Immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, this afternoon finally defected to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He announced the switch from the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) while receiving a visiting PDP delegation at his GRA Onitsha home. Led by the
The priority of the Federal Government is to rescue all Nigerians that are in the captivity of violent Islamist group, Boko Haram, Director General of the National Orientation Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri, has said. In a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday, Omeri said the insurgents could never win the war…
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Three weeks after South Africa confiscated $9.3m belonging to the Federal Government over an alleged illegal arms deal, the South African authorities have seized another $5.7m arms money from Nigeria.Last month, two Nigerians and an Israeli were arrested at Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, after they attempted to smuggle $9.3m to South
The executive director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin called on the US-led coalition of nations fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq to extend their force of arm to Boko Haram fighters in Northern Nigeria. He made the call at the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans (CANAN)’s annual dinner held yesterday at…
Boko Haram fighters today killed at least 70 soldiers in a fierce battle between insurgents and Nigerian troops for control of the towns of Bazza and Vimtim in Adamawa State. Vimtim is thehometown of Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh. In the battle, which is ongoing at the time of this report, Nigerian troops…
Heavy fighting between Nigerian troops and Boko Haram terrorists ensued yesterday in Adamawa State as soldiers backed from the air by Nigerian Airforce attack helicopters launched an attack to retake territories in the possession of Boko Haram. In the ensuing battle that continued into the night, Vanguard gathered that about 400 Boko Haram terrorist had…
Three weeks after 116 people, of whom 84 South Africans lost their lives when a six-storey guest house attached to the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, Ikotun-Egbe, Lagos, collapsed, fresh indications have emerged that the South-African government and the Nigerian authorities in Lagos are bickering over alleged inadequate mortuary and facilities which may have…
The Nigerian Army has concluded arrangements to arraign 16 soldiers over the April 14, 2014,
The intention of the governor of Imo state Mallam Owelle Rochas Okorocha to gamble in the next general election by trying his size in the race for presidency as well as go for governorship position if he fails to grab the plum ticket of his party or that of Vice-Presidency is suffering fresh hitches.