Troops of the Nigerian Army are in hot pursuit of fleeing Boko Haram insurgents, even as efforts are on to prevent further attacks by the group in the Northeast.
According to a statement released on Wednesday in Maiduguri by Army spokesman, Col Sani Usman, the troops have continued to intensify efforts to clear all Known Boko Haram locations.
” As we enter the month of December, it is important to state that we have also entered a very critical part of the fight against terrorism in our country.
“The Nigerian Army wishes to reiterate its total...
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
“My reason for doing so is to keep HIV/AIDS issues close to my side and to my heart.”
This is how the Governor of Benue State, Mr Samuel Ortom explained his decision to appoint his wife, Dr. Eunice Erdoo Ortom as chairperson of the state AIDS Control Agency.
Making the explanation at the Ibrahim Babangida Square in Makurdi during the commemoration of the 2015 World AIDS Day, Ortom said that his wife, having worked in the agency as an Administrative Officer and Gender Focal Person on HIV/AIDS has what it takes to do the job.
Benue State now has...
Banks which allow themselves to be used for money laundering run the risk of being blacklisted by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
The apex bank's Deputy Governor in charge of Financial System Surveillance (FSS) , Mr. Okechukwu Joseph Nnanna said this in Abuja on Tuesday at
a workshop organised by the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) .
“Any bank which we discover has been used, or manipulated by criminals who launder money, corrupt politicians who launder money, that bank and directors would be...
Have you ever been to Abuja? Well, even if you haven't, but have plans to visit Nigeria's most beautiful city, Abujacitynews advises that you take precaution over the following dangers while using Abuja roads.
1. Over speeding: Abuja has arguably the best roads in Nigeria, so drivers have virtually turned them to race tracks.
Most of the roads in the city have speed limits ranging from 70 km/h to 100 km/h but their expansive, solid and smooth surfaces...
Former Chairman of Daar Communications Plc and a former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa have been asked to explain to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC why they received large sums of money from the office of the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki.
According to EFCC sources, over two billion naira was traced to Dokpesi from the office of the former NSA while Bafarawa allegedly received N100m from the same source.
“A whopping sum of N2.1 billion was traced from the office of the embattled...
Have you ever been to Abuja? Well, even if you haven't, but have plans to visit Nigeria's most beautiful city, Abujacitynews advises that you take precaution over the following dangers while using Abuja roads.
1. Over speeding: Abuja has arguably the best roads in Nigeria, so drivers have virtually turned them to race tracks.
Most of the roads in the city have speed limits ranging from 70 km/h to 100 km/h but their expansive, solid and smooth surfaces...
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