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The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it has recovered three Hilux vehicles mounted with machine and anti-aircraft guns, one Mowag Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) and other assorted arms and ammunition from the Boko Haram terrorists. In a statement signed by Brig.-Gen. Olajide Laleye, the director of its public relations, the Army said the recovery was […]

A bomb   explosion has rocked the Federal College of Education in Kano., resulting in the  death many students and faculty. Eyewitnesses in Kubuga the community where the school is sited, said, the blast and sporadic shootings caused surviving students to scamper for safety, while shops in close proximity to the school were hurriedly closed. More […]

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has begun a tour of Kaduna State with the hope of gathering disciples in preparation for the 2015 gubernatorial seat in the state. El-Rufai began the tour on Tuesday with visits to community leaders in the state appealing to […]

Nigeria’s Senate President, David Mark has called on the Federal Government to eliminate the Boko Haram sect before resorting to dialogue. He held that the era of pretence has passed and that it is obvious that Nigeria is at war with a group whose ideology was alien to the nation’s traditions. The Senate president lamented […]

Following revelations that the Bombardier Challenger 601 aircraft, in which two Nigerian and one Israeli were caught with $9.3 million in South Africa on Sunday belongs to Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), new truths about the aircraft has continued to follow. First it has been revealed that the […]

Rev. Ayo Oritsejafor, President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has denied any involvement in the attempt to smuggle $9.3m into South Africa. He, however, admitted ownership of the Bombardier Challenger 601 Registration No: N808HG, seized yesterday by South African Authorities for attempted smuggling of $9.3m into South Africa for purchase of arms. Oritsejafor, noted that […]

President Goodluck Jonathan has urged graduating members of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to engage only in noble and rewarding actions that will enhance their professionalism and career prospects, as well as maintain and deepen the confidence that the Nigerian people repose in them. Jonathan gave the admonition in his speech at the Golden Jubilee […]

In readiness for the 2015 Presidential election, supporters of Nigeria’s former President, General Muhammadu Buhari have pasted posters of their candidate on almost every available space on the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, especially in Meran and Yaba area of the state. The posters, bearing boldly inscribed “Nigeria-Wise Up 2015” and “General Buhari for President” was […]

It is a case of double trouble for some victims of the collapsed Synagogue Church building as there was no one to receive them on being discharged from the hospital where they were receiving treatment. Consultant and Head, Surgical Emergency Department at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Dr Ibrahim Mustapha made the situation known […]

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote addressing the staff of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation during his recent visit to Seattle, Washington, USA, where the two Philanthropists discussed their Foundation joint efforts to improve the livelihood of the world’s most vulnerable populations. Bill Gates looks at him with admiration

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that the rallies being held across the country by the so-called Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN) represent an assault on the intelligence and sensibilities of Nigerians, at a time of unprecedented security and health challenges in the country. Responding to what it described as the “tepid defence of […]

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Sunday disclosed that the casualty figure in the collapsed 6-storey building in the premises of the Synagogue Church of All Nations has risen to 39. On Saturday, NEMA had explained that while 16 were killed in the incident, 109 others were rescued alive and receiving treatment. The affected […]