Shekau taunts Buhari in new video, says ‘we have not been flushed out of anywhere’
Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has appeared in a new video to debunk Nigeria’s government claims that the group has been crushed and flushed out of its Sambisa forest stronghold….
Bad weather aborts Buhari’s visit to Bauchi, flight cancelled, minister promises better landing system at airports
Bad weather has stopped President Muhammadu Buhari’s flight to Bauchi on Thursday. The scheduled visit has been postponed, according to Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the President on media….
Navy shuts 23 illegal refineries, averts 47 stowaways in one week
The Nigerian Navy has intensified the ongoing clampdown on illegal crude oil thieves, illegal refineries and other related crimes in the maritime areas. Between 19 – 24 December 2016, the…
Sambisa Forest raid: Boko Haram insurgents ran away with Chibok girls
Boko Haram fighters fleeing an attack on their base last week may have used some of the girls kidnapped in 2014 from northeast Nigeria’s Chibok as human shields to prevent…
US, Israel trade barbs over peace deal, Netanyahu hits back at Kerry
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday warned that the two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinian Territories is in “serious jeopardy.’’ The United States allowed a UN resolution…
Fleeing Nigeria, Boko Haram terrorists surrender in Niger
Dozens of Boko Haram fighters have given themselves up to authorities in southern Niger, the interior minister said, days after the Islamist group suffered key losses over the border in…
Eagles still owed winning bonuses by NFF
Players of the Super Eagles, are claiming that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), did not give them complete payments as winning bonus for their 3-1 win over Algeria in a…
Shekarau to Buhari: You have failed
Former governor of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has given his verdict on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, saying Buhari has disappointed Nigerians over his failure to implement policies…
Nigerian pastor, Mbanefo, disowns MMM, says I’m only a guider
Nigerian pastor, Ernest Chigozie Mbanefo, has denied reports that he owns the popular Ponzi money doubling scheme, MMM Nigeria. He was reacting to media reports recently claiming that he is…
Militant arrested for planning to bomb Third Mainland Bridge
A Niger Delta militant named Abiodun Amos, aka Senti, aged 43 years, has been arrested for allegedly planning to bomb the busy Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, a police release…