The government of Borno State, northeast Nigeria has declared that it plans to build trenches around vulnerable villages in the state to protect the people from Boko Haram attacks.
Governor Kashim Shettima made the disclosure on Saturday during a tour to assess the damages done to some of the communities by the terrorists.
The governor while sympathizing with the people also assured of his readiness to act proactively to defend their lives and...
Saturday, 2 January 2016
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC is to begin a second round of investigation into the disbursement of the $2.1b arms procurement fund on Monday.
Agency sources said that more public figures including Minister of Finance in the Jonathan administration, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, some ex-Service Chiefs and serving military officers will be questioned in connection with the $2.1billion arms funds .
“We are beginning the second phase...
The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF said on Saturday in Abuja that the 23 man Eagles B team selected by Coach Sunday Oliseh for the 2016 African Nations Championship, CHAN, in Rwanda has departed Nigeria for South Africa.
According to NFF's Assistant Director (Communications), Mr Ademola Olajire, the team, along with the technical and backroom staff, left the country on Saturday afternoon for Capetown in South Africa.
“There, the squad will stage...
The People's Democratic Party, PDP is miffed by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC's apparent inability to take criticism in good faith.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, the PDP wondered why the same APC people that gleefully churned out all manner of invective against the person of former President Goodluck Jonathan now find it hard to tolerate criticism.
The statement partly reads;
“Unlike...
The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF disclosed on a television program in Abuja on Friday that match bonuses for all the national male and female junior teams, including the victorious U-17 side which recently won the FIFA World U-17 championship for a record fifth time.
President of the NFF, Mr Amaju Pinnick said on the program that the Federation's meagre finances resulting from the nation's dwindling income has made it impossible to continue...
The Federal Government has been advised by the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan to pardon treasury looters who are willing to return stolen funds.
The cleric made the appeal at the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Nyanya, Abuja during his New Year message to the nation.
Cardinal Onaiyekan said that current happenings indicate that corruption would be eradicated from the country over time but added that fighting the monster...
The Bring Back Our Girls, BBOG advocacy group in a new year press conference at the Unity Fountain, Abuja on Friday, asked the Federal Government to set up a search and rescue team for the recovery of the 219 Chibok Secondary School girls missing since 2014.
The girls had been abducted from their hostel by Boko Haram terrorists in a midnight raid.
Addressing journalists at the event, former Minister of Education and leader of the BBOG group, Dr....
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