Terrorism: I headed a military that lacked equipment & motivation to fight – Badeh
Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh Thursday confessed that when he assumed office as the CDS, he headed a armed forces that lacked the relevant equipment and motivation to fight an enemy (Boko Haram terrorists) that was invisible and embedded with the local populace.
House now united to work for Nigerians – Dogara
PEAKER of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Thursday said the 8th House is now set to work for Nigerians after the 49-day crisis that rocked the House from inception.
DSS DG, Daura not our card-carrying member, says APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied the allegation by the PDP that the Director-General of the DSS, Mr. Lawal Daura, is a card-carrying member of the party (APC), calling the accusation absurd and frivolous
Al-Jazeera ‘outraged’ as Egypt court delays retrial verdict
Broadcaster Al-Jazeera said it was “outraged” by an Egyptian court’s decision Thursday to postpone a verdict in the retrial of three of its journalists accused of supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
We are coming to attack, Siasia warns Congo, Le Roy
Nigeria have vowed to attack Congo Brazzaville in their Pointe-Noire fortress this weekend and move closer to a seventh Olympic Games football tournament appearance. The west Africans take a fragile 2-1 lead into the second leg of a third-round qualifier for the 2016 Rio Games and coach Samson Siasia has revealed his game plan. “We […]
Major General Abbah named new head of multinational force on Boko Haram
Nigeria has named a general to lead the new multinational task force to fight Boko Haram Islamists, the military said on Thursday.
