Nigerian troops on Monday, found 35 more bodies of victims of Saturday’s attack in Zabarmari area of Borno State. The newly discovered corpses which were said to be decomposing bring the total number of deaths accounted for to 78. Earlier on Sunday, the 43 farmers who were working on rice […]
Month: November 2020
Military tribunal orders demotion of Major-General Adeniyi for breaching protocol
A military Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered the demotion by at least three years of Major- General Olusegun Adeniyi whom it found guilty of violating military social media guidelines. Adeniyi was seen about 7 months ago in a viral video complaining about inadequate military equipment to counter insurgency. Prior […]
FG admits failure in combating terrorism gives reasons
The Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed says terrorism is a global problem and as such, Nigeria needed global support in sophisticated weapons needed to combat terrorism. Mohammed who was reacting to the killing of the Borno farmers while speaking to reporters in Makurdi, after a meeting with Governor […]
Boko Haram massacre:FG delegation arrives Borno on condolence visit
The Federal Government has dispatched a high power delegation to Borno State to commissirate with the families of the rice farmers who were brutally murdered by Boko Haram on Saturday. The delegation led by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan arrived Maiduguri on Monday afternoon. Other members of the delegation include […]
Governors react to Borno Killings as many Nigerians vent anger on Military, Buhari
Nigerian Governors react to Borno Killings as many Nigerians vent anger on Military, Buhari The Nigerian Governors Forum( NGF) has described Saturday’s killing of rice farmers in Borno State as” morally reprehensible” In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Ekiti State,Kayode Fayemi […]
APC fixes emergency NEC meeting for December 8
All fixes emergency NEC meeting for December 8 A meeting of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) National Executive Council (NEC) holds on December 8,2020 at the Council Chamber,State House,Abuja at 11am. The announcement is contained in a formal invitation sent to APC NEC members by the National Secretary of […]
Transportation Minister, Amaechi speaks on restructructing , reveals most critical challenges
Transportation Minister breaks silence on agitation for restructructing , reveals most important problems The Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, has identified Hunger and Poverty as more important for the federal government to urgently address than agitation for restructuring. The former governor of Rivers State said though the call for restructuring […]
House of Reps members wives take time off to celebrate end of year
The South South zone of the House of Representatives Members Wives Association (HORNWA) on Saturday ,congregated at the home of Hon and Mrs Enyong representing Uyo Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State in Abuja. In her remarks, the President of the Association,Mrs Blessing Mutu, wife of Hon Nicholas Mutu, member […]
Over 110 killed by Boko Haram in Borno on Saturday -UN
The United Nations says Boko Haram terrorists on Saturday,killed over 110 people in Koshobe and other communites in Jere local government area of Borno State. In a statement by its Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon on Sunday, The UN described the killing as gruesome saying “it is the most violent […]
Restructuring: What’s to be done, How and by Who? (3)
Iliyasu GaduIlgad2009@gmail.com08035355706 (sms only)First of all we have to understand clearly that we cannot have a major national project like the restructuring without imbuing it with a vision of how we want it to be. The vision of what a restructured Nigeria will be should start by taking into consideration […]