I renew my pledge to crush Boko Haram – Buhari

I renew my pledge to crush Boko Haram – Buhari

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Niger Republic renewed his vow to crush the Boko Haram Islamic sect, saying “five years of the presence of this evil sect is enough.”

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Post for Senate: Tension as APC picks candidate

Senator Bokola Saraki and Ahmad Lawan

Post for Senate: Tension as APC picks candidate

ABUJA — THE criteria recently announced by the National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on how the Senate President in the 8th Senate will emerge is generating ripples among senators.

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SHOCKING! Bomb kills two, injures 33 in Maiduguri

SHOCKING! Bomb kills two, injures 33 in Maiduguri

IN MAIDUGURI, bomb hidden in a pile of scrap metal beside a busy road has killed two people and injured 33 others in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria, military and hospital sources said on Wednesday.

The explosion, at around 1630 GMT, struck around 600 metres from army barracks and it follows a spate of bombings in the city by militant Islamist group Boko Haram that has killed around 80 people in the last few days.

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fake recruitment on internet - Nigerian Army warns public

Nigerian Army fake recruitment on internet

The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said its attention had been drawn to the activities of a syndicate extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public under the guise of enlisting them into the army.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Acting Director of army Public Relations, Col Sani Usman in Abuja.

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Buhari to review Amnesty International report on military torture

Buhari to review Amnesty International report on military torture

President Muhammadu Buhari has acknowledges receipt of the Amnesty International report on Nigeria titled “Nigeria: Stories of horror in their own words.”

The Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, to the President, Garba Shehu, said in a news release in Niamey, Niger Republic on Wednesday that Mr President had received the report which he observed contained many disturbing allegations .

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Buhari expected to keep oil portfolio for himself in new Nigeria cabinet

President Muhammadu Buhari is likely to keep the oil portfolio for himself in the new Nigerian cabinet, rather than trust anyone else with the source of most of Nigeria's revenue and traditional fount of corruption, associates say.

Nigeria’s oil sector is so dirty that nobody’s hands

are clean enough to do the “surgical changes” needed, one long-standing associate told Reuters on condition of anonymity because the cabinet decision is still under wraps.

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