by Temitayo Famutimi The Defence Headquarters has said it is aware that members of the outlawed Islamist sect, Boko Haram, are in the habit of looting its armoury. The military authorities stated that they were making efforts to secure all armouries in its various formations across the country. Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris…
Nigerians suffer from poor leadership, while the nation is yet to fulfill its potential, P.M. News reports with reference to Tinubu’s statement released today, September 29.The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader started his address with the following words: “We commemorate this Independence Day because the nation has survived despite its many challenges.…
TEN Nigerians in Saudi Arabia to perform the Islamic hajj rites have been confirmed dead, the Coordinator of the National Hajj Commission in Mecca, Aliyu Tanko, said on Monday. Mr Tanko said at least 50,000 Nigerian pilgrims have so far arrived Mecca. All of them was said to have performed the Umrah rites. In…
Latest reports from Michika local government area of Adamawa state, northern Nigeria, informed that no fewer than 500 houses have been destroyed in Kubi and Watu villages by Boko Haram insurgents. According to Vanguard report, the dreaded Islamist militants are in full control of Michika and Madagali local governments of Adamawa state. It was gathered…
By JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, ABUJA •Jonathan also honours taxi driver, traffic warden, State House cook At last, honour has come the way of Pa Michael Akinkunmi, the designer of the national flag. President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday ordered the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, to place him on the salary…
By EMMANUEL UZOR, Onitsha Three people yesterday lost their lives, while 30 others sustained various degrees of injuries yesterday when a gas laden tanker reportedly had a brake failure on Nkpor Bridge in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State and hit the protector pillars before bursting into flame. It was gathered that the ill-fated…
by Fidelis Soriwei and Ade AdesomojuAnother set of 60 soldiers are to be arraigned before a General Court Martial by military authorities in Abuja on Tuesday (today) for mutiny.The soldiers allegedly committed mutiny on August 4, 2014 by refusing to join troops in Maiduguri for “an operation.”Their arraignment which is to take place at the…
By Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka… As South-East govs, others shun Igbo Day Apex Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo yesterday vowed that the South East would produce the next leader of the country after President Gooodluck Jonathan’s second term.Ohanaeze’s position came just as governors of the South-East geo-political zone and other prominent sons and daughters of Igbo land…
Awka – The Igbo World Assembly (IWA), an umbrella of all Igbo-speaking people in the Diaspora, has called for the conduct of a credible census in Nigeria.The President of the assembly, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, made the call on Sunday at the IWA Convention and Ohaneze Ndi-igbo Day in Awka.The theme of the convention was entitled…
LAGOS—No fewer than 300 Boko Haram fighters have surrendered in Nigeria’s neighbouring country Cameroon in the past three weeks, Cameroon’s defense ministry has said.Cameroon’s defence Spokesman Lt. Col. Didier Badjeck told The Associated Press that the militants have given up their arms and asked for asylum in Cameroon. Their fate has not been decided.Fighters from…