Killers Screaming ‘Allahu Akbar’ Are Lying – Buhari...
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that killers who scream ‘Allahu Akbar’ do not know God. Buhari said this on Wednesday on his visit to Ba... Continue Reading
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Nigeria facing new Boko Haram threat – Buhari
President Buhari raised an alarm over the new Boko Haram threat the country is facing in his address at the graduation ceremony of the Natio... Continue Reading
Nigerian Army Reacts To Damning Report That Over 1,000 Soldi...
The Defence Headquarters on Thursday denied the existence of secret graveyards in the North East. This was revealed in a statement issued vi... Continue Reading
Obasanjo’s letter to Buhari meant to cause acrimony – ...
Days after former President Olusegun Obasanjo accused President Buhari of having cold feet to tackle the killings and kidnaps allegedly carr... Continue Reading
Homosexuality Causes Insurgency, Kidnapping And Bad Economy ...
An Arewa activist, Abdulaziz Naibi, blamed the LGBTQ community and homosexuality for the widespread insurgency, kidnapping and bad economy w... Continue Reading
FG Is Provoking Fresh Insurgency With El-Zakzaky And ShiR...
Human rights activist, Femi Falana has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria against its violent approach to handling members of the Isla... Continue Reading
Insecurity: I Will Continue To Prioritise Military Training ...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said the Federal Government would continue to give priority to the training of officers and men of th... Continue Reading
Defend Nigeria with your lives’ – VP Yemi Osinba...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerian military officers to take pride in defending the country as they take pride in adorning thei... Continue Reading
President Buhari Blows Hot Over Insecurity In Nigeria, Leah ...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday pledged his administration’s continued political will and determination towards ridding the country o... Continue Reading
Ruga Settlement: Buhari meets Bauchi, Plateau Governors In A...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, on Monday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Br... Continue Reading
Remain Gallant In Securing Nigeria – PDP To Military
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the military and the fighting troops not to relent at t... Continue Reading
Insecurity: FG Moves To Ban Almajiri System
The NSA disclosed this during a joint press briefing on the outcome of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting presided by the Vice Pres... Continue Reading
You Caused The Rise In Suicides And Divorces In The Country ...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for rising social de... Continue Reading
Dangote Foundation Donates N200m Food Items To Borno Idps, O...
Borno State Deputy Governor, Usman Durkwa, yesterday, commended the Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Mrs. Zoi... Continue Reading
11 Missing Niger Soldiers Found Dead After Gunmen Killed 17
The bodies of 11 missing Niger soldiers have been discovered after an ambush by armed men killed 17 of their colleagues on patrol near the M... Continue Reading
1,700 Children Carry Arms In Borno
United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said 1, 700 children, among the ranks of Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in the... Continue Reading
‘Insecurity Is A Test From God’ – Sheik Ab...
Sheik Abdulwaheed Sulaiman, chief imam of the state house mosque, says cases of insecurity in Nigeria are a test from God. He made the comme... Continue Reading
Kidnap of Buhari’s in-law Shows Daura is not Given Special T...
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has said that the abduction of the District Head of Daura... Continue Reading
APC Govt Has Turned Nigeria To Banana Republic Says Falana
A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana at the weekend said President Muhammadu Buhari had turned Nigeria into a banana republic, citing prev... Continue Reading
State governors fuel insecurity to raise their security vote...
The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has accused some state governors of deliberately fueling... Continue Reading
Education is a Wise Response to Boko Haram – Buhari
President Buhari has stated that education is a wise response to Boko Haram’s ideology and insurgency in the country. The President stated t... Continue Reading
PDP Dismisses APC’s Claim on Atiku’s Citizenship as Diversio...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sunday dismissed as reckless and groundless the claims made by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that i... Continue Reading
Abdulsalami Abubakar Decries High Level of Insecurity in Nig...
The former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has decried the high level of insecurity in Nigeria. Speaking on Saturday s... Continue Reading
President Buhari Gives Fresh Hope on Leah Sharibu’s Return
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured parents of the school girls, who were kidnapped from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno sta... Continue Reading
Operation Puff Adder: Sultan Of Sokoto Pledges Full Support ...
The Sultan of Sokoto pledges his full support to the Nigerian police force in the fight against insurgency in the nation. Continue Reading
8 Persons Including 3-Month-Old Baby Killed In Ebonyi
Eight persons including a three-month-old baby were killed in a renewed boundary hostilities between the Ndiagu-Alike community in Abakaliki... Continue Reading
What CAN told Buhari about his second term, Boko Haram, kill...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Friday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to be a leader of all Nigerians. CAN President, Rev ... Continue Reading
Nigerian Air Force To Take Delivery Of ₦2.3b Augusta 109 Pow...
The Nigerian Air Force says it will take delivery of Augusta 109 Power helicopter from Italy soon, to strengthen its arsenal for the fight a... Continue Reading
Why Elections May Not Hold in Some Areas- INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would not conduct elections in volatile areas where the safety of their sta... Continue Reading
Insurgency: FG Wants Tucano Fighter Jets Delivered Earlier
The Federal Government says it is yet to take delivery of any of the 12 A-29 Super Tucano Attack Aircraft, being manufactured by an American... Continue Reading
How Nigerians May Vote, State By State
Buhari, Atiku in Tight, Tough Race as Feb 16 Closes in With just 13 days to the February 16 presidential election, the dynamics of the race ... Continue Reading
Troops Neutralizes Boko Haram Insurgence in Borno
The Nigerian Army has recorded another mile-stone in its fight against insurgency in the North -East, as the Special Forces Command of the A... Continue Reading
President Buhari’s Government Is Corrupt – Bukol...
Senate President Bukola Saraki has said that President Buhari’s government has lost its moral ground in the fight against corruption because... Continue Reading
Social Media Poses Threat To National Security – Lai Mohamme...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the lack of control over social media platforms poses a threat to national secur... Continue Reading
Buratai: We Have Adopted New Technologies To Defeat Boko Har...
The Nigerian army on Saturday said it has adopted new technologies and application of drones in the campaign against Boko Haram insurgents i... Continue Reading
FG Deploys Drones To Fight Boko Haram
The Federal government has deployed drones in the fight against insurgency in the Northeast. The deployment followed the recent killing of s... Continue Reading
12 Soldiers Killed, Dozens Missing in Battle with Insurgents
At least 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed and dozens of others are missing after fighting with Islamists in Borno State, three military sour... Continue Reading
“Excellent Role Model” – IBB Praises Buhari Fight Agai...
Former military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has described President Muhammadu Buhari as an excellent leader and a role mode... Continue Reading
INEC Denies Plans to Allow IDPs in Chad and Niger Vote in 20...
INEC has denied plans to allow IDPs in Chad and Niger vote in 2019 elections, as disclosed in a statement which was released today. Earlier ... Continue Reading
Osinbajo: Boko Haram Killed 20,000; Destroyed $9bn Infrastru...
Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the Islamist terror g... Continue Reading
Metele Attack: Women Mourn Fallen Soldiers, Sympathise With ...
WOMEN under the auspices of Virtuous Women and Youth Empowerment Initiative, VWYEI, are mourning fallen soldiers and sympathises with their ... Continue Reading
Nigerian Army says $1bn Approved to Fight Insurgency Hasn’t ...
The Nigerian Army says the $1 billion approved to fight insurgency and other security challenges in the country, has not been released. Reca... Continue Reading
IG Deploys 2000 Policemen, Others to Fight Boko Haram
Jimoh Moshood The Inspector General of Police has deployed additi... Continue Reading
Buhari Departs Abuja For N’Djamena To Resolve Boko Haram Men...
Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed Abuja for N’Djamena, Chad, to preside over the Summit of Heads of States an... Continue Reading
It’s Cheaper To Conduct All Elections In One Day—INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has attributed the high cost of electoral logistics to the decision to stagger election... Continue Reading
FG’s Ransom To Boko Haram Gives Them Upper Hand Over Army – ...
Former presidential candidate of the National Action Council (NAC), Dr. Olapade Agoro, on Sunday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, raised an... Continue Reading
Boko Haram: Nigeria, Chad Defence Ministers to Hold Consulta...
Minister of Defence, Brig-Gen Mansur Muhammad Dan Ali (Rtd), will later in the week, visit N’djamena, Chad to discuss with his Chadian count... Continue Reading
AI Undermining War against Insurgency, Criminality in Nigeri...
The Defence Headquarters has accused Amnesty International (AI) of allegedly undermining the war against insurgency and criminality in Niger... Continue Reading
I Don’t Think Atiku Can Defeat Buhari. No, He Can’t – Tony M...
A former Minister of Information, Chief Tony Momoh, on Thursday said he was confident President Muhammadu Buhari would win the 2019 presiden... Continue Reading
2019 Election: APC’s Only Female Senator Speaks On Aut...
A female senator, Binta Masi of Adamawa North Senatorial, has spoken out on the ‘automatic ticket’ granted to her by the APC to ... Continue Reading