorin, the Kwara state…

  • Buhari proceeds on vacation

    By Aaron Ossai President Muhammadu Buhari is to proceed on a 10-day vacation beginning from Monday January 23 The vacation is expected to last till Monday February 6, 2017. Buhari disclosed this in a letter, read by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki on the floor of the Senate. The letter read that the 10-day period…

  • Attack On Educational Institutions Worrisome – Atiku

    Attack On Educational Institutions Worrisome – Atiku

    Former Vice President and Chieftain for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Atiku Abubakar has described as dangerous and worrisome, yesterday’s suicide bomb attack on a mosque at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID), in Borno State, even as he condemned similar attacks on educational institutions. A statement released by his media office in Abuja on Monday,…

  • Army’s Frustration, Premium Times’ Sabotage

    Army’s Frustration, Premium Times’ Sabotage

    By: Bukar Raheem Two angry letters later, the relationship between the Nigerian Army and online newspaper, Premium Times has taken on some clarity. They have both threatened to take legal actions against each other but the Army’s letter, which came first is the one that gives one concerns. Some Nigerians would by now be ruing…