Igbos would’ve been killed if attack happened in East- Eedris AbdulKareem
Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem has alleged that Igbos would have been killed if the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) happened in the east. Recall that assailants broke into the NDA premises in the early hours of Monday, killing…
George McLaurin, the first black man admitted to the University of Oklahoma in 1948, was forced to sit in a corner far from his white classmates.
But his name remains on the honor roll as one of the three best students of the university. These are his words: “Some colleagues would look at me like I was an animal, no one would give me a word,…
Nigerian Army being stretched, faces new challenges – Gen. Yahaya
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya says the military arm is being stretched beyond its regular duties. He said the situation required more tactful, ingenious and innovative ideas in order to tackle the security challenges in Nigeria….
Don’t take up arms illegally to defend yourselves, FG tells Nigerians
The federal government has asked Nigerians not to take up arms illegally to defend themselves against bandits. Muhammed Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, said this on Tuesday during the second annual ministerial media briefing at the police headquarters in Abuja….
National Disgrace: Bandits Demand N200million Ransom For Major Abducted From Defence Academy
One of the officers who was injured in the attack is currently being treated at a hospital within the barracks. The gunmen who abducted Major Stephen Dantong from the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Afaka, Kaduna, on Tuesday have demanded a…
Afghan refugees arrive in Uganda – foreign ministry
The Government of the Republic of Uganda this morning received Fifty One (51) evacuees from Afghanistan who arrived aboard a privately chartered flight at the Entebbe International Airport,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. A flight carrying Afghan evacuees…
We can’t afford to keep borrowing to consume, says Sanusi
The former Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, yesterday, called on the country to “move the country to path of fiscal sustainability.” Sanusi, who spoke at the unveiling of his book ‘For the Good of The Nation’, said the country cannot…
Nigeria no longer safe under Buhari – Arewa Youths raise alarm
The Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, has stated that the recent attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy(NDA) in Afaka, Kaduna state indicates that nowhere in the country is safe anymore. The statement issued by the forum and signed by the national…
No Bandit or Terrorist is on Trial in Nigeria, only Nnamdi Kanu – Deji Adeyanju
Activist and Convener of Concerned Nigerians group, Deji Adeyanju has claimed that not one single terrorist or Bandit is facing trial in Nigeria at the moment. Adeyanju took to Twitter on Wednesday to express disappointment that terrorists and bandits who…
Court orders Kannywood actress to attend Islamiyya school for 6 months over social media posts
The court orders the Kannywood actress, Sadiya Haruna, to attend an Islamiyya school for six months A Shariah court in Kano has ordered Sadiya Haruna, a Kannywood actress, to attend an Islamiyya school for six months of Islamic education, after…