THE leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau, has once again escaped from being captured by men of the Nigerian Army, according to BBC. In a recent operation by the Army, Shekau escaped his hideout in Sambisa forest, leaving behind some of his clothing, chewing stick and a pistol. A source from the
Yobe Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdulmaliki Sumonu on Tuesday refuted claims of abduction and killing when Boko insurgents attacked Government Girls College, Dapchi town, noting that no one was killed and no schoolgirl abducted in the suspected Boko Haram attack. Terrorists attacked the town on Monday and carted away foodstuffs at the Government Girls College,
SUSPECTED Boko Haram insurgents are alleged to have attacked Government Girls Secondary School, Dapchi, in Burasari local government area of Yobe state. The Commissioner of Police, Yobe State command, Abdulmaliki Sunmonu actually confirmed the attack, with newsmen saying security operatives have been mobilized to the location to fight back. An anonymous teacher working in the
Former archbishop of the Catholic Church in Lagos, Olubunmi Okogie, has asked the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “admit that it has failed”. The vocal cleric made this statement six weeks after he advised Buhari to “respect himself and retire”. Lamenting the high rate of insecurity and the level of unemployment, the fiery priest
A federal high court sitting in Lagos has dismissed the corruption charges against a former governor of Enugu state, Chimaroke Nnamani. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had accused Nnamani of laundering N4.5 billion while in office between 1999 and 2007. He was to be re-arraigned before the court on Tuesday after he was
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s former Ambassador to The Netherlands, Dr. Olatokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, on her 70th birthday, February 20, 2018. According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) in Abuja on Monday, the President joined the Awolowo family, friends and professional colleagues of the cerebral daughter
The Sokoto state government is spending millions of Naira monthly to prevent bandits’ attack in the state. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal disclosed this at the commissioning ceremony of Kofar Mata 120 meters bridge constructed by the United Bank for Africa, UBA Foundation for the students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Tambuwal who stressed the importance
THE Minister of state for petroleum resources, Ibe Kachikwu, says Nigeria is expecting investments up to $40 billion in oil projects over the next five years. The minister said this at the inaugural edition of the Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (NIPS) on Monday. He said the federal government’s vision is to have Nigeria refine
The Federal Government has issued a query to the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Festus Keyamo over the corruption charges filed against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Yakubu Umar in the name of government.
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is in need of sacrifices by all citizens so as to be “freed from corruption”. The presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu quoted Buhari as saying this at a meeting with Katsina senior citizens, in Daura, his hometown, on Sunday. Shehu said the president called on all Nigerians to be prepared to