Fighter jets were pounding Bama, Borno State’s second biggest town last night – in a desperate bid to save it from Boko Haram insurgents.The vicious Islamist group that is fighting to create a Caliphate in the Northeast captured the city on Monday night, hoisting its flag there.The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) ordered the Air Force to…
TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has warned that increasing reported cases of deserters in Nigerian Army over lack of weapon to confront the Boko Harem insurgency is a dangerous trend that can destroy the army.TUC in a statement also expressed concerns over incessant refusal by soldiers to take orders from their superiors in their…
Former Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, former Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika and others should face trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) – if the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has its way.APC advised President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday to hand over the duo and others for alleged sponsorship of Boko Haram,…
Immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on Igbos in the Diaspora to support President Goodluck Jonathan to be re-elected early next year. Speaking in the USA on Saturday, during the 2014 World Igbo Congress in Houston, Texas, Obi, who was recognised and presented with an award for his distinguished performance…
The Biafra Zionist Federation, BZF, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan
by Friday OlokorNigeria currently has 150,000 women suffering from Obstetrics Fistula, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Engender Health, has revealed.According to the body, the huge number is waiting to be given surgical operation, with 12,000 new cases recorded annually.The Country Programme Manager of Fistula Care Plus Project, Dr. Habit Sadauki, stated this on Monday in Abuja. The…
By Our Reporter(MAIDUGURI)Islamist Boko Haram insurgents have overrun much of a northeastern Nigerian town after hours of fighting that has killed scores and displaced thousands of residents, several security sources said on Tuesday.The Islamists launched an attack on the town of Bama, 70 km (45 miles) from the Borno state capital of Maiduguri, on Monday.…
By NOAH EBIJE, KADUNAPresident of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Abdulwaheed Omar yesterday challenged the Federal Government to double its fight against Boko Haram insurgency in the manner it has tackled the issue of the deadly Ebola virus disease (EVD) so far in the country.Speaking at a one-day sensitisation on prevention of EVD in the workplace,…
By ISMAIL OMIPIDAN, Kaduna and ABDULLAH TSOHO, Dutse Indications that Governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa State will after all slug it out with President Goodluck Jonathan, at the primaries, for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), presidential ticket, further emerged yesterday, following an open rejection of Jonathan’s endorsement by the party in the North-West zone.The party held…
The new Nigerian National Identity Cards launched Thursday by President Goodluck Jonathan, with branded logo of the American firm, MasterCard, have sparked outrage across the country amid fears of serious security and economic breach, with many Nigerians calling for an immediate stoppage of the deal.