Chad-bound plane detained by Nigeria has ‘AK-47s, bullet proof vests’
A Russian airplane intercepted by Nigerian authorities Saturday on its way to neighbouring Chad, was transporting a large cache of AK47s and bullet proof vests, and other items, the News Agency of...
View Article2015: Mark says democracy will be safeguarded by credible election
Senate President, David Mark, yesterday affirmed that a free, fair and credible election was all that is needed to safeguard and sustain democracy in Nigeria, irrespective of the challenges currently...
View ArticleUPDATE: Boko Haram abducts over 20 women, girls in Lassa
Boko Haram last Wednesday abducted more than 20 women, most of them young girls, in Lassa, Borno State. A member of the community, Daniel Ibrahim, made the disclosure to SaharaReporters. “They [Boko...
View ArticleRussia disowns Chad-bound arms-laden plane arrested in Nigeria
The Russian government has denied that the aircraft, filled with military hardware, arrested in Nigeria Saturday has any link with Russia. The Eastern European country said through its embassy in...
View ArticleRussia admits ownership of detained arms-laden plane, but says military...
Less than 24 hours after denying that the Chad-bound arms-laden cargo aircraft arrested in Kano has links with its country, the Russian government has now admitted that it is indeed Russian. It however...
View ArticleUPDATE: Ex-Borno Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, In Secret Visit To Arms-laden...
former governor of Borno State, Ali Modu Sheriff, widely accused of sponsoring Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria, may be lobbying for the release of the Chad-bound cargo aircraft confiscated in Kano for...
View ArticleBreaking news: Ballot box snatched in Ijebu-Ode at gun point
The All Progressives Congress primary to pick the party’s House of Representatives candidate for Ijebu Federal constituency, turned ugly this evening in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state, as the ballot box was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Nigeria to release Russian cargo plane impounded in Kano
The Nigerian authorities on Sunday said they had detained a Russian cargo plane carrying military equipment in the north Nigerian city of Kano. The country’s defence chiefs announced on Twitter that...
View ArticleUPDATE: Nigerian Military Releases Detained Russian Cargo Plane After France...
France has admitted ownership of the cargo plane that was impounded by military authorities at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, last Saturday. It said that the flight was covered by a...
View ArticleWe Signed Jonathan’s Impeachment Notice Out Of Anger – Rep
A member of House of Representatives, Hon. Oyetunde Ojo has expressed reservation over the move to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan saying the members of the National Assembly signed the president’s...
View ArticleWe are wining war against corruption under Jonathan – Presidency
The presidency has once again affirmed that it is winning the war on corruption under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. It noted that although it might not be immediately known to many at...
View ArticleSpecial forces to tackle Boko Haram underway — Omokri, Presidential Aide
Says the opposition is built on lies, propaganda. Bemigho Reno Omokri is the Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on New Media. In this interview with ABIODUN ALADE, he pooh-poohs what he...
View ArticleMilitary arrests Boko Haram media aides in Adamawa
The troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a team of cameramen believed to be handling media matters for Boko Haram in Adamawa State. A security source said those arrested were those who record...
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REVEALED: FG Behind Boko Haram – Sheikh Muhammad Turi
Sheikh Muhammad Mahmoud Turi, Leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria under the leadership of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky in KanoYesterday declared that there is no way the Federal Government under the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Over ‘100 Ex-Soldiers killed In N’East’ By Boko Haram
The National Chairman of the Nigerian Legion, Col. Micah Gaiya (retd.), on Monday said that 100 ex-servicemen had been killed in the North-East part of the country, being ravaged by the violent Islamic...
View ArticleFG explains why it released controversial Russian Cargo Aircraft
The Federal Government has finally released the Russian Cargo Aircraft, which was seized by operatives of the Nigerian Air Force at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Saturday. The...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Sheriff Should Be Arrested And Investigated – Borno group
A group of Borno indigenes Monday said that the federal government’s efforts in fighting to end Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast would be a “futile exercise and frustrations,” as long as...
View ArticleNorthern leaders commend Military’s successes against Boko Haram
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called on the Federal Government to re-double the current efforts against stemming the tide of Boko Haram. The body urged President Goodluck Jonathan’s...
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Sad! Another Army Lt Lost To Boko Haram
Lt Ephesus Ujah has lost his life in the on going fight against insurgency. He was killed while on duty in Yobe State. An indigene of Benue State,Ephesus .His wife just delivered a baby boy four days...
View ArticleNigerians are corrupt because nothing has happened to leaders like Obasanjo –...
Former Federal Commissioner for Information, Edwin Clark has again reacted to the believe in some quarters that President Goodluck Jonathan is not doing enough to tackle the Boko Haram violent sect....
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