Senate confirms Buratai, other ex-service chiefs as non-career ambassadors
Nigeria’s Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of the immediate-past service chiefs as non-career ambassadors-designate. Those confirmed are former Chief of Defence Staff, Gabriel Olonisakin; former Chief of Army Staff,…
Insecurity: Nigeria Targets peace, safety return in two Months — Lawan
Nigeria’s Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said the country is targeting to restore peace and safety across the nation within two months. Lawan made the disclosure in Abuja Monday in…
The Festering War Between Benue’s Ortom and Bauchi’s Mohammed
The war raging between Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State and his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Mohammed, is deepening, getting messier. Nobody knows where and how it will end because this…
Nigeria Army arrests 20 IPOB members, recover arms
The Nigerian Army says it has arrested 20 persons suspected to be members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Those arrested are 16 men and 4 women, all of…
Police Arrest Rochas Okorocha in Owerri
Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, was on Sunday arrested by police, the State Police command confirmed. Okorocha, who is now the Senator representing Imo West Senatorial district, was taken…
Atiku Supports privatisation of refineries, other National assets
…demands transparent process Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind the plan by the Federal Government to privatise some of the country’s assets. The government…
Insecurity: Cattle, food sellers threaten to withdraw services
The worsening insecurity challenge in Nigeria took a new twist on Sunday when the leadership of the Amalgamated Union of Food and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AFUCDN) gave to the…
Insecurity: PDP Chides Buhari, Says President Has Failed
People’s Democratic Party, Nigeria’s wobbling opposition party, on Sunday, derided President Muhammadu Buhari over the deteriorating state of security in the country, telling him that he has failed. PDP’s scathing…
Editorial: That 48-hour ultimatum to defeat Boko Haram
For a government that has repeatedly claimed to have technically defeated Boko Haram on several occasions, it is curious for the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Ibrahim…
Troops overrun Shekau’s farm in Sambisa, repel ISWAP terrorists in Dikwa
Nigerian soldiers have overrun a farm allegedly owned by Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau in the Sambisa forest. The troops have also successfully repelled ISWAP Terrorists who attacked Dikwa town…