After tour of Sambisa, Ezekwesili blames past failure of military on corruption
Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) advocacy group on Tuesday in Yola commended the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) for professionalism and sophistication in prosecuting war against terror in the North-East. Mrs…
52 confirmed dead in accidental NAF air strike, 120 wounded
A Nigerian Air Force jet killed 52 people and injured 120 in an air strike on an Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camp in the northeast state of Borno on Tuesday,…
Vice President Osinbajo off to Davos, leads Nigeria’s delegation to World Economic Forum
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is leading Nigeria’s delegation to this year’s World Economic Forum holding this week in Davos, Switzerland. In the Nigerian delegation are ministers and special advisers including…
Tension mounts in Gambia, Jammeh declares state of emergency, Nigeria sends warship, Morocco offers asylum to Jammeh
Ahead of the January 19 expiration of the legitimate term of President Yahyah Jammeh of The Gambia, tension is beginning to mount in the tiny West African country with citizens…
Immigration redeploys 207 officers, 37 passport control officers affected
The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Muhammad Babandede recently approved the redeployment of 207 senior officers of the Service between the ranks of Assistant Comptrollers General to Assistant Comptrollers. Those affected include…
N620m Fraud: Ex-PICOMSS Boss, Atawodi, Never Supplied Boats to Nigerian Army -Witness
The trial of a former Chairman, Presidential Implementation Committee on Marine Safety and Security, PICOMSS, Air Vice Marshal Saliu Atawodi (retd), Rabin Hassan and his company, Hypertech Nigeria Limited continued…
Eclipse ‘stopped the sun’ for biblical Joshua, Israeli scientists claim
According to the biblical story, Joshua got help from the sun to earn the Israelites one of their most epic victories. Now, a team of Israeli scientists say they’ve figured…
Nigerian fighter jet misfires, accidentally kills aid workers, others
The Nigeria Army has said a fighter jet misfired and shot some humanitarian aid workers of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC), recording casualties. “So far, it is a…
Alibaba, Huawei, others partner to fight counterfeit goods on e-commerce platforms
China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba said Tuesday that it had joined with 20 brands to fight counterfeit goods and piracy through big data analysis. The first “alliance to fight counterfeits with…
Shekau in new video claims responsibility for University of Maiduguri bombing
Ghostly Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the terrorist group Boko Haram has claimed his group was responsible for Monday’s twin suicide bombing at the University of Maiduguri which took the…