President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday urged those who have been protesting the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State to henceforth direct their protests to terrorists and not the government. He also urged them to learn from citizens of other countries who do not blame their governments for any terrorist acts in their […]
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission will begin the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards in 10 states on Friday. The commission has however called on every registered voter in the 10 states under Phase One to visit the polling unit, where they previously registered in order to ascertain their registration […]
Malawian President Joyce Banda, said on Thursday that the elections were rigged, as counting of votes in the May 20 Malawi elections continues. She said in Lilonggwe that the electoral officials must go for manual counting of the votes. Banda also called for full auditing of the whole process. Information revealed that local radio stations […]
The Federal Government may have taken a decision to henceforth stop soldiers and other personnel of the Armed Forces from being used as escorts to political office holders in the country. A security source in the Presidency said that the Federal Government would no longer allow soldiers to be in the entourage of governors, members […]
<a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=6&c=1″ target=”_blank”><img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=6&tp=8&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″></a>A former Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Brig Gen. Williams Obene (retd.), on Wednesday advised Nigerians to prepare for war, saying the Boko Haram insurgency would likely last another 10 years, despite foreign intervention. During an interview with our correspondent, Obene, who pioneered the Nigerian Army Counter-Terrorism and […]
Bayo Olupohunda | credits: File copy Dear Sir, I hope this appeal meets you in good health. As you wind down on the final year of your administration, I have decided to draw your attention to one of the challenges that make Lagos one of the most hazardous places to live in the world. The […]
[print] Chief of Army Staff, General Kenneth Minimah Chief of Army Staff, General Kenneth Minimah In a clear term, the Nigerian Army on Wednesday declared that its soldiers could not march force with force with the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents. The Chief of Accounts and Budget (army), Maj.-Gen. Abdullahi Muraina, said this at Jaji, near […]
The victim An elderly woman escaped lynching on Wednesday after being accused of being a bird and witch in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State. According to residents of Ojo Road, where the purported transformation took place, the woman was a black bird before suddenly turning into a human being. Hundreds of residents were said […]
The battle for the control of the structure of the opposition All Progressives Congress appears to have taken a dramatic twist. This followed an unprecedented decision by the Rochas Okorocha-led Progressive Governors Forum, to install the Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wamakko and Senator Chris Ngige as chairman and secretary of the National Convention Planning Committee. […]
The BBC’s Will Ross: “For the last two years Jos has been fairly free of attacks” The bodies of at least 118 people have now been recovered from the sites of twin bombings in the central Nigerian city of Jos, the nation’s emergency management agency says. The first blast was in a busy market, the […]
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