Emergency rule: Senate defers debate on extension, summons service chiefs
The Senate has deferred debate on the request by President Goodluck Jonathan for an extension of emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.
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Facebook founder turns 30, promise to do more
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, turned 30 on Wednesday with a promise to do more.
He said in Los Angeles that he had already achieved what...
Nigeria girls’ abduction: US deploys manned planes
The US has revealed it is flying manned surveillance missions over Nigeria to try to find more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant...
Jonathan seeks extension of emergency rule in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa
The emergency rule was first introduced in the three states in May last year.
President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a request to the National Assembly...
PDP encourages corruption – Amaechi
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on whose back he rode to Government House, for newly-registered All...
X-raying the independent candidacy option
Assistant Politics Editor, DANIEL KANU, revisits the debate on independent candidacy in the country’s election, bringing to the fore the merits and demerits of...
My fears for Nigeria, by Balarabe Musa
Forty-five years after Nigerian civil war, the country is treading on a path that is capable of leading to another crisis. This is the...
Confab seeks extension, writes Jonathan
•Proposes July 31 to wind up
The national conference, chaired by Justice Idris Kutigi, has formally written to President Goodluck Jonathan for an extension of...
Boko Haram fleeing Sambisa to Gwoza villages
A large number of Boko Haram terrorists are fleeing from Sambisa forest to villages in Gwoza Council in Borno State, residents told TheNiche.
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Global dimension of Boko Haram abduction saga
Senior Correspondent, ISHAYA IBRAHIM, chronicles efforts by individuals and groups outside Nigeria in mobilising actions towards the release of abducted school girls in Borno...
