WASHINGTON — A Nigerian soldier says he has witnessed incidents that suggest some Nigerian military commanders are working with Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group blamed for thousands of deaths since 2009. In an exclusive interview with VOA’s Hausa service, he described how his military unit, based in the northeastern Borno State region, was ambushed…
Nigeria’s nominal Gross Domestic Product, GDP, now stands at $509.9 billion, making the nation’s economy the largest in Africa and the 26th in the world, according to the preliminary results of the rebasing exercise of the federal government. The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, announced this at a…
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) denied yesterday that some commanders in the Northeast and Boko Haram insurgents were working together – as alleged by a “soldier”. The DHQ said impersonation could not be ruled out to create wrong impressions for the public. The Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen. Chris Olukolade, who spoke with our correspondent in…
The Niger Delta will demand reparation from the Federal Government at the ongoing National Conference, a delegate, Prof. Godini Darah, said yesterday. According to him, the region that provides the oil, which is the mainstay of the country’s economy, is the worst victim of inequality, corruption and bad governance. Darah, however, did not specify the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, to declare the seat of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State vacant, following his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a motion filed before the High Court, the electoral body sought the dismissal of the…
Gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers went on the rampage in Yargaladima village area of Dansadau
By JOSEPHINE IGBINOVIA What’s your opinion on the National Conference? Does the Christian body have any agenda to promote? I will not tell you what the agenda of the Christian body is until it is made public in the conference. As I have always said, we need to pray. Some people will say ‘but things…
The youths face a lot of challenges, including an unstable education sector. Nigerian youth have been ranked the least happy in the world in the first ever Youth Wellbeing Index released on Friday by the International Youth Foundation, IYF, and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, CSIS. According to IYF and CSIS, the Youth…
By Wale Odunsi Igbo Day celebration The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday called on Ndigbo to join the party, saying a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction would remain an illusion under the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Spokesman of the APC in South-East, Osita Okechukwu, stated this after he voted at the ward congress…
By Ameh Comrade Godwin Vice-President, Namadi Sambo has declared that those clamouring for Nigeria’s break-up would be put to shame. Namadi made this known on Saturday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, during the traditional wedding of the President’s foster daughter, Faith Sakwe. Sambo, who chaired the occasion, said he and Jonathan were committed to the unity…