The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, during a courtesy visit to the Gbong Gwom Jos, His Royal Majesty, Da Jacob Buba, in his palace in Jishe yesterday, said that the Nigerian Army had defeated Boko Haram terrorist group and have also stopped it from re-grouping anywhere else in the country. Buratai said: (more…)
Bashir Ahmad, a personal assistant to President Buhari on New Media, has confirmed that political blogger, Abubakar Sidiq Usman of Abusidiqu.com was this morning "invited'/arrested by anti-graft agency EFCC. This as reported earlier is allegedly in connection with an article titled "EFCC Boss, Magu Commences Total War With Core EFCC Staff" n his website, which you can read here. See more tweets after the cut... (more…)
Minister of Sports and Youth Development Solomon Dalung has apologized to the U23 football team representing Nigeria in the 2016 Olympics and others. The apology was for the initial delay of the football team in Atlanta, after they were stranded before their first Rio 2016 match, due to plane issues. (more…)
Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed back in May that the government is in the process of launching a massive, nationwide campaign, tagged: “Change Begins With Me,” which is a rejuvenated War Against Indiscipline (WAI). The essence of the campaign, he said, would be to make Nigerians to realize that the change they so much desire would start with them... (more…)
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