By Clifford Ndujihe (With agency report) AT a time Nigeria’s efforts to combat the Boko Haram insurgency are being frustrated by the United States of America and South Africa, the country may get ample support from the United Kingdom, if a coalition of former government ministers and generals had their way. Pained by the continued […]
By Emeka Mamah, Soni Daniel, Ben Agande, Emma Ujah, Kingley Omonobi, Emman Ovuakporie, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, & Adekunle Aliyu with agency report The Nigerian Government yesterday said it has reached a ceasefire deal with the Boko Haram sect to halt all confrontations with the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex issuing a directive to […]
By Jonah Nwokpoku The United States of America’s envoy to Nigeria, Ambassador James Entwistle, has denied reports that the US has refused to sell arms to Nigeria on account of human rights violation in the fight against insurgency in the country. US President Barack Obamar) talks with President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria before their bilateral […]
By Daud Olatunji ABEOKUTA-Former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress and former governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande yesterday, described the regime of President Goodluck Jonathan as government of impunity and power tyranny. Akabde who also described President Jonathan as an ingrate to Yoruba people, acussing him of marginalising the Yoruba “in all constitutional […]
By Sam Eyoboka THE Presidency, yesterday, opened up on the controversy surrounding the seizure by South Africa of Nigeria’s $15m meant for the purchase of arms for the Nigeria Intelligence Service. On September 5 this year, two Nigerians and an Israeli national attempted to smuggle into South Africa $9.3m cash conveyed in a chartered private jet which […]
About 850 Nigerian soldiers on peacekeeping mission in Liberia are to be quarantined for 28 days when they return to the country in March 2015. There are two battalions of the Nigerian Army in Liberia. Investigations revealed that soldiers in one of the battalions were drawn from the 331 Artillery Regiment, Kontagora. A source said […]
General Babangida, who spoke on telephone with journalists at Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu’s Tunga residence in Minna yesterday when General Abdulsalami Abubakar paid the governor a Sallah homage said,”I am now well and will be back to Nigeria very soon.” He was not however specific on the date of his arrival. IBB, while speaking through […]
Nigeria on Wednesday has accused South Africa of blocking a legal arms purchase and threatened retaliation against major South African companies, including telecom giant MTN Nigeria, if the row is not resolved. A top official in the office of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser told Agence France-Presse that the country had an agreement to buy $5.7 […]
By Kingsley Omonobi, Dapo Akinrefon, with Agency Reports ABUJA—Three weeks after South Africa confiscated $9.3m belonging to the Federal Government over an alleged illegal arms deal, the South African authorities have seized another $5.7m arms money from Nigeria. Last month, two Nigerians and an Israeli were arrested at Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, after they attempted […]
Posted by: Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation in Featured, News 12 hours ago •Orders massive air strikes on sect •To take delivery of Cobra gunships soon •Friends identify pilot Vengeance: That is the warning from the Defence Headquarters, Abuja, to Boko Haram following claims by the sect to have beheaded a pilot of the Nigeria Air Force. Although the […]
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