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  Damaturu – The Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Muhammad Dan-Ali (rtd), has assured soldiers fighting insurgency in the North East of government’s commitment to provide the needed logistics to expeditiously end insurgency in the country. Dan-Ali gave the assurance in Damaturu on Friday at a Christmas lunch organised for troops fighting insurgency in the North East. He acknowledged some of the challenges facing the operations and noted that most of the challenges were being addressed. He also urged the troops to remain committed to the war against insurgency in the North East. “While your welfare needs is being addressed, I urge you to continue to adhere to all the rules of engagement in your operations. “I want you all to note that your actions and inactions will be accounted for, you must therefore respect the rights of people in your host communities,” he charged. On his part, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, commended the sacrifice...

The Minister of Information and Culture believes the Nigerian military should be given more recognition and respect. “We need to be at the war-front especially the liberated areas to see the conditions under which they leave, to see the kind of threats they are exposed to everyday and despite all these, they have not only discharged their military duties but also carried out a very heavy humanitarian burden in terms of resettling the Internally Displaced Persons,” he said. Mr Lai Mohammed was on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Christmas Day where he spoke further about the sacrifices made by the military men to protect the country against insurgency. “I know a couple of them spend their own money to provide clothing and medications for the IDPs. I think we should all give the respect due to them and also the encouragement and we should also stop second guessing the military especially when they say we are going to de...

  ‎Wife of the state governor,Hajiya Halima Ladi Wada has advised the moslem ummah/Christendom in kogi state to shun all negative tendencies capable of threatening the secular and peaceful co-existence in kogi state. Hajiya Halima Wada dropped this advice through her media office t‎o mark this year 2015 Maaulud Nabiyi which signifies the commemoration of the birth of prophet Mohammad(Peace be upon him) and the yearly celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ which formed the hallmark of the celebration of christmas. Mrs Wada stated that this year’s celebration of the birth of the two revered prophets which formed the components of the practice of Islam and Christianity ‎is significant particularly the nearness of the two occasions of our divine role models She restated the need for the followers and adherents of these two major religions to practise genuinely what our late religious leaders represented and died for,saying the country at this point in ti...

The leader of a pro-Biafra group in Nigeria, Ingenious People Of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu, has refused to take plea in court, protesting his trial before Justice Mohammed Ahmed of a Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who is the founder of a pirate radio, Radio Biafra, refused to take plea on a six-count charge bordering on treason, importation of illegal goods and possession of fire arms filed against him by the Department of State Services (DSS) on the ground that he would not get fair trial. Lack Of Confidence In The process The pro-Biafra leader, standing trial with two others, told the court that he lacked confidence in the court because information available to him indicated that he would not get a fair trial. “I will not sacrifice due process of the law founded on the principles of natural justice on the altar of speedy release from detention,” Mr Kanu said. A week after a Federal High Court granted him bail, Mr Kanu, the leader ...

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have lambasted a former political adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, over his comments regarding the ongoing trial of former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, and others, over arms deal in the last administration. Speaking through the coordinator of the PDP Governors Forum, Osaro Onaiwu, the governors asked Mr. Gulak “to shut up if he has nothing better to say”. Mr. Gulak, as political adviser to Mr. Jonathan, was known for defending the president whenever he came under “attack” from critics. He was, however, fired long before the 2015 election. Mr. Gulak was reported Wednesday to have called on current President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the probe of the purchase of arms to Mr. Jonathan. He said whether the president was aware of what was going on or not, he was liable because “the buck stops at his table”. Mr. Gu...