Troops Kill 78 Terrorists in the Battle of Biu
No fewer than 78 members of the Boko Haram sect were said to have been killed in their botched attempt to capture a military base in Biu, Borno State. It…
Jonathan in Maiduguri, Promises to End Insurgency
President Goodluck Jonathan undertook a surprise visit to Maiduguri Thursday on the occasion of Nigeria’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day to meet with officers and men of the Armed Forces currently…
Nigerian Soldiers Capture Five Boko Haram Commanders in Biu, Kill 41 Insurgents
Nigerian soldiers on Wednesday morning captured five Boko Haram terrorists and seized two anti-aircraft guns after the troops foiled an early morning attack by the violent sect in Biu, Borno…
Facebook Love Scam: EFCC Recovers $2000 for American Victim
Relief came for one Margaret Sanders, an American based in Sherman, Texas, as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, successfully recovered the sum of $2000.00 (two thousand USD) which…
At Last, Jonathan, Obasanjo Meet in Abeokuta as President Promises Two Million Jobs
At last President Goodluck Jonathan met with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, at the latter’s Hilltop residence in Ogun State after what looked like a protracted drama between the duo who…
EFCC Arrests Lagos Businessman Over N3.8bn Bank Loan
A Lagos businessman who allegedly diverted N3.8billion loan secured from an old generation bank has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Samuel Joseph, Managing Director of…
Again, Female Bomber Kills 20 in Maiduguri Market, Calm Returns to Damaturu
No fewer than 20 persons have been killed in a fresh bomb explosion that rocked the popular Monday market in Maiduguri, Borno State, north east Nigeria. The state Police Command…
Buhari Certificate Impasse, Fani-Kayode Accuses INEC of Cover-up
Femi Fani-Kayode, the spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) never to cover up the alleged certificate saga of…
Confident Okowa Shuns Ethnic Politics, Says ‘I Will Make Delta a Model State’
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the Delta State governorship election, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has for the umpteenth time said he is not an apostle of divisive ethnic politics…
Boko Haram Attacks Damaturu, Fear Grips Residents
Boko Haram fought running battles with Nigerian troops in a restive northeast city on Friday, as the government vowed to win back territory lost to the militants in recent months….