The federal government yesterday announced plans to set up a special forces brigade that would be dedicated to the fight against terrorism. President Goodluck Jonathan disclosed this during the passing out parade of Officer Cadets of the 61 Regular Course and Short Service Course 42 (Army) at the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. Jonathan said the brigade was designed to tackle new threats to the environment and align the Armed Forces to greater citizens’ protection and national defence. The president also promised to honour Armed Forces personnel who may die in the course of the efforts to safeguard the country. Jonathan…
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Two persons have been declared missing in Lagos after a boat capsized at the Bayeku area of the state. The 20-passenger boat had taken off from the Okera Nla area of Ikorodu and was bound for Bayeku when the boat capsized midway. Confirming the incident, the South-west Spokesperson, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, said the agency received the distress call and responded accordingly. “We received a distress alert about a boat mishap. The boat owned by the Okera Nla boat association, was said to have taken off from Okera Nla and was heading to Bayeku with 20…
He is one of the most recognized Nigerian in the intellectual world and he always spoken up against the wrongs in the nation. Great Nigerian Nobel Laureate Professor Soyinka has slammed the recent #bringbackjonathan2015 campaign slogan and the Nigeria President recent trip to Chad with Boko Haram accused sponsor, AliModu Sheriff. Professor Soyinka wrote that he knows Australian hostage negotitaor Stephen Davis, In the piece posted on Sahara Reporters, saying that they both worked together under late President Umaru Musa Yar Adua’s regime during the struggle for the return of peace in the Niger Delta region. Read article below: -…
After Wiz Khalifa’s wife — Amber Rose released a video of herself twerking for her hubby’s birthday; a couple of African celebrities decided to show that they had skills too. Sexy, pretty Ghollywood actress and singer — Juliet Ibrahim with her super curvy self decided to share this video of her self twerking. I won’t judge, take a look and tell me what you think Watch video below: – http://youtu.be/t3INo4R1dqM
A security expert and public affairs analyst, Brig-Gen. Ayo Ojo (retd.), has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Federal Government to prepare for a violent surprise by Boko Haram ahead of the October 11 Adamawa State governorship by-election. He said the election was a constitutional requirement which could not be ignored because of the ongoing violent attacks on the state by the terrorists. Ojo, a member of the Nigerian Institute for Industrial Security, therefore, called on INEC and federal government to take adequate measures to forestall the loss of lives and property of the electorate in the state.…
A former Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Infantry, Jaji, kaduna State, Brig.-Gen Williams Obene (retd.), on Friday, called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sack governors of states in the North-East mostly affected by Boko Haram insurgency. This, he said, would pave the way for the military to take full control of the situation. Obene, who opined that Nigeria was at war, stated that the democratic institutions and structures in the affected states had been limiting the operations of the military. He said, “We, the experts, feel that we are at war. And when you are at war, you have more…
The military has commenced an intensive search and rescue operation of the Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet (NAF 466) that has been missing since Friday afternoon. The plane had gone on a mission to dislodge the marauding Boko Haram terrorists from some towns of Adamawa state when contact with it was lost. “The aircraft, with two pilots onboard, left Yola at about 10:45am on September 12, 2014 on a routine operational mission and was expected back by 12:00 noon. Since then, all efforts to establish contact with the aircraft have not yielded any positive result. Search-and-rescue efforts towards establishing contact…
President Jonathan (RIGHT), PRESENTING THE GOLDEN SWORD TO THE BEST ALL ROUND STUDENT, CDT S. O. IBRAHIM, AT THE GOLDEN JUBILEE PASSING OUT PARADE President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday called on soldiers to demonstrate 100 per cent loyalty to the nation. The president made the call when he addressed cadets at the Passing-out Parade and Commissioning of 61 Regular Course and Short Service Course 42 at the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, Kaduna. Mr. Jonathan said the Federal Government was committed to the welfare of soldiers. The president, who reviewed the passing-out parade, said his administration had not forgotten those that…
CHIEF OF army STAFF, LT.- GEN. KENNETH MINIMAH, INSPECTING A PARADE, DURING APARADE IN HIS HONOUR, AT INFANTRY CORPS IN JAJI, KADUNA, The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah yesterday, poured cold water on insinuations that the Boko Haram sect has more sophisticated weapons than the Nigerian Army. The army chief insisted that the Nigerian military is more sophisticated in terms of weapons and ammunitions than the Boko Haram sects, pointing out that even the weapons and ammunitions used by the terrorists were stolen. “Insurgents are not more sophisticated in terms of weapons. Do they have ship,…
Yesterday was a bloody Sunday for members of the Synagogue Church of All Nations and for it’s head Pastor especially. The head pastor — Prophet Temitope Joshua has come out to say that the uncompleted guest house which collapsed in his church premises on Friday was due to a strange aircraft which kept hovering around the building till it collapse an hour later. While addressing journalists yesterday, the Prophet showed them a CCTV footage to prove his point. In the footage, a plane was seen flying over the collapsed guest house at four different times on Friday morning- 11: 30…
Chairman of Mikang Local Government Area of Plateau State, Hon. Daniel Kungmi, has debunked speculations that he plans to succeed the state Governor, Jonah Jang, during the 2015 general elections. Since he was elected into office last February, there have been speculations that the council boss, who is considered a close ally of the governor, has been eyeing the Plateau Government House. Only last week, Kungmi’s campaign posters for the governorship race flooded most parts of the state including Jos, the state capital. But in a statement which he personally signed and made available to reporters in Jos on Saturday,…
The Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, has given reasons why it is mobilising support for President Goodluck ahead of the 2015 general election in the country. Ben Nwosu, TAN’s Director of Field Operations, said the support was because of Mr. Jonathan’s developmental strides in the country. While speaking at the North Central rally organised by his group for the president, Mr. Nwosu said Mr. Jonathan’s administration had engaged many jobless youths across the country. “He has done better than most presidents in office from aviation to agriculture, education and infrastructure development,” he said in the interview with the News Agency…
At least 1.2 million Nigerians have signed a register calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to seek a second term in office, an official has said. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, stated this on Saturday at a rally in Minna, the Niger State capital. The rally was the North Central version of the zonal rallies being organised by the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN. Mr. Anyim said the signatories cut across all the parties. He added that it was an affirmation of Nigerians’ appreciation of the present administration’s achievements. “The states of the zone gave signatures…
The South-West leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party is planning a summit for South-West traditional rulers, under the aegis of Egbe Iyipada Yoruba towards enlisting the support of traditional rulers in the zone for President Goodluck Jonathan’s return to power in 2015. A proposal for the summit was prepared by the PDP South-West zone led by Mr. Olabode George during its just concluded meeting in Abuja. The information was contained in a communiqué issued by members of the PDP South-West zone at the end of the meeting. The communique also noted, “Already, the elders of the PDP South-West had passed…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has mourned the death of General Benjamin Adekunle (rtd), saying his exit would has created a vacuum very difficult to fill. Obasanjo, who described Adekunle as a “friend, colleague and course mate”, said his contribution during the nation’s three years civil war was no mean effort, which would also be remembered for long a time. In a statement on Saturday by the former president, who received the instrument of surrender of Biafran soldiers to the Federal troops, signaling the end of the war, said Adekunle, also known as ‘Black Scorpion’, achieved much while they were both undergoing a military course…
The federal government has expressed its determination towards maximising access of consumers to electricity. The Minister of Power and Energy, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, who gave this indication in Jos yesterday at the inauguration of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), assured that the ministry will continue to give policy direction framework that will accelerate access of citizens to electricity supply. Represented by Director of Power Reforms in the ministry, Mrs. Bola Laditan, Nebo said: “The ministry of power and energy has as part of its plans to collaborate with state governments to establish state ministries of power and energy in…
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo West Council area, the home town of Governor Olusegun Mimiko have passed a resolution accepting him as the leader of the party following his alleged imminent defection to the party. The PDP leaders, at a meeting held at the party secretariat in Yaba, Ondo, included Chief Segun Adegoke, Dr Temitayo Fawehinmi, Chief Olabisi Johnson, Prince Ademola Adeyemi, Capt Ademola Ariyo (rtd), Mr. Patrick Sekoni, Hon. Bola Ogundele and Hon Ayo Akinfolarin. They unanimously resolved to work with the governor and members of the LP when they eventually join the party. Adegoke,…
Pastor T.B. Joshua yesterday blamed the collapse of a building at his Synagogue Church of All Nations, on terror attack. The pastor said this after the church showed a clip taken from CCTV footage showing events that took place before and after the six-storey building collapsed. From the footage, a plane was seen hovering in the sky four times-11:30 am, 11:43 am, 11:45 am and 11:54 am- before the building went down without something extraneous triggering it. After the plane hovered the fourth time in the sky, the structure collapsed at exactly 12:44 pm. In his explanation after showing the…
A source involved in efforts to free the abducted Chibok girls yesterday told Sunday Vanguard, in an exclusive interview, that some of the victims, who could not withstand routine defiling by the terrorists, passed on in the early days of their capture. According to the source, it was unfortunate that many of the girls would never be reunited with their parents and loved ones because they were no more, contrary to the belief that they were being held up in Sambisa Forest. He said that the insurgents had also taken more boys and girls than was being estimated, saying that…
You all remember Toni Payne right? She is the Ex wife of Nigerian singer — 9ice. She was also the one that advised ladies not to marry a man that had no money. Anyways, the publicist and poet went on her Twitter page to sub-tweet her former husband 9ice. 9ice, real name Abolore Akande is one out of a handful of entertainers running for office in 2015 and Toni Payne has somethings to say. She shared her thoughts on entertainers running for office on Twitter, see her tweets below: –