Nigeria is planning to withdraw some of its 1,200 soldiers from the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has said. Mr Ouattara, head of the regional group Ecowas, said the troops were needed at home to tackle militant Islamists. It is not yet clear how many Nigerian troops will stay in […]
To many, the crisis currently rocking Rivers State is enough to derail the nation’s democracy. Analysts argue that all the parties to the conflict should apply caution to prevent it fron snowballing into a state of lawlessness. In this interview with WILLY EYA, a public affairs commentator and renowned lawyer, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), reflects […]
Say Jonathan should forget second term From NOAH EBIJE, Kaduna Apparently taking their final stand on 2015, six northern groups, including Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and Northern Union (NU) yesterday said the region would not vote for President Goodluck Jonathan if he decides to re-contest. The other groups are Arewa Reawakening […]
NIGERIA may be sanctioned by the United Nations for the visit of the Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, to the country The International Criminal Court, The Hague, said on Tuesday, that it might report Nigeria to the UN Security Council for possible sanction over its failure to arrest al-Bashir, during his visit to the country. This […]
Operatives of the Joint Task Force have made a breakthrough in the campaign against terrorism by arresting in-laws of the Boko Haram leader, Sheik Abubakar Shekau. The Defence Spokesman, Brig. Gen Chris Olukolade, made this known during a press briefing by the Joint Security Services Public Information Committee in Abuja on Monday. Olukolade however did […]
Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Monday faulted the contributions of some unnamed persons she referred to as “otherwise respected elders” who, by their views, had been contributing to the crisis in Rivers State. While describing their utterances as unfortunate, she called on all feuding parties in the state to sheathe their swords […]
The leader of Islamist militants group, Boko Haram, has denied reaching a cease fire deal with the federal government saying “we will not enter into any truce with the Nigerian government.” Also, the group claimed responsibility for the last weekend attack on Yobe School where 29 students were massacred. The Minister of Special Duties, Kabiru […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA -The alleged mastermind of the Christmas day bomb blast that killed about 44 persons and wounded 75 others at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church at Madalla, Niger State, in 2011, Kabiru Umar, a.k.a Kabiru Sokoto, Wednesday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that though he was a high profile member of […]
A Boko Haram commander accused of masterminding the December 25, 2011 bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Madalla, Niger State, Kabiru Sokoto, on Monday informed an Abuja Federal High Court that he was tortured while being interrogated by security agents. Testifying in his own defence at the continuation of his trial, Sokoto insisted that […]
By ROBERT OBIOHA The on-going military campaign against Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa suffered a major setback at weekend when gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Islamist sect attacked a secondary school in Yobe State in its renewed offensive against the Nigerian state. According to reports, […]
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