By Ben Agande ABUJA—President Goodluck Jonathan said, yesterday, that the fight against Boko Haram terrorists has taken so long because Nigerians were not yet fully united to fight the menace. Speaking at an interdenominational Church service to mark the country’s 54th Independence celebration, President Jonathan said when Nigerians are fully united, there is no problem that they […]
The Federal Government has formally reached out to Russia for assistance in its fight against terrorism in parts of the country. Based on the government’s request, Russian authorities have offered to assist the nation’s security forces in terms of logistics and equipment to win the war against Boko Haram. Special Adviser to the President on Media and […]
Troops from the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army in Maiduguri have recorded yet another decisive victory over Boko Haram insurgents attempting to seize Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Maiduguri residents welcoming soldiers after they returned with APC’s taken from Boko HaramSaharaReporters learnt that soldiers stationed in Konduga yesterday repelled an attack by Boko Haram fighters […]
By: JULIET EBIRIM Ahead of the Independence Day celebration: Elders compare the state of the country now and what it was prior to independence Our politicians are not sincere — Akpan F.I Those days, you could buy something with equivalent of 20kobo and still have change. The monthly earnings were less than equivalent of N100 and it was […]
A DESPERATE Bulawayo woman, Catherine Ndlovu, who allegedly paid thousands of dollars to visit Nigeria, seeking divine intervention for her hospitalised daughter has been reported as one of the 115 people confirmed to have died after the collapse of a church building owned by the pastor, TB Joshua. Yesterday, the family of Ndlovu, 40, accused TB Joshua and […]
Fifty fleeing members of the Boko Haram sect were said to have been apprehended by soldiers in Biu, south of troubled Borno State. Security sources revealed that the insurgents who were travelling from the Damboa axis of the state hid in atruck going to Gombe. A security source told journalists that the arrested men were in the custody […]
Borno-born journalist said to be a close ally of Boko Haram, Ahmad Salkida, has dismissed the reported killing of a top leader of the outlawed Islamist sect. Salkida, who is on self-exile in the United Arab Emirates over alleged threats to his life, said he has it on “authority” that Abubakar Shekau was hale and […]
TB Joshua President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday morning paid a visit to the site of the collapsed six-storey building of the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Ikotun, Lagos. The President said the primary purpose of his visit was to condole with the founder of the church, Temitope Joshua and the families of the more […]
Some retired senior military officers have backed the death sentence passed on 12 soldiers of the Nigerian Army for committing mutiny. The officers told SUNDAY PUNCH that it was necessary for the military to maintain its age-long rules on discipline. The soldiers were court-martialled for a variety of offences, including firing shots at the General Officer Commanding, […]
By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowoopejo Barely, one week after the Synagogue incident, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, sent experts to the scene of the collapsed six storey building at the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, SCOAN, to commiserate with the church leaders. The team was also sent to conduct immediate investigation into the immediate and […]
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