The Federal government of Nigeria has cancelled the military training arrangement it had with the United States. The cancelled training was to be the third in a series of training programs the US military was handling with its Nigerian counterpart. In a statement released on Monday through its Information Office in Abuja, the US Embassy…
Boko Haram: UN Promises To Support Nigeria
Following last Friday’s attack on the Kano Central Mosque, the United Nations, UN has promised its “full support” for Nigeria in the battle to bring an end to terrorism in the country. This was contained in a statement issued by Ban Ki-Moon, the UN Secretary-General. Ki-Moon while condemning the act, stated that there was no…
Fashola Raises Alarm Over Unauthorized Uniformed Men in Lagos
Babatunde Fashola, Lagos State governor, has called on the Presidency to investigate reports that some men and women in black uniforms are being gathered daily at the toll gate end of Lagos. The persons who are identified as SURE P/FERMA Federal Task Force members, according to the governor, are without any legal basis and are…
Stable Nigeria, Asset to America
By Ade Adefuye Nigeria and the United States, US, have come a long way. Our relationship has its roots in the strong historical and cultural connections between our two peoples, a connection reinforced by existing economic and geo-political realities. Nigeria with 170 million people has the largest concentration of black people anywhere in the world.…
Boko Haram: APC Accuses Jonathan of Sabotaging War
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of sabotaging his administration’s war against insurgency. In a press statement signed by Lai Mohammed, the party’s National Publicity Secretary in Abuja on Thursday, the party condemned what it described as the president’s desperation to oust Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives. The…
Chaos As Tambuwal Is Denied Access To National Assembly Complex
There is chaos in the National Assembly complex as Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives and other members of the House were on Thursday denied access to the assembly complex by security officials. TELL learnt that attempts by Tambuwal to access the National Assembly complex were met with teargas canisters fired by the…
2015: APC Stages No Confidence Rally In Abuja
The All Progressives Congress, APC has staged a protest rally in Abuja, the Federal Capital Teritory, FCT as a “practical demonstration” of its lack of confidence in the ability or willingness of President Goodluck Jonathan to organise a free and fair election in 2015. In a statement, signed by Odigie Oyegun, APC’s national chairman, the party said…
Emir of Kano Asks Residents To Fight Boko Haram
The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido has challenged residents of the Boko Haram troubled areas to rise to the task by defending themselves against the Islamic extremists ravaging the North-Eastern parts of Nigeria. The Emir made the call in a prayer meeting in Kano noting that residents should not expect soldiers to protect them from…
Army Recaptures Chibok
The Nigerian Army, on Sunday, said it has recaptured Chibok town from the Boko Haram Insurgent group. The military made this known in a statement released by Colonel S.K Usman, spokesperson of the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army. Usman said troops launched a heavy attack on the Boko Haram insurgents in Chibok, Borno State…
Explosion In College of Education, Kontagora
Barely 48 hours after the school explosion in Potiskum, Yobe State, that claimed several lives, another suicide bomber has struck at the College of Education, Kontagora, Niger State. Reports reaching TELL indicate that a lone female suicide bomber died on Wednesday at about 12 noon alongside another student of the College of Education when the…
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