National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians not to lose hope in the country’s future. He said the progressives are poised to transform it into a fertile land of prosperity, when they take over power in 2015. In his New Year message, the former Lagos State governor said…
FOLLOWING the promotions and postings of 27 major generals by the Nigerian Army Council, indications have emerged that the Army authorities have issued terminal letters to 30 generals, preparatory to their leaving the force between today, 31st December and 31st January 2014. Among the generals that have so far received the letters are some principal…
The Defence Headquarters said yesterday that 63 Boko Haram members were killed last weekend during ground and air operations on their bases in Bama, Borno State and Lake Chad. Two soldiers were wounded in encounters with the insurgents. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau boasted in a new video that the sect will wreak more havoc…
Chairman, Senate Committee on Education, Senator Uche Chukwumerije,
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s allegation that President Goodluck Jonathan is training snipers keeps generating the heat. Although, Obasanjo did not name anybody, the founder of the militant Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPV), Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, thinks he is the one the former president was referring to. Asari-Dokubo was recently detained in the Republic of…
Akwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio has stressed the need for economic integration between Southsouth and Southeast geopolitical zones, to fast-track development and mutual co-existence. The governor, who spoke at the weekend at Nnewi in Anambra State after being conferred with the chieftaincy title of “Omelu-Ora” by Igwe of Nnewi, His Royal Highness, Igwe Kenneth…
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday said he rose from the smallest community in Bayelsa State to become Nigeria’s President by the grace of God and people’s support. Jonathan spoke in Abuja at the Apostolic Faith Church, Jabi, during the Sunday church service. The President noted that lack of love and unity was the greatest problem facing…
This figure is contained in the details of the 2014 budget breakdown, which states that N7 billion is to be spent on the national dialogue. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on January 18, 2005, requested the approval of N932 million to fund a three-month National Political Reform Conference scheduled to begin mid-February of the same year.…
Suspected Boko Haram fighters opened fire on a bachelor party in Borno State,
Security agencies are weighing the options on whether or not to invite former President Olusegun Obasanjo for interrogation on his December 2 letter to President Goodluck Jonathan. They are wary of the political implications of subjecting a former President to grilling by security chiefs, who were mostly his juniors in the military. They appear to…