U.S. President, Barack Obama, has pledged the support of the American government to Nigeria in combating terrorism. The pledge is contained in Obama’s congratulatory message on Nigeria’s 54th independence anniversary, to be marked on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Obama said the U.S was looking forward to strengthening its relationship with Nigeria in the coming year, especially…
L-R: Chief of Defence Staff, Air-Marshal Alex Badeh; Chief of Army Staff, Major General Kenneth Tobiah Mimimah; Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Usman Jibrin and Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Adesola Nunayon Amosu Activities of the Boko Haram sect remain a major threat to the body polity. Ademola Adeyemo and Shola…
President Goodluck Jonathan (L), being conferred with Primatial Award of Excellence on Christian Stewardship by the Primate of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Revd Nicholas Okoh, in Abuja on Tuesday By Ben Agande, Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday said that despite some positive steps taken by his administration in placing the country on the right track, transformation…
President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that the terrorists activities and their evil intentions will not succeed in Nigeria. He made the remark during a nationwide broadcast to mark the 2014 Independence Day. Stressing that every thing will be done by his administration to check the onslaught of the terrorists, he urged insurgents to lay down…
Members of Boko Haram yesterday killed scores of people and burnt about 540 houses in Kubi and Watu villages of Michika Local Government in Adamawa State.Residents of one of the affected village Watu also informed LEADERSHIP that many people were killed in the attack when the insurgents struck and started firing sporadically while detonating explosives…
Former Head of State, and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday in Abuja formally declared his intention to seek his party’s nomination to contest next year’s presidential election, saying the country is tired of 15 years of purposeless leadership by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.The expression of Buhari’s intention is…
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday, debunked claims that it had adopted President Goodluck Jonathan or anyone else for the forthcoming presidential election. President General of Ohanaeze, Chief Gary Nnachi Enwo Igariwey, who made the clarification at a post Igbo Day 2014 press briefing held at Finotel Hotels, Awka, said the apex Igbo group…
A traveler from Liberia to the United States has been officially diagnosed with Ebola, the United States Center For Disease Control and Prevention said today.The individual is said to have left Liberia on the 19th of the month and arrived a day later, with no symptoms.
Soldiers from the Guards Brigade, Nigerian Army, have taken over the entire security of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as Nigeria celebrates her 54th independence anniversary today. The security beef-up, according to sources, was necessitated by intelligence reports regarding plans by the Boko Haram terrorists to cause mayhem in the federal capital, today.
by Ramon Oladimeji A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday delivered judgment in the case of 17 men standing trial over alleged participation in acts of terrorism and membership of the Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram. Justice Ibrahim Buba delivered the judgment in camera as journalists, litigants and lawyers in other matters were told…