Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Controversial and flamboyant President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, on Tuesday called for the arrest and investigation of former Head of state and Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), following what he considers as inflammatory statement credited to the [...]
Boko Haram and Ansaru, Nigeria’s terror groups have been banned and members and associates would bag up to 20-year jail term, a government statement said on Tuesday, a day after the United States offered rewards for the first time for information on Islamist militants in North and West Africa. The US said up to $7million [...]
By Nkrumah Bankong-Obi All liberal-minded Nigeria Civil War non-fictional narratives agree on one thing. They trace the launch pad from where Biafra began firing to announce the commencement of hostilities against the larger Nigerian government to a certain hilly settlement called Gakem. Such writers say Gakem was also the base from where, when the General [...]
In an unprecedented move, the United States on Monday posted up to $23 million in rewards to help track down five leaders of militant groups accused of spreading terror in West Africa. The highest reward of $7 million is offered for the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, who last week called on Islamists in Afghanistan, [...]
The Nigerian government has slammed slanted and misleading media reports on the military operations in three states, where a state of emergency is in operation and efforts are on to end Boko Haram insurgency. In a statement issued today by Reuben Abati, President Jonathan’s adviser on media and publicity, government especially criticised a recent report [...]
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says five Nigeriens and two Chadians are among the fleeing insurgents apprehended by the Special Forces as troops continue their pursuit of terrorists dislodged from their bases. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information in Abuja. The statement [...]
Nigeria’s former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo said on Tuesday that the root causes of the Islamist insurgency by Boko Haram need to be understood first before the problem can be resolved. “We have to identify our problem,” Obasanjo said, speaking on the sidelines of a conference in Rome on a European Union project against drug [...]
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