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Soldiers attack B’Haram camp, seize 700 vehicles

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Latest Politics Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

Some captured Boko Haram suspects (sitting) and one of the vehicles seized from them by soldiers … on Monday. | credits: MOD The Special Forces involved in the ongoing campaign against the Boko Haram insurgents have recorded what security sources have described as one the greatest breakthroughs in the campaign against terrorists in the North-East. […]

Pension thieves cashed 400 cheques in one day –Witness

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde | credits: File copy A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of seven persons accused of complicity in the over N20bn police pension fraud, Mustapha Gadanya, has narrated to Justice Hussein Baba of the Federal Capital Territory High Court how 400 cheques were cashed […]

Boko Haram: Chief of Army Staff relocates to N’East

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Latest Politics, North-East Sunday, March 9th, 2014

Chief of Army Staff, General Kenneth Minimah The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen, Kenneth Minimah, has relocated to the North-East to personally supervise the war against Boko Haram insurgents in the zone. Our correspondents gathered that the decision of the COAS to join his colleagues in the other services in the zone was […]

Why I accepted centenary award —Buhari

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency Saturday, March 8th, 2014

Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) Former military Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Saturday gave reasons for accepting the centenary award. He said he received the award from President Goodluck Jonathan at Nigeria’s centenary anniversary because of its significance. Buhari, however, did not state whether or not a past […]

Boko Haram: FG engages CIA, M15

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Latest Politics Saturday, March 8th, 2014

Few hours after resumption of work by the new Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau (rtd), there are strong signals that discreet moves are on to conscript what a top security source called “dark forces within Western intelligence agencies” to tame insurgency in Northeastern Nigeria. Citing top intelligence briefings, the source hinted that the Boko […]

Falae relaunches SDP in Abuja

Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, March 7th, 2014

Chief Olu Falae | credits: File copy Former presidential candidate of the defunct All Progressives Party in the 1999 general elections, Chief Olu Falae, on Friday relaunched the Social Democratic Party in Abuja and stressed that the party has the capacity to lead Nigeria out of poverty and corruption. The party was initially formed in […]

How Obasanjo’s govt spent $500m Abacha loot –Okonjo-Iweala

Posted by admin Latest Politics, National Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98), Top Stories Friday, March 7th, 2014

Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: blogs.cfr.org The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has explained how the Olusegun Obasanjo administration spent the loot recovered from the late maxiumn dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha. She said that contrary to reports that the sum of $2bn was recovered from Abacha’s loot, only $500m was […]

FG names delegates to National Conference

Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, March 7th, 2014

L-R: Olisa-Agbakoba, Ita-Giwa and Ogunshola L-R: Olisa-Agbakoba, Ita-Giwa and Ogunshola The Federal Government has released the list of delegates to the national conference. A statement on Thursday by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, named Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), Chief Olu Falae, Erelu Olusola […]

APC leader got N84bn contract under Sanusi – PDP

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Friday, March 7th, 2014

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh | credits: File copy The Peoples Democratic Party has alleged that an unnamed leader of the All Progressives Congress got a contract of N84bn from the suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi. The party said this was one of the reasons why the opposition […]

Jonathan sacks heads of Aviation agencies

Posted by admin Aviation, Latest Politics Tuesday, March 4th, 2014

…NCAA, FAAN, NAMA, NCAT affected BY OKEY NDIRIBE In what appears like a move to cleanse the aviation sector, President Goodluck Jonathan , Tuesday sacked the heads of four aviation parastatals in the country. Those affected include Mr George Uriese of FAAN, Mr Fola Akinkuotu of NCAA, Engr. Nnamdi Udoh of NAMA and Mrs Chinyere […]