Brigadier-General Samuel Ogbemudia was brigade major at the 1st Infantry Division, Kaduna at the time of the counter coup of July 29, 1966. In an interview with Vanguard he gives his eyewitness narration of the […]
At the beginning of his war memoirs, Charles de Gaulle famously wrote, ‘All my life I have had a certain idea of France’ and its ‘eminent and exceptional destiny’. It was not only an abstract […]
Officials of the United Nations were among those injured on Thursday in northeast Nigeria as Boko Haram terrorists ambushed their vehicles as they from Bama where they had gone to offer relief services to displaced […]
The gas explosion which occurred on Sunday in Obotim Nsit village, Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, left shocked villagers with various degrees of injuries. But by Tuesday, two days after the […]
“We must support the fight against corruption. It should not be for the Federal Government alone; the state and local governments must fight corruption. Let us chase away the thieves among us” – Rev. Olawuyi […]
The first shots shattered the peace of the night at the Abeokuta Garrison of the Nigerian Army a few minutes after midnight on July 29, 1966. Three casualties lay instantly dead in the persons of […]
The Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Hakan Cakil, has called on the Nigerian Government to close 17 Turkish schools in Nigeria for their alleged links with a movement his government says was involved in the July […]
SIR: House of RepresentativesSpeaker, Yakubu Dogara, it was who recently made a shocking revelation of looted funds said to have been buried in a farmaround Abuja. Said he: “As we speak, they (referring to the […]
•50 years after, Nigeria is yet to learn useful lessons from their assassination It is exactly 50 years today that the counter-coup of 1966 was executed by soldiers, largely of northern extraction. One event that […]
‘Brexit means Brexit’ is one of the most brilliant political soundbites of recent times. It worked wonders for Theresa May during the Tory leadership contest. It showed that she didn’t intend to ignore the referendum […]
Naval boss’ accusation that the police free suspects arrested by the navy calls for probe The report emanating from the visit by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, to the Chief of Naval Staff […]
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday condemned the sharing of cash from the Office of National Security Adviser (NSA) among some politicians, describing the act as ungodly. He endorsed the anti-graft war […]
A Federal High Court siting in Abuja has nullified the national convention held by the Peoples Democratic Party on May 21 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. It was at that convention that the […]
The Nigerian military on Wednesday announced it will launch a series of tactical drills in Enugu from weekend, days after threatening the use of force in neighbouring Niger Delta where militants have attacked oil and […]
A Federal High Court siting in Abuja has nullified the national convention held by the Peoples Democratic Party on May 21 in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. It was at that convention that the […]
In his native Niger State, David Umaru, the All Progressives Congress senator representing Niger East Senatorial District is something of a folk hero. He was a thorn under the skin of the immediate past administration […]
Pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation Afenifere yesterday called for “an intensive probe” of allegations of budget paddling against Speaker Yakubu Dogara, his deputy Yusuff Lasun, Chief Whip Al-hassan Ado Doguwa and Minority Leader Leo Ogor. It […]
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