Flight Lieutenant A. Dairo who survived bandits onslaught in the air, has given a detailed account of how he survived, stressing that God made it possible. Dairo luckily escaped the Alpha Jet belonging to the Nigerian Air Force which crashed during an anti-banditry operation in Zamfara State. The jet crashed …
Read More »Nigeria’s Senate Approves Buhari’s $8.3bn, €490m Loans Request
The Nigerian Senate has approved the loan requests of $8.3 billion (N8,325,536,537) and €490 million tendered by President Muhammadu Buhari. The total amount is part of the 2018 – 2020 external borrowing (rolling) plan of the Federal Government. Recall that President Buhari had in May, asked the National Assembly to …
Read More »Alleged Mastermind Of Haiti President Murder Arrested
According to reports, the suspected mastermind in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise has been apprehended by Haiti’s national police. A Haitian doctor living in the U.S. state of Florida was arrested, police chief Leon Charles said at a news conference. The suspected killers called him after the attack and …
Read More »Horror! Two Women Sustain Gunshot Wounds As Troops Repel Boko Haram Attack In Yobe Community
A middle-aged woman and her sister have sustained gunshot wounds following an attack on Katarko village by suspected Boko Haram terrorists, Daily Post reports. The gunmen who invaded the village in the early hours of Thursday, but were reportedly repelled by the troops of Sector 2 Operation Hadin Kai mobilized …
Read More »I withdrew my son from a public school because bandits were targeting him- Gov El-Rufai
Kaduna state governor, Nasir el-Rufai, has said that he withdrew his son, Abubakar, from a public school in the state because bandits were targeting him for abduction. The governor had in September 2019 enrolled Abubakar into the Kaduna Capital School which is a public school in the state. He had …
Read More »Nigeria, Pakistan to sustain defence cooperation, says Irabor
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has pledged to sustain interaction with the Pakistani armed forces towards supporting the defence capability of Nigerian armed forces. Irabor stated this at the Gala Night organised by the Defence Headquarters in honour of the Chairman, Pakistani Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, …
Read More »We’re Working To Ensure Nigerians Can Sleep With Two Eyes Closed – IGP
The Inspector-general of Police, Usman Baba, says the force is working on efforts to provide better security in the country so Nigerians can sleep with their eyes closed. Baba stated this when he appeared before the house of representatives committee on police affairs on Wednesday, June 30. In his words …
Read More »Boko Haram, ISWAP Reunite, Pledge Allegiance To Ibrahim AlKhuraishi
Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, ISWAP have mended fences and jointly picked a new leader, called Aba Ibrahim Al-Hashimiyil AlKhuraishi. In a 13-minutes long video obtained by PRNigeria, an army of terrorists belonging to the rival extremist groups reunited themselves, after they individually placed their hands atop one another, …
Read More »I Will Leave Behind A Police System That Works For Nigerians – Buhari Promises
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday pledged to bequeath ‘a citizens-led policing system’ to the nation, declaring that his administration has demonstrated firm commitment towards changing the principle and strategy of policing in Nigeria. He made the promise while addressing the passing out parade of 418 officers of the 3rd Regular Cadet …
Read More »Igbo Elders Ask Buhari To Order Military Out Of Igboland
Igbo leaders under the Igbo National Movement, INM, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to order military out of the five states of the Southeast region. The INM made this call in their statement to newsmen in Owerri and signed by the President, Anthony Olisa Okolo, alongside other leaders, Barr. …
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