National Assembly lacks power to invite Buhari over insecurity —Malami

The Attorney- General of the Federation , Abubakar Malami ( SAN) , says the National Assembly lacks the power to invite the President Muhammadu Buhari to speak on security matters…

Insecurity: Buhari to address joint National Assembly sitting on Thursday

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday address a joint session of the National Assembly on efforts being made by his regime to address the security challenges being witnessed across the…

Gov. Zulum: Despite Recent Killings, We’re Doing Well Under Buhari

……Says records from 27 Borno LGAs show Buhari performed better than Jonathan in handling security challenges Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has said no one should be blinded by…

General Williams to Buratai: You would have resigned as COAS if in civilized nation

A former Chief of Training, Operations and Plans of the Nigerian Army, Major-General Ishola Williams (retd) said this in an interview. If they were serving a foreign government, Lt.General Tukur…

I’m Wrong Person To Comment On Insecurity,’ Says Jonathan

Former president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, refused to be drawn on any question about insecurity in Nigeria, saying he was the wrong person to speak on the issue. The former…

Boko Haram strikes again, kills Village head, 3 others

At least four civilians were killed between Thursday and Friday by the terror group, Boko Haram in Cameroon’s far north region, local authorities said on Friday. The traditional ruler of…

Boko Haram: Mercenaries Vow Not To Return To Nigeria

Amidst renewed clamour by some Nigerians on the Federal Government to re-engage foreign mercenaries in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists, the foreign military contractors earlier engaged by Nigeria have…

Insecurity: Army Reads Riot Act To Borno Communities, Alleges Sabotage

The Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Faruk Yahaya, has issued a strong warning to Borno communities collaborating with Boko Haram terrorists to desist from it. In a…

Reps spokesman says Buhari may appear before house on Dec 10

Benjamin Kalu, spokesman of the house of representatives, says President Muhammadu Buhari may appear before the lawmakers on December 10 or 15, to brief them on the federal government’s efforts…

Families of Slain Rice Farmers Get N600,000 Each

Families of the 48 farmers killed at a rice field in Borno State have been given N600,000 each by Borno State Government. The bereaved families were also given bags of…

Insurgency: Zulum receives Cameroonian military delegation

Borno State Governor , Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, received a delegation of the Cameroonian military at the Government House in Maiduguri , the state capital. At the meeting , the…

Boko Haram: Only FG will invite mercenaries’ —DHQ

The Defence Headquarters says the decision to engage mercenaries to assist the military in defeating the Boko Haram insurgency is squarely for the Federal Government to take. It noted that…

Military Dismisses Boko Haram’s Claim On Rice Farmers Massacre

The defence Headquarters has dismissed the claim by the Boko Haram terrorists that the recent massacre of rice farmers in Borno was retaliation for the arrest of one of them.…

Lai: Boko Haram no longer collecting tax from citizens

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says citizens in the north-east are no longer paying tax to Boko Haram. Speaking at a meeting with the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigerian (NPAN)…

Terrorism May Persist For Another 20 Years In Nigeria – Buratai

….As the army holds a second spiritual welfare seminar The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday said terrorism might persist in Nigeria for another 20 years.…