The Nigerian Army has released a statement explaining what transpired in Gudumbali, Borno state on Wednesday November 18th where 105 soldiers were said to have gone missing after a gun battle with Boko haram members. The statement which is signed by Tukur Ismail Gusau, the Media Coordinator Operation Lafiya Dole, states that the claim is […]
Continue ReadingPress statement from the presidency below… President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja reaffirmed his Administration’s commitment to the Federal Government’s privatisation and commercialisation policy. Speaking at an audience with Peugeot’s Executive Vice President for Africa and the Middle-East, Mr. Jean-Christophe Quemard, President Buhari stressed, however, that greater consideration will now be given to the technical […]
Continue ReadingThe National Judicial Council, NJC, in a statement in Abuja, said it has directed Justice Lambo Akanbi of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to, with immediate effect, proceed on compulsory retirement after Pres. Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, approved the sack of the justice after the NJC, found him guilty of judicial misconduct. The […]
Continue ReadingThere is a new threat to New York City coming from ISIS which was released in a new video, just days after vowing to attack Washington, D.C. The video clip features shots of yellow taxis and crowds in Times Square and Herald Square in Manhattan, with vibrant French music playing in the background – a […]
Continue ReadingFormer National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki has denied allegations that he was awarded a fictitious arms procurement contract to the tune of N300 billion while he was in office. In a statement he released last night , Dasuki said he was not in NSA as at when the fictitious contracts were said to have been […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the arrest of four imams accused of having links to Boko Haram terrorist group, Senegal plans to ban women from wearing the full-face Islamic veil in public in an attempt to curb terrorism. The move announced on Tuesday, November 17, by Interior Minister Abdoulaye Daouda, prohibits women from wearing burqas where only their eyes […]
Continue ReadingAs much of the world remains focused on the Islamic State and its horrific attacks in Paris, another radical band of extremists has, by one account, captured the infamous title of the world’s deadliest terrorist group: Boko Haram. Boko Haram, the militant group that has tortured Nigeria and its neighbors for years, was responsible for […]
Continue ReadingThe mother of one of the Paris suicide bombers has defended her terrorist son saying he “did not mean to kill anyone” and that the incident happened as a result of “stress”. Her son Ibrahim Abdeslam, 31, blew himself up outside the cafe Comptoir Voltaire, during the devastating attacks on the French capital on Friday night. His brother […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the terrorist attacks in Paris over the weekend, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Sunday, November 15, said he will oppose any attempt to relocate Syrian refugees to the state. In the FB post, he went further to state that he will not accept any policy that endangers the lives of Alabama citizens. “After full […]
Continue ReadingOfficials of the State Security Service are yet to comply with the Federal High Court’s order to vacate the premises of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, to enable him travel out of Nigeria for medical attention. As at last week Friday, Justice Ademola Adeniyi of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Abuja while delivering […]
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