Controversial northern figure, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, has likened the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) to a terrorist group, and called on President Muhamadu Buhari to...
The Nigerian Army has announced the rescue of 5000 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram insurgents in Zangebe, Maiwa, Algaiti and Mainari villages in Borno...
A former Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika, has been arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS. Ihejirika was reportedly arrested by...
Niger Delta militants on Wednesday, threatened to embark on full-scale destruction of oil installations in the days ahead if Federal Government fails to dialogue with them....
By Levi Obijiofor…They arrived with a bang and issued threats to just about everyone within their sight – the Federal Government, multinational oil companies, security forces,...
Pandemonium struck in the West African country of Niger when a bomb detonated by dreaded Islamist group Boko Haram killed at least seven police officers. The...
Police said Boko Haram launched a night attack in Kuda-Kaya village in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State, killing 18 people and injuring 10 others...
By Remi Oyeyemi… I have just finished reading the powerful article by Sonala Olumhense with the heading “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Sainthood.” ...
Pete Hoekstra, a former member of the US House of Representatives, has slammed President Muhammadu Buhari, for what he described as visionless leadership. Hoekstra’s reaction came...
The Islamic sect, Boko Haram has floated an FM radio station, which it plans to use in furthering its terrorist acts, and its demand for an...
The Borno State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, announced on Sunday that it had arrested a 56-year-old Boko Haram kingpin in...
By Joseph Edgar . . . . Today it is the Avengers, tomorrow it will be the Spider-Man and the next we will see the Xmen....
The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, said its ground troops have continued to make progress in the ongoing clearance operations across the North East, with more Boko...
Adeola Aderounmu… One year after the official emergence of the APC mandate, the most unexpected scenarios are here. The current situation in Nigeria today was unimaginable...
Farouk Martins Aresa… Niger Delta Avengers are bombing their own lives and that of next generations out of existence. If it was a foreign power, oil...
The German government is set to supply Nigeria with military hardware before the end of 2016. According to the Permanent Secretary of the German Foreign Office,...
According to a military source, militant group, Boko Haram has recaptured the town of Bosso in the south-eastern part of Niger in West Africa after clashes...
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, Saturday, said Boko Haram insurgents are planning large scale bombings during the Ramadan fasting period. The DHQ, in an emailed statement on...
Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, asking him to immediately order an investigation into the sources of the...
The Nigerian Army, Wednesday, announced the arrest of 77 Boko Haram terrorists and the rescue of 247 captives in Borno State. This was disclosed in a...
The governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, may have soft pedaled his hard stance on the ongoing strikes action embarked upon by workers in the...
By Levi Obijiofor… This past weekend has been one of celebrations — celebrations of a government that promised so much but found reasons to explain why...
By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba… President Muhammadu Buhari completes his first year in office this today. In sports parlance this would be the end of the first...
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani… President Muhammadu Buhari came to power promising Nigerians “change”. Novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani gives five examples of what has changed...
By SON… One of the quotable quotes from President Buhari that has become something of an “iconic” signature is his declaration that Nigerians have nothing to...
By Adetola Ogunsola… “I will shoot you all like Boko Haram! Do you know how many people I’ve killed!?” The words of a soldier in...
By Senator Babafemi Ojudu… Today, May 29, 2016 marks President Muhammadu Buhari’s first year in office. It has indeed been an all-round exhilarating year, not only...
“My compatriots, It is one year today since our administration came into office. It has been a year of triumph, consolidation, pains and achievements. By age,...
As part of activities to mark the 2016 Democracy Day celebrations in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari hosted a group of editors, in an interview session where...
The Nigerian Army, Friday, said its troops, Thursday night ambushed Boko Haram insurgents who were attempting to cross the Maiduguri-Bulabulin-Damboa road, killing two and wounding others....
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai, may have confirmed the worst fears of Nigerians, as he said on Thursday that the attacks on...
By Joe Igbokwe… All things considered, the Niger Delta Avengers are no different from the Boko Haram criminality in the Northern part of Nigeria and if...
In what can be described as a major breakthrough in the clearance and rescue operation by the Nigerian military, the chief bomb maker of the Boko...
If reports emanating from the violent Islamist group, Boko Haram, is anything to go by, then abducted students of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State,...
Breakdown of law and order was averted on Thursday during the protest march by the Ayuba Wabba led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, as...
By Okey Ndibe… Before the 2015 presidential election, Candidate Muhammadu Buhari essentially advertised himself as a magician. Even though oil prices were tumbling, Mr. Buhari promised...
The Nigerian Army on Thursday night said that it had rescued another Chibok girl, Serah Luka, from the clutches of the once dreaded Boko Haram terrorist...
Amina Ali, one of the missing Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram fighters who was found days ago by the Civilian JTF has revealed that...
One of the girls that were kidnapped from a secondary school, in Chibok, Borno state in 2014 has reportedly been found. The girl whose name is...
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has given the Joint Senate Committee on Special Duties, Establishment and Public Service up till May 25, 2016 to complete work on...
By Okey Ndibe… I was disturbed by a report in last Sunday’s edition of The Punch newspaper. It read, “Buhari orders military to crush new Niger...
The Defence Headquarters has denied granting amnesty to members of the Boko Haram insurgent group, describing an online report that 800 Boko Haram members had been...
By Churchill Obinna Okonkwo… With the amalgamation of Northern and Southern protectorate of Nigeria in 1914, a new entity with strangers in an unfamiliar society...
By Prince Charles Dickson… We grab a dog with the hands and it escapes; thereafter we beckon it with two fingers. (If both hands cannot detain...
If all goes according to plan, President Muhammadu Buhari will play host to a number of world leaders, including President Francois Hollande of France as well...
Seems the days of the Boko Haram terrorist sect are truly numbered as the United States has agreed to sell about 12 A-29 Super Tucano light...
Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba…There is only one thing that could be labelled as the truth in the killings of Enugu residents and that is that some people...
Some soldiers who fought in the AU Peace-keeping operation in Guinea Bissau in 2015, have protested none payment of six months’ allowances. The soldiers, numbering about...
By Okey Ndibe…Last Wednesday, I got a phone call from a reporter at one of Italy’s major newspapers, la Repubblica. It was the second anniversary of...
The Defence Headquarters has raised the alarm that the Boko Haram insurgent group has deviced a new method of recruiting members by giving out loans to...