Nigerian Teachers Task FG To Secure Schools Ahead Polls

Ahead of next month’s general elections, the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, has charged the Federal Government to urgently address the security challenges in the country in order to ensure free, fair and credible elections.
Making the statement at the weekend was NUT President, Comrade Michael Alogba Olukoya, during the union’s 2015 annual Solemn Assembly, organisedin Abuja.
The Daily Trust reports that the event was held to pray for the nation and for the release of over 200 schoolgirls abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents in Chibok, Borno State about eight months ago.

Comrade Michael Olukoya of NUT.

It was disclosed that the union also urged

Nollywood practitioners pay tribute to late actor, Muna Obiekwe

Despite the little confusion over the death of Nollywood bad boy actor, Muna Obiekwe, there have been an outpouring of emotions after the death was confirmed Sunday, with many actors and actresses describing his passing as painful.
Muna Obiekwe, who had been battling kidney failure, died about 4:30pm Sunday at an unnamed hospital in Festac, Lagos, after he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital.

My Father Did Not Rape Her- Obesere's Son

Lekan Akande the son of Nigerian Fuji star, Abass Akande Obesere,is also speaking out on his father who was arrested last year March for allegedly raping a 29-year old female in Okota, Lagos and was later released on bail.

Lekan Akande

In an interview with Punch newspaper’s Saturday Beats, the aspiring musician talks about the effects of the allegations on their family and more.

Has PDP Broken The Peace Pact?

As Nigeria prepares for her general elections in less than one month, the political terrain of the country is expected to witness a drastic change, especially as political gladiators roll out their campaign train to storm various states across the nation to create awareness as well as solicit for votes.

It is however expected that while these campaign activities are ongoing across the country, there might be a possible clash of interest among top political figures or their supporters. It was in a bid to curb such occurrences that propelled the recently signed peace pact between President Goodluck Jonathan of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Presidential

GEJ Meets Secretly With Prominent Pastors Over Osinbajo

With less than a month to the Presidential elections, President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly having sleepless nights over the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
According to a report on Sahara Reporters, Jonathan is seeking help from a group of Pentecostal pastors on ways to solve the ‘Osinbajo’ problem.
President Jonathan was said to have held a meeting last Thursday in Abuja with a number of Pentecostal pastors led by Bishop David Oyedepo of Winners Chapel, where he reportedly confessed that, “Osinbajo is my problem.”

Bishop Oyedepo with President Jonathan

At the meeting organized by the Executive Secretary of the National Christian

OPINION: Maiduguri And The Landing Of Eagle One

In this piece Okuofu Osilama, a Naij.com opinion writer, writes on”Maiduguri And The Landing Of Eagle One”, which gives details about President Jonathan’s visit to Borno state.

Clad in babariga atop what clearly was bullet-proof vest, President Goodluck Jonathan walked into the heat and dust of Maiduguri yesterday on a surprise visit

Cameroon: Boko Haram Captives Freed

No fewer than 20 captives out of the 80 people that were reportedly kidnapped by the Boko Haram sect members in Cameroon at the weekend have regained their freedom.
This was made known to BBC on Monday by the Cameroon defence ministry who revealed that the hostages were freed “as defence forces pursued the attackers who were heading back to Nigeria”.

Nigerian troops in the northeast

The defence ministry said the abductions took place in the villages of Maki and Mada near the city of Mokolo in Cameroon’s Far North region,