Following the fall of Sambisa Forest and the defeat of Boko Haram by the Nigerian Military, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai has been awarded the African Leadership Magazine Award in recognition of the strategic and commanding roles he played in achieving the feat. Several foreign countries particularly African countries had wondered […]
Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has warned against military action in the Gambia following that country’s presidential election, saying such action could threaten the security of the entire sub-region. The warning was contained in a statement issued by Ekweremadu’s Special Adviser on Media, Uche Anichukwu, on Tuesday in Abuja. Ekweremadu said such action […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that as the Chairman of ECOWAS Contact Group on Guinea Bissau, he will do his best to ensure that the country did not relapse into crisis. Receiving the Prime Minister of Guinea Bissau, Umar El-Mukhtar Sissoco-Embola, at the State House, the President expressed satisfaction on the gradual return of normalcy […]
The outgoing President of the Republic of Ghana, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has said that the outcome of the country’s Presidential Election, which held on the 7th of December and won by Mr. Nana Akuffo Dankwah, was the will of the people of Ghana. Mahama who lost the election to Dankwah, however, promised not to […]
Against the backdrop of claims in some quarters that former President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat after the 2015 Presidential elections out of pressure, the former president has said that he took the decision to concede based on his own personal conviction that it was the right thing to do. Jonathan spoke Saturday at the graduation […]
The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a 20ft container of Nigerian foods such as Egusi Soup, Jollof Rice, Ogbono, and Yam Porridge imported from India. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Bashar Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement made available to the media in Lagos by the Public Relations Officer […]
Group Managing Director, (GMD) Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation, (NNPC), on Friday said the corporation will construct a 1,000 kilometer pipeline from Agadam Niger Republic, to supply crude oil to Kaduna refinery. The GMD made the disclosure during a visit to the Kaduna Refinery Petrochemical Company Limited (KRPC) in Kaduna. Baru said high level contacts have […]
Jonathan @59-You saved Nigeria & Africa from Catastrophic Civil War-Fani-Kayode. Former minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has joined millions of Nigerians to felicitate with former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 59th Birthday, saying, “But for that single and historic decision that you made to concede the election last year and congratulate your opponent, […]
Boko Haram: How Lt. Colonel Abu Ali, Nigerian Army’s ‘Lord of War’ died; gets post-humus promotion to Colonel. After Lt. Col Abu Ali led fighting troops to foil an attempt by over 60 Boko Haram terrorists, heavily armed with anti-tank weapons, anti-Aircraft guns, GPMGs and several AK 47 rifles who attempted to overrun Mallam Fatori […]
ECONOMY: NAIRA CRASHES TO N383 TO US DOLLAR. The Naira has registered a slump of N383 to a US dollar due to limited dollar supply and reluctance of foreign portfolio investors to dig into the Nigeria economy. On Monday, the Naira dropped to N383 against the United States dollar at the parallel market on Monday, […]