Former President Goodluck Jonathan was at the State House, Abuja on Wednesday for a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
After their closed-door meeting, Jonathan told State House correspondents that he was at the Presidential Villa to brief President Buhari on his recent international engagements, including his emergence as the leader of the African Union, AU, elections monitoring team to Zambia.
His words:
“You asked why I came to see the...
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded two communities in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Monday and Tuesday, burning down homes and killing people.
The rampaging herdsmen were said to have killed nine personsincluding six men and three women in Gida Biyu village and another two men in Akwa’a village.
Reacting to the attacks on Wednesday, Gov Nasir El-Rufai condoled the families of the victims, saying that killing under...
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has a 5 man gang of kidnappers who abducted a lady in Maitama, Abuja, and held her hostage at their hideout in Sokoto State.
The suspects were paraded by the FCT Commissioner of Police, Mohammad Mustafa, on Wednesday in Abuja.
The suspects who were identified as Ifeanyi Paul, 34; Chukwuemeka Michael, 28; Matthew Obi, 29; Husseini Abdullahi, 35; and Musa Lawan, 27 had allegedly collected a ransom of N7m...
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF has assured members of the public living around the area of air strikes against Arepo oil pipeline vandals of their safety.
A statement issued by the Airforce Director of Public Relations on Wednesday said that the air strikes were carefully planned to avoid collateral damages.
“It has become necessary to allay the fears of the people with a view to sustaining public confidence and support for the ongoing operations...
The Nigerian Army has announced the arrest of two Boko Haram kingpins by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole.
The two terrorists identified as Mohammed Mohammed Zauro and Lawal Aboi were nabbed on Tuesday, according to Army spokesman Col Sani Usman.
"Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE with assistance of Vigilantes on routine checks, identified and arrested a high profile suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Mohammed Mohammed Zauro at Sabon Gari, Damboa Local...
Immediate past President, Goodluck Jonathan was at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday where he had a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.
When asked what he was doing to ensure peace in the Niger Delta, Jonathan said that Nigeria was better off as a united country.
His words:
"It's not just about me but about all the traditional rulers, elders and opinion leaders that are of the Ijaw ethnic nationality. We have been in touch...
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