Nigeria’s ambassador to the United States, Ade Adefuye, has faulted New York Times report alleging that President Goodluck Jonathan influenced the postponement of the general election to frustrate General Muhammadu Buhari, TheCable reports. Reacting to the publication in a statement … read more
The Nigerian army said a town in Borno state seized by Boko Haram insurgents last month has been recaptured. The army said on its Twitter feed Monday that “military operations to clear terrorists from Monguno and other communities [were] successful.” … read more
The New York Times, in another harsh editorial against the government of President Goddluck Jonathan of Nigeria, has stressed that the main reason the country’s general elections were postponed was to frustrate Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the opposition All … read more
At least 86 militants of the Takfiri terrorist group Boko Haram have been killed in an operation carried out by Cameroon’s army in the country’s Waza region near the border with Nigeria. Defense Ministry spokesman Didier Badjeck said Monday that … read more
The Nigeria-based terror group Boko Haram on Monday threatened neighboring countries Niger and Chad, warning that the fighters were prepared to carry out suicide bombings in the countries sending troops to help fight the extremists. The warning came as leaders … read more
The Defence Headquarters of the Nigerian military has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo as an embarrassment to the force he once served, Premium Times reports. It blasted the former president over his criticisms of the force’s role in the postponement … read more
Reports reaching journalists have it that Boko Haram militants last night captured the Borno State town of Askira Uba. The fighters were said to have stormed the town at the dead of the night, sacking those residing there. The latest … read more
Thirteen individuals have now died because of a feminine suicide bomb attack at a bus station in the northeast Nigerian metropolis of Damaturu, police stated on Monday. “The demise toll from the suicide attack on the Damaturu motor park now … read more
Economists, financial analysts and market watchers are of the view that the postponement of the 2015 general elections has increased risks in an economy already under pressure from the slump in oil prices and alarming withdrawal of several Foreign Direct … read more