Navy arrests 38 illegal vessels in four months, says CNS
Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Oyibe Jibrin yesterday said the Nigerian Navy has arrested over 38 vessels
BokoHaram terrorists others received $3m from bin Laden in 2002
The violent sect, Boko Haram and other groups in northern Nigeria received $3m from Osama bin Laden in 2002, according to a report by some United States intelligence analysts. Bin Laden was said to have dispatched an aide to Nigeria to hand out the seed money in naira to a wide array of Salafist political…
Britain may send soldiers to join the force in searching abducted girls
The United Kingdom hinted on Sunday that it could send troops to Nigeria if requested by President Goodluck Jonathan as part of efforts to rescue the over 200 female pupils abducted by Boko Haram insurgents from their school hostel in Chibok, Borno State on April 14. Prime Minister David Cameron made this known just as…
Boko Haram terrorists, US ignored Nigeria’s 2013 request—Report
THE United States of America ignored requests by Nigeria for intelligence information and aid to help fight the militant Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram last year, reports have revealed.. Two American newspapers, ABC News and the Daily Beast, weekend, accused the Obama administration of failing to reply to requests by lobbying firm Patton Boggs on…
Dusk To Dawn Curfew As Church, Mosques Burnt In Southern Kaduna
A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed following the burning of a church, and at least two mosques, including some
OKOROCHA WITH HAUSA BLOOD IS THE LAST ELECTION MISTAKE MADE IN IMO STATE AS THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER NIGERIAN ELECTION IN THE STATE. ::|:: Okorocha shelf Imo carnival in sympathy with Chibok girls
Owerri – Imo Governor, Mr Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday shelved the Imo carnival slated to begin on May 9 to show sympathy for the kidnapped Chibok girls.Okorocha said that the decision to shelve the festival was taken at an emergency meeting of the expanded state executive council held at Government House, Owerri. He said that…
Clueless President Jonathan Schoolgirls’ abduction will end terrorism in Nigeria
From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, AbujaThe Founder of World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, said in Abuja yesterday that the hosting of this years’s event in Nigeria was a blow to terrorism. He said the world should not allow insurgents dictate global economic agenda. This is even as President Goodluck Jonathan restated commendation for world leaders and…
South East govs shun Uwechue’s service of songs in Enugu
Governors of the South East were absent at the service of songs organised yesterday in Enugu for the late former president of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ambassador Ralph Uwechue. The service, which took place at the secretariat of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, had many Igbo leaders in attendance, but the governors shunned the event.…
Owerri Indigenes Tackle Govt Over Relocation of Douglas Road Street Traders To Relief Market
Following the relocation of street traders at Douglas Road, Owerri to Relief Market by Governor Rochas Okorocha last week, land owners of the newly constructed stalls at Relief Market yesterday sacked the street traders and insisted that they will not leave the area until the State Government accedes to their request.Part of their request is…
Nigeria Under Jonathan, Squandered Oil Wealth, and Breeds Corruption Says Hillary Clinton
Mrs. Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State in separate events in New York City said the Nigerian government under President Goodluck Jonathan, squandered its oil resources, and indirectly helps corruption to fester in the troubled country. Clinton spoke with ABC-TV’s Robin Roberts on American national television, and also at a public function organized…