Terrorism: 400 Military Personnel Depart For Russia

Latest reports inform that no fewer than 400 Nigerian security personnel have left Abuja for Russia where they are to undergo training as Special Forces to beef up the country’s fight against terrorism.According to Vanguard report, the security personnel, made up of members of the Armed Forces, Police and Department of State Services, departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in a chattered aircraft at about 5pm on Sunday in company of Nigerian Security...

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Man Gets 6 Months Imprisonment Over 46 Eggs

A resident of Mabushi in Abuja, Musa Abdullahi, has been asked to spend the next six months in prison for stealing 46 pieces of eggs.This is according to a sentence delivered on Friday, 27 September, 2014  by Senior Magistrate Grace Adebayo-Eisapeat at the Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, FCT.The magistrate handed down the judgment after the convict had pleaded guilty to committing the crime, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.It was gathered that Adebayo-Eisape, who told the convict that the...

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Atiku Abubakar Formally Declares Intention to Contest in 2015 Presidential Election

Former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has formally declared his intention to run for the 2015 presidential elections.He will be contesting via the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, Punchreports.Abubakar made the formal declaration yesterday, at a ceremony that took place at the Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja.“Our country seems to be on auto pilot with no one in charge. Nigeria now more than ever before, needs a strong, dynamic, decisive,...

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PDP, Groups Meet In Abuja Over Jonathan’s Declaration

Reports just coming in from Abuja, indicate that the stage is set for a crucial meeting of all groups campaigning for re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and top officials of the presidency scheduled to hold at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Tuesday, 16 September, 2014.According to the P.M NEWS report, the event tagged ‘National Summit for Goodluck Support Groups’,...

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PDP Denies Kalu’s Membership

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Southeast zone has denied the membership of former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu. The denial was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Enugu State, by the party’s South East zone National Vice Chairman, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd), a copy obtained by The Nation.READ ALSO: Former Abia state Governor, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu Speaks On Terrorism In The CountryAkobundu, who revealed that Kalu has not been readmitted into the PDP, insisted that the rumours making the round that the ex-governor has returned...

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