Troops rescue 5000 hostages, kill six terrorists in clearance patrol
Troops of 21 Brigade and Civilian JTF Sunday conducted a fighting patrol to Zangebe, Maiwa, Algaiti and Mainari villages in which they killed 6 Boko Haram terrorists and wounded several…
IGR: 36 States Generate N682bn, 15 Going Bankrupt
An investigation by the Economic Confidential has shown that Fifteen States may go bankrupt as their Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) in 2015 were far below 10% of their Federation Account…
Alleged forgery in Senate: Group asks AGF Malami to resign
A civil society group, Centre for the Advancement of Literacy and Leadership, has faulted the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General on the arraignment of the presiding officers of the Senate…
Terrorists kill 14 in hotel gun attack
An attack by the Islamist group al-Shabab in a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu has left at least 14 dead, police say. Security forces retook the Naso-Hablod hotel after…
Brexit: Niger Delta Avengers call for referendum to determine status of Nigeria as one nation
THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, Saturday, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to call for a referendum for Nigerians to decide if they want to stay as one country or not, just…
New militant group threatens to blow up Third Mainland Bridge, Bonga Field, others
Asawana Deadly Force of Niger Delta (ADFND), the new group that recently announced its emergence as a militant group, has vowed to blow up major bridges and Bonga Field oil…
Joshua Knocks out Breazeale to Defend IBF Heavyweight Title
Nigerian blooded British heavyweight boxer Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua, commonly known as Anthony Joshua defended his IBF heavyweight title by knocking out Dominic Breazeale in the seventh round Saturday, ending…
Niger Delta crisis ‘may get even worse’, predicts The Economist
In the Niger Delta, a gun is an investment that yields excellent returns. Jamnogo Blessing, a gang member, recently turned up in Yenagoa, a turbulent city in the oil-pumping Niger…
Cover Story: Deceit and Despair of Change
It has come to a complete one year since Mr. Muhammadu Buhari was inaugurated as Nigeria’s democratic president. His party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) , while striving to outwit…
MTN fine and NCC show of good faith, by Ken Ugbechie
It is no news that the nation’s economy is in despair. The economy has shrunk courtesy of dipping receipts from crude oil. But it is not only the Nigerian…