Tag: War
Lagos girls set for war at Asisat Oshoala U-17 tourney
Taiwo Adelu The maiden edition of the Asisat Oshoala U-17 Football Tournament gets underway on Tuesday in Lagos. The tournament,…
Telecoms operators tasked on war against insecurity, corruption
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has solicited the support of the nation’s telecommunications operators for the…
Siblings at war: Two professors fight over late mom’s properties
Cyriacus Izuekwe Two professors born by same parents are locked in a fierce battle over inheriting their late mother’s two…
Jonathan’s Phony War Against Boko Haram
By Lateef Raji On the 7th February, I tweeted “What did these service chiefs know that we don’t know? Have…
N. Korea vows ‘merciless’ war against US
North Korea vowed to wage a “merciless, sacred war” against the United States on Thursday, days before the launch of…
2015 Elections: Jonathan dismisses threats of war
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday in Abuja dismissed threats of war from some quarters of the country over the outcome…
Politics of Fear And War
Since the return of democratic governance in 1999, Nigeria has hardly had very peaceful and violent-free national elections. Although many…
China will not go to war for N.Korea
China will not step in to save neighbouring North Korea if the Pyongyang regime collapses or starts a war, a…
Ex-US defense chief sees 30-year IS war, blames Obama
The fight against the Islamic State group will be difficult and could last decades due to decisions made by US…
Nigerians To FG: Declare Full Scale War On Boko Haram
Kazeem Ugbodaga Christian leaders, activists and others have asked the Federal Government to declare a full scale war on the…
IMF approves $1.4 billion in new funds for Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund approved Friday the release of nearly $1.4 billion in fresh funds for troubled Ukraine, as the…
Syria’s Assad forms government, appoints 11 new ministers
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad formed a new government on Wednesday, two months after his reelection, leaving key ministries untouched as…
APC, PDP not at war – Oshiomhole
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Monday said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Concerted War Against Terrorism
For the first time since the terrorist group Boko Haram held sway in Nigeria and striking in some of the…
News Analysis: End Of Boko Haram Near
The declaration of ‘war’ on Boko Haram extremists by African leaders at a security summit in Paris is a major…
Grandstanding Over War Against Boko Haram
Nigerian public office holders have a fantastic appetite for talk. It’s good for leaders to keep their citizens abreast of…
The Beginning Of The End Or The End Of The Beginning? Part 1
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema You do not need to be a Jean-Paul Satre to see the sense of worry inherent…
Lagos Tackles FG Over Tourism Master Plan
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State and Federal Governments are currently at war over plans by the Federal Government to impose…
Ladipo Market Traders At War Over Baba Oloja
Ladipo Market traders in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, are at war over the appointment of a market leader (Baba Oloja) to…
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Claims Victories Over Military
Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram said his group has scored several victories against the military during an…
Oba Akiolu, LG Boss At War
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu is at war with the Lagos Island Local Government Chairman, Wasiu Sanni over the renaming…
War Of Orjis
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State and his predecessor, Orji Uzor Kalu, continue their duel over the control of politics…
Aliyu Dasuki’s Billions Tear Family Aparrt
Jamila, the daughter of Ibrahim Dasuki, deposed Sultan of Sokoto, is at war with Ahmed, her brother, who has fled…
Obasanjo On Benjamin Adekunle
Olusegun Obasanjo, the man to whom Biafra surrendered, was of the view that Benjamin Adekunle was mentally and physically jaded…
Cement Palaver: Dangote, Ibeto At War
A silent war is currently brewing between cement manufacturing giant, Dangote Group and Ibeto Cement Company, the sole importer of…
Osaze Wins Battle Against Keshi
The cold war between West Bromwich Albion of England striker, Osaze Odemwingie and Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi appears…
Ivory Coast lifts ban on Pro-Gbagbo media
Ivory Coast’s National Press Council on Monday said it would temporarily lift the suspension of newspapers seen as close to…
War Imminent in Nigeria, Christian Leaders Warn
Reuters – Northern Nigerian Christians said on Tuesday they feared that a spate of Christmas Day bombings by muslim militants…
Mushin Gang War: Family Recounts Ordeal
The family of the late Timothy Olawale Akingbehin of Ofada Street, Mushin Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has narrated their ugly…
Cult War Spreads In Ijebu
The recent cult clashes between cult groups in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have taken a new dimension, as…