The City Reporters The Defence Headquarters has said over 50 Boko Haram insurgents on a mission to attack some villages in Borno and Adamawa States, have been killed by the Nigerian troops who engaged them on a fierce gun battle. The attack was said to have taken place along Bilta, Borno State, at about 10pm […]
The City Reporters 13 days after the Malaysian Airline flight 370 with 239 passengers on board got missing in transit in a seemingly mysterious way, the debris of the flight may have been found in south Indian Ocean, Australia authority said. Australia authority said its search team found some objects 24 meters long, 1400 miles […]
The City Reporters Former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili has said corruption and poverty are two factors that have robbed Nigeria of their dignity, integrity and greatness, despite its huge potential at independence. Speaking in Abuja during the All Progressive Congress (APC) national summit, Ezekwesili blamed corruption for Nigeria’s inability to achieve its potentials despite […]
The City Reporters At least two member of one family has been killed in diyam- Rim of Riyom Local Government Council of Plateau State by suspected gunmen at the early hours Thursday. This development is also followed by another raid at Rakok and Razat in Barakin Ladi Local Government Council of the State by suspected […]
The City Reporters The House of Representatives has said the response provided by the minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to the 50 questions posed to her on the state of the economy is unsatisfactory, having failed to provide the information required by the lawmakers. In a letter addressed […]
The City Reporters The House of Representatives has said the minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is deliberating avoiding providing answers to the 50 questions posed to her by the committee on Finance to keep Nigerians in the dark about the true state of the economy. In a press statement signed by the clerk of […]
The City Reporters The two week period granted the minister of Finance and coordinating of the Economy, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has elapsed, with the House of Representatives Committee on Finance yet to receive response from the minister. The committee led by Hon Abdulmumin Jibrin (APC, Kano), had, after a meeting with the minister on 19th […]
The City Reporters Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has paid a surprise visit to President Goodluck Jonathan in Nairobi, Kenya barely 24 hours he launched into a tirade of abuse against the president in a detailed 18 pages letter which was published by both local and foreign media. The two were among other African leaders who […]
The City Reporters The Federal Government has demanded an apology from the government of India over the death of a Nigerian Obodo Simeon and discriminatory attacks on Nigerians afterwards. Fifty two Nigerians have been arrested and many others are being hunted down in the Indian coastal town of Goa. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. […]