Category: Nigeria

Retired veterans need your support – Saraki urges Nigerians

Her Excellency, wife of Senate President and Chairperson, Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Mrs. Toyin Saraki has called on Nigerians in both public and private sector to support retired Nigerian military men and women to re-enter the society and their home communities without bias, saying the nation owe these veterans a great debt after selfless services to the country. Speaking at a facility tour to the Nigerian Army 9th Brigade Medical Center, Ikeja Cantonment, Lagos, on Friday 20, in a continued commemoration of Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day, Mrs. Saraki said; “Nigeria is a country that has known great difficulty, and great conflict.

Our ancestors fully endorse you – Oba Ewuare II tells Obaseki

I N what could be described as a rare privilege to any governor of Edo state, Oba of Benin, OMO N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare 11, yesterday paid a historic visit to Governor Godwin Obaseki at Government House for about four hours, with his senior chiefs, declaring his unalloyed support to his administration, adding “you have the full support of our ancestors to be in office”. The revered Oba who arrived Government House at about 11am, had a private discussion with Governor Obaseki for about one and half hours before they came out to join his Deputy, Philip Shaibu, Secretary to the state Government, Osarodion Ogie and other leaders of the APC including the state chairman, Anslem Ojezua.

Army has zero tolerance for indiscipline – Gen Abubakar

THE General Officer Commanding, GOC, 82 Division Nigerian Army Enugu, Major General Adamu Abubakar yesterday urged officers and soldiers of the 302 Artillery Regiment Onitsha to uphold the core values of the Nigerian army in the discharge of their duties. He reminded them that the Nigerian Army under the present leadership will not tolerate any act of professional misconduct from any officer and men and told them to conduct themselves in a manner that will not tarnish the image of the Army.

21 states spend N37.4b on pension for 47 ex-govs

Former governors are exerting pressure on the finances of state governments with pension payments and other entitlements draining billions of naira every year from developmental funds for the states. Over N37.367 billion was, according to Vanguard findings, expended on servicing 47 former governors from 21 sates in pension payments and provision of houses, staff and vehicles replaceable between three and four years.

Boko Haram claims Nigeria university attack

BAUCHI/MAIDUGURI – Islamist militant group Boko Haram has said it was behind Monday’s twin suicide bombing at a university in north eastern Nigeria which killed two people. A video featuring an audio recording purporting to be leader Abubakar Shekau was posted on social media late on Monday.

Some FCT residents express concern over fraud on Instagram

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory on Saturday expressed concern over the rise in use of Instagram, a social media platform to defraud unsuspecting users. The platform, which is popularly used to connect friends and family by sharing personal photos and videos on the internet has gradually become an for business activities.

Stop harassing Mrs. Jonathan, N-Delta youths warn EFCC, police

By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT: Coalition of Civil Rights Organizations has warned Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Nigerian Police Force to stop the harassment on the former Nigerian first lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan. The youths of Ijaw Nation Worldwide who protested yesterday in Port Harcourt described ongoing probe of Mrs. Jonathan as political witch-hunt.

If our military do not rise to occasion every time we face threats,…

A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etc News A If our military do not rise to occasion every time we face threats, aggression where would have been – Saraki By Henry Umoru ABUJA- SENATE President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki yesterday hailed officers and men of the Nigeria armed forces for their tremendous contributions to the survival and development of the country. Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Senate President representing President Muhammadu Buhari at the Jummat prayers commemorating the 2017 Armed Forces Rememberance Day.

Ooni wants inclusive agriculture to end poverty, unemployment

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has called on Nigerians to aggressively engage in agriculture to end poverty and reduce unemployment in the country. Adeyeye made the call at the 2017 Mike Omotosho Annual Lecture with theme, `Increased Agricultural Productivity for Sustainable Economic Growth’, in Abuja on Saturday.

Operator tasks NTDC on hotels classification

Mr Ayo Olowoporoku, the Group Managing Director, Hotel Support Group has tasked the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation on the imperative of grading, standardisation and classifications of hotels across the country. Olowoporoku stated this in Lagos on Saturday that there were lots of substandard hotels in the country and that “classification will help to show which is where”.

5 suicide bombers die, kill 3 near Nigeria’s Maiduguri city

Five suicide bombers trying to infiltrate Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri have died in explosions that killed at least three civilians, police said Monday, blaming Boko Haram Islamic extremists. Sunday night’s blasts occurred more than 10 kilometers apart on the city’s eastern outskirts, deputy superintendent Victor Isuku said.

Why do you want Nnamdi Kanu dead, IPOB asks UK govt

By Chinedu Adonu ENUGU- INDIGENOUS People of Biafra condemned British Government for seeking the death of leader of IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and that she was an accessory to the genocide on Biafrans. IPOB also said that it has classified classified information which incontrovertibly placed the British Government as an accessory to genocide on Biafrans.

Akufo-Addo to be sworn in as Ghana’s new president

Nana Akufo-Addo is to be sworn in as Ghana’s new president on Saturday after beating incumbent leader John Dramani Mahama in elections last month. The 72-year-old former human rights lawyer will take the oath of office at a ceremony in Independence Square in central Accra before more than 6,000 guests and members of the public.

Court awards deaf, dumb N4m damages for assault

Benin High Court presided over by Justice Alero Edodo-Eruaga has awarded the sum of N4million as general damages to a hearing impaired man, Mr. Kingsley Eromosele. Mr. Eromosele had dragged the First Bank of Nigeria and two of its staff, Messers Jerry Osoleaso and Adetola Busari to court for damaging his car and assaulting him.

Nigeria: West Africa will act on Gambia election crisis

In this Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016 file photo, Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh shows his inked finger before voting in Banjul, Gambia. Family members told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, that Independent Electoral Commission chairman Alieu Momarr Njai has gone to Senegal, as the political standoff deepens between Jammeh and President-elect Adama Barrow.

Wike, Ayade pledge support to Nigerian Army, commend gallantry

G overnor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, yesterday pledged his government’s support to the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army towards strengthening the security architecture of the state and its environs, even as Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade, commended the Army for reclaiming all areas previously captured by Boko Haram insurgents in the North East. Governor Wike also advised officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army 6 Division against the politicisation of crime, noting that security was vital to the actualisation of all developmental programmes.

Forex rubbishes N304bn Health budget for 2017

Due to continuous depreciation of Naira to other foreign currencies, stakeholders in the health sector have raised an alarm over inadequate budgetary provision of N304 billion for the Federal Ministry of Health in the 2017 national budget. The stakeholders on the platform of Partnership for Advocacy in Child and Family Health, PACFAH, disclosed that the proposed health budget was cumulatively lower than that of 2016 due to foreign exchange challenges in the value of naira to the dollar.

Migos – “Call Casting” Video

Near the end of last month, Atlanta rap trio Migos, flying high on the strength of their stupidly addictive single “Bad & Boujee,” went to perform in the Nigerian metropolis of Lagos. The footage of them doing “Bad & Boujee” in front of a ridiculously hyped-up Nigerian crowd is the best thing you will see today: “Bad And Boujee” is the first single from the trio’s forthcoming album Culture .

Nigeria plans to close airport in capital for runway repairs

Nigeria’s government plans to close the airport in the capital, Abuja, for six weeks to repair a runway that some airlines have described as dangerous, an aviation ministry statement said Monday. The government plans to close Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, the country’s second-busiest, for most of February and March.

Suicide bomber ‘aged around 10’ attacks market

One person was seriously injured when a suicide bomber aged around 10 blew herself up in a New Year’s Eve attack in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, witnesses and aid workers told AFP Sunday. The girl approached a crowd around a food vendor in the Customs area of the city around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday and detonated her explosives, they said.

Nigeria: Boko Haram is crushed, forced out of last enclave

The Boko Haram extremist group has finally been crushed – driven from its last forest enclave with fighters on the run and no place to hide, Nigeria’s president declared Saturday. His victorious statement came as the Islamic State group, with which one faction of Boko Haram is allied, claimed a successful attack on an army barracks in northeast Nigeria’s Yobe state “killed and wounded many.”

Penspen forms alliance with Nigeria’s Crestech Engineering

Penspen, a provider of engineering and project management services, has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Nigerian engineering firm Crestech. The partnership will enable the two businesses to provide engineering, project management and asset integrity services and operation and maintenance services for oil, gas and energy assets in Nigeria.