There was a bomb scare at Nyanya motor park, Abuja, this evening. People scampered for safety when an articulated vehicle suddenly had a burst tyre. This is coming three weeks after a deadly blast left 75 persons dead and over 100 others critically injured at the same Nyanya motor park.
Abuja meeting Silent on Emergency
The security meeting earlier reported to be pholding in Aso Rock, Abuja , the seat of power in Nigeria has been concluded. One surprise that came out of the meeting is that contrary to popular expectation, it did not discuss the likely extension of state of emergency in the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe.…
“President Jonathan under Psychological Pressure” – says Labaran Maku
As expected, last Monday’s bomb blast in Abuja and the abduction of over 100 secondary school students in Maiduguri same Monday night by Boko Haram dominated today’s Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting. Labaran Maku, minister of information, while briefing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, said that President Goodluck Jonathan is under…
The Broad Band Challenge
The telecoms revolution was one of the signatures of Nigeria’s first 100 years while broadband is being positioned to be the anchor of the nation’s technology push in the second century When Ernest Ndukwe, immediate past executive vice chairman, EVC, of Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, was leaving office…