Now people are calling Nigeria world capital of poverty but once, this country held the world record in coup-plotting. It is a wonder of the modern world that Nigeria has stayed all of 20 years without witnessing a coup. The…
Fear women drivers o, because you don’t know who her bobo is
I am an Uber driver and I have been in this business for the past three years. I graduated with a 2.1 Pharmacy degree 10 years ago from a state university in the east. I was hired to work in…
PDP tells Buratai to probe military’s role in Bayelsa electoral violence
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has appealed to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, to investigate the role of the military in the violence that occurred in the state during the last general elections.…
Seven killed as Boko Haram attacks military base (Guardian)
Seven people were killed when Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base in remote northeast Nigeria, setting fire to shelters for those displaced by the conflict, military and humanitarian sources told AFP Tuesday. The attack in Rann, some 175 kilometres…
Nigeria Armed Forces needs N9bn for military shoes, boots annually (Guardian)
AVM Jumo Osahor, Director-General, Defence Research and Development Bureau, Abuja says the Armed Forces of Nigeria will require about N9 billion to provide military boots annually to meet soldiers kitting needs. Osahor made this known in a paper he delivered…
My credentials still with military, Buhari tells INEC (Punch)
Over 70 out of the 91 political parties are presenting presidential candidates that will participate in the 2019 Presidential elections, The PUNCH can report. Our correspondent, who visited the FCT office of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday, reported…
Be ruthless in fighting bandits, Buhari tells Military (Punch)
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged military personnel deployed to Katsina State, saddled with the task of fighting bandits in Zamfara, to be “as ruthless as humanly possible” in carrying out their assignment. The president gave the challenge when he addressed…
How military personnel ran into herdsmen’s ambush in Benue (Vanguard)
Last Tuesday no doubt was a black day for troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, a military spike operation put in place to check the attacks by the resilient herdsmen in Benue state that have claimed close to 700 lives…
Plateau Killings: Youths, Military disagree over secret burial for victims (DailyTimes)
The burial of over 200 victims of the recent attacks in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State carried out by suspected Fulani herdsmen generated a serious controversy following allegations that security agencies want to carry out the exercise…
Election 2019: How Far Can Buhari Ride On The Ghost Of MKO Abiola ? – Magnus Onyibe.
Like him or loathe him, any poll conducted now, in the South west in particular and Nigeria as a whole, to determine the popularity of President Muhamadu Buhari in would reveal an uptick from the level it was before the announcement of…