Tag: Boko Haram
Christian group calls for swapping Leah Sharibu with insurgents’ commanders
The International Christian Conscience Initiative (ICCI) has called on the federal government to open a window of talks with terror groups, Boko Haram and...
FG lifts suspension on two humanitarian agencies in northeast
The federal government yesterday temporarily lifted the suspension placed on two international humanitarian organisations Action Against Hunger and Mercy Corps, operating in the northeast....
Osinbajo calls for global action against terrorism
The vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that concerted
action by countries around the world is crucial towards tackling terrorism in
the Sahel region, as...
Insurgency: Two helicopter gunships underway – NAF
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has
said that the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) would soon take delivery of two
helicopter gunships to...
Why army considers spiritual warfare to counter Boko Haram – Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai has
said that the army engaged in spiritual warfare to counter Boko Haram
propaganda because military...
Full text of President Buhari’s speech on Nigeria @ 59
Dear Compatriots,
1st October each year is an opportunity for us to reflect and
thank God for his endless blessings on our country.
It is also a...
NYT report: Boko Haram is back. With better drones
.Ten-year-old
Abdul stood on a dirt road in a village tucked between millet fields and pulled
up his shirt. A fresh scar stretched lengthwise down his...
UNDP appoints Mohammad Yahya as new resident rep in Nigeria
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has named Mr.
Mohamed Yahya as Nigeria’s new resident representative.
The UNDP said in a statement issued on Tuesday that...
FG negotiating with Leah Sharibu’s abductors – Presidency
The federal government has given a glimmer of hope that Leah
Sharibu is still alive saying it was still negotiating with the Islamic State
in West...
Digging up wealth in the South, burying them in the North
Dele Sobowale
“The wretched nurseries of unceasing discord and the
miserable objects of universal pity or contempt….” – Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1804
That was how Hamilton, one...