A DIRECTIVE from the White House has cancelled outright the visit of United States’ (U.S.) President, Barack Obama, to Nigeria on his second trip to the continent, informed U.S. sources have confirmed. While some middle level State Department officials had already intimated some U.S.-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on plans to include Nigeria on the U.S. […]
By KINGSLEY OMONOBI ABUJA — The troops deployed to flush out terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states following declaration of state of emergency said they have intercepted messages by the leadership of Boko Haram urging sect members to regroup and refuse to give up. Vanguard learnt that the interception made by the military communication […]
By KINGSLEY OMONOBI ABUJA — The troops deployed to flush out terrorists from Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states following declaration of state of emergency said they have intercepted messages by the leadership of Boko Haram urging sect members to regroup and refuse to give up. Vanguard learnt that the interception made by the military communication […]
Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states may have been bolstered by United States drones stationed in Niamey, Niger Republic. The Nigerian government had deployed thousands of troops to the three states after President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in their territories on May 14, 2013. A top […]
By HENRY UMORU, SONI DANIEL & JIMITOTA ONOYUME Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) may have finally broken up after a segment believed to be loyal to President Goodluck Jonathan set up a parallel body to the one led by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State. Amaechi emerged as the NGF chairman for the second tenure in […]
Contrary to reports that President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday missed the opportunity to give a speech at the ongoing Special Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the African Union (AU) President Jonathan has said that Africa has not yet overcome the challenges of neo-colonialism, poverty, disease and others though Africa has […]
THE Federal Government has identified a total number of 84 legitimate and legal routes through which people could come or go out of Nigeria, while about 1,497 illegal routes that entered the country had also been uncovered. Determinied to put an end to the unending insurgency in the country, the Federal Government has, therefore, approached […]
The Federal Government has said it needs $244m to install electronic surveillance round the country’s borders. Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, said this in Abuja on Thursday while briefing the Peoples Democratic Party National Working Committee members on the activities of the ministry. He said the amount, if available, would be enough to provide […]
The Federal Government on Thursday released N200bn for the second quarter capital projects. The Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, confirmed the release in a statement issued by her Special Adviser on Communications, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu. The N200bn brings the total capital release for both the first and second quarters to N600bn. The 2013 budget […]
No fewer than 90 women and children being held in connection with activities of the Boko Haram sect are to benefit from the first phase of the presidential directive on release. A top Defence source, who disclosed this to one of our correspondents, said that the military had compiled names of those that would regain […]
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