Category: The News Blog
Bayelsa PDP chairman petitions Mu’azu over diversion of N40million campaign funds
by Ranti Joseph Chairman of the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Samuel Inokoba, last week wrote a ...
I get worried when the military is criticised – Pres. Jonathan
by James Sambo President Goodluck Jonathan says he gets very worried whenever the Nigerian military is subjected to public criticism ...
Way to go! Nigerian Navy acquires 4 new warships
by Iyobosa Omoregie The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Kabiru Aliyu, has revealed that the Federal Government has purchased four ...
Dozens of Boko Haram suspects arrested in Niger
by Ranti Joseph Several dozen people suspected of having links to Boko Haram have been arrested on Saturday in southern ...
FG distributes relief materials to Chibok, Mousa IDPs in Abuja
by Panshak Ibrahim In affirmation of its continuous support for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), the Federal Government at the weekend ...
Tragic: 20 Bayelsa women die in car accident after visiting Patience Jonathan
by Anike Jacobs Shortly after paying the Nigerian first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan a visit on the 13th of February, ...
Buhari’s daughters, Mavin crew, DJ Jimmy Jatt, others attend Valentine’s Day Dinner in Lagos (PHOTOS)
by Anike Jacobs Babatunde Raji Fashola, governor of Lagos, hosted Lagosians, including players in the creative industries, to a Valentine’s ...
Female suicide bomber kills 9 in Yobe
by Anike Jacobs A suicide bomber disguised as a passenger blew herself up at the Damaturu motor park in Yobe ...
2 people killed as police resist gunmen attack in Kano
by Ranti Joseph The Police in Kano State on Sunday has confirmed the killing of two gunmen suspected to be ...
5 things we learnt from Jonathan’s response to OBJ
by Ranti Joseph President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday in a statement issued by his special adviser to the President on ...
Pres. Jonathan spends Val Day with families of fallen heroes (See Photos)
by Anike Jacobs In marking the Valentine’s Day yesterday, President Jonathan hosted a dinner for widows and children of soldiers ...
Gombe declares 24-hour curfew after security breach
by Ranti Joseph Ibrahim Dankwambo, governor of Gombe state on Saturday has imposed an around-the-clock curfew after an attack by ...
Jonathan seeks more US help to fight Boko Haram
by Anike Jacobs Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has once again appealed to the United States for greater assistance in the ...
Nigeria ‘hires South African mercenaries to fight Boko Haram’
by Ranti Joseph Reports say about 100 South African retired military men are actively involved in the Nigerian offensive against Boko ...
Look what ‘Boko Haram insurgents’ have been sharing in the North (PHOTO)
by Akan Ido Men believed to be members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect have allegedly distributed leaflets warning the ...
‘It’s not too late to lift the siege’: Wole Soyinka has a word of advise for Pres. Jonathan (READ)
by Ranti Joseph Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Saturday, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to lift the military siege on ...
Osun shuts down 2 schools after students’ protest
by Ranti Joseph Osun Deputy Governor, Titi Laoye-Tomori, has ordered the shutdown of Government Technical College, Osogbo, and Osogbo High ...
Nigerian troops storm Monguno, resist Gombe Barracks invasion
by Ranti Joseph Heavy fighting broke out on Saturday in Monguno, Borno State. The state has been under Boko Haram ...
Finally, Doyin Okupe admits the Army hasn’t been ‘adequately equipped’
by Kolapo Olapoju Doyin Okupe, the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to the President, has admitted that Nigerian soldiers ...
Top lawyers join the ‘stealing is not corruption’ debate, give GEJ their own definition (READ)
by Damilola Jagun Two top lawyers have advised President Goodluck Jonathan to desist from differentiating between ‘stealing and corruption’. On Wednesday, ...
‘Really, what’s your responsibility?’ || APC wants to know if GEJ is in control of the Armed Forces
by Kolapo Olapoju For claiming he had no inkling about the election postponement, the All Progressives Congress Campaign Organisation (APCPCO), ...
Nigerian Army makes progress in Sambisa forest, destroys 6 buffer camps [DETAILS]
by James Sambo In the ongoing operation to flush out Boko Haram insurgents from Sambisa forest, Special Forces of the ...
Dear Covenant University students, your expensive school fees may soon be slashed
by Kolapo Olapoju Covenant University’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Charles Ayo, has revealed that the institution may most likely reduce its tuition ...
Obasanjo discusses Buhari again, this time it’s about his certificate
by Anike Jacobs Former President Olusegun Obasanjo thinks it’s unfair for critics to condemn Muhammadu Buhari over his SSCE certificate. ...
Fashola’s not happy with FG for deploying task force on Lagos roads
by Ranti Joseph The Lagos State government on Friday urged the federal agencies to respect provisions of the law in ...
EFCC arrests Murtala Nyako’s son in Gombe
by James Sambo The son of the former governor of Adamawa state, has been arrested less than two weeks after ...
EKSU drivers protest in Ekiti, DSS official attacked
by Ranti Joseph Infuriated drivers at Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti on Friday have attacked an operative of the Directorate ...
There is a sign in front of Tinubu’s house that will rock your boat! (LOOK)
by Kolapo Olapoju Supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have protested the presence of the military around the residence ...
Borno govt says it’ll pay the medical bills of Biu blast victims
by Ranti Joseph The Borno State government on Friday has said it would shoulder the medical bills of all the ...
BUSTED: Boko Haram ‘captain’ has been arrested in Niger
by James Sambo A man suspected to be the mastermind of several Boko Haram attacks, has been arrested in Niger. ...
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