Objective Nigerian Stories…
Boko Haram – At least 110 people have been killed in an attack on a village in north-east Nigeria blamed on the Boko Haram jihadist group, according to the UN humanitarian coordinator in the country. “At least 110 civilians were ruthlessly killed and many others were wounded in this attack,” Edward Kallon said in a statement after […]
Buhari – Russia is seen by Americans as having a reputation for supportingrogue nations, especially countries with poor human rights records. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,Garba Shehu stated this on Monday in Abuja. Shehu said President Buhari would hold security talks with PresidentVladimir Putin on the sidelines of the summit, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari says the assistance of the UN and the international community will be invaluable in reversing the devastation visited on Nigeria by the Boko Haram insurgency. A statement by Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, said Buhari stated this when he received the visiting President of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General […]
And this is saying a lot considering that, just a few weeks prior, it had also invaded the Federal Government College of Buni Yadi, Yobe State, and brutally slaughtered fifty-nine students, all boys. Since 2014, the Chibok abduction saga has gone through more twists and turns than can be fitted into a feature-length movie, a […]
Since Nigeria gained independence from colonial rule in 1960, it has not been led by a woman. With the 2019 presidential election less than five weeks away, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, is one of the five female candidates working hard to upset that history. However, she’s not selling her candidacy simply as a potential history-making first […]
“The operations will be carried out within the next 20 days. This is according to the meeting that they held in Baga on Thursday,” said the source. “The only one of these three that they think will give them a tough time is Monguno. They feel Damasak and Abadam will be very easy. They feel […]
“Troops of 1 Division on escort duty along Damaturu-Maiduguri road yesterday fought through an ambush staged by Boko Haram terrorists,” Nwachukwu said. “The gallant troops engaged the terrorists in a firefight, courageously wading through the ambush. Sadly, 13 military and police personnel, including a police officer, paid the supreme price while extricating themselves from the […]