In 2010, a huge sum of $2.143 billion was allegedly spent in procuring military hardware, and the figure rose to a staggering $2.386 billion in 2011
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He said: “Over the years, we have ignored poverty.
“We have not paid attention to the people at the lower rung of the society
The operations encompass extensive counter-terrorism sweeps, detailed overt and covert surveillance operations, intelligence-driven raids, arms mop-up exercise, special stop and search exercise, amongst others
He said: “When we said that the All Progressives Congress, as it is presently constituted, aids and abets terror in Nigeria by omission and commission, some Nigerians doubted us
Addressing members of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria, who besieged his office to register their protest against the unabating insurgency in the country, Senator Mark frowned at killings in the name of religion or expressing grievances
Odinkalu told the News Agency of Nigeria that many approaches were needed to tackle insurgency
The President made the call on Friday in Abuja when he received a special message from Cameroonian President, Paul Biya, delivered by Biya’s Special Envoy, Emmanuel Sadi Rene
Abubakar made the appeal on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State, when he visited the Gbong Gwom Jos, Jacob Gyang Buba
The pledge came on heels of the killing of many students at the Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, in Yobe State
Jonathan said Nigeria’s 100 years of existence is worth celebrating despite the challenges
Reacting to the report, Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, said the report was aimed at projecting the Federal Government in bad light
While the activities of the group is clearly restricted to about three states in Northern Nigeria – Adamawa, Borno and Yobe – there are erroneous impression as if the activities of the groups are felt in remaining 33 states and Federal Capital Territory Abuja
Ibrahim made the commendation in a Valedictory Speech at the Pulling-Out Parade held in his honour in Abuja
Entwistle made the disclosure in Lagos when he visited the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Samuel Alade
However, a thorough reading of the speech, made extempore by Jonathan, clearly indicated the helplessness expressed by Jonathan at the church service
He said that 4,000 youths were trained two years ago by instructors from the Department of State Security, the police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
“I seek the cooperation of your country to confront the security threat from terrorist groups that my country is now facing
The Chairman of the committee, Major General Babatunde Samuel, disclosed this on Thursday while submitting his report to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Nurudeen Mohammed
Rear Admiral Babalola Ogunjimi, the Nigerian Navy’s Chief of Training and Operations, who stated this at news conference on Sunday in Abuja, said that the exercise would involve personnel
I am on record as having severally expressed that ‘corruption’ is merely a fancy European qualification for historic lowly crime of stealing. Fela Anikulapo Kuti vocalized this clear point, regarding all these fancy terminologies as pretty tags for the same armed robbery offence. His words, ‘authority stealing pass armed robbery