News From Nigeria

Western foreign policy analysts keep persuading themselves that Russia’s success in Syria is temporary and if a poorly-defined “moderate opposition” can’t successfully take on America’s foes in the country, then a more capable force could step in. The analysts lay ...

Cameroon to host logistics base of AU standby force, and Obama announced yesterday that he’s sending 300 marines to Cameroon. What’s going on in Cameroon? To understand what’s going in Cameroon, you need to understand the Chad basin geopolitics. Central ...

THE House of Representatives Tuesrday resolved to probe the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan on the sale of power assets. The House in a resolution on the motion titled, “Alleged Non-transparent and Fraudulent Sale of Power Assets by the ...

The immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatude Fashola, SAN, has asserted that he had always remained loyal to whatever cause he subscribed to all through his public life. This was as he declared that, “I always pray for ...

The United States is sending 300 troops along with surveillance drones to Cameroon to bolster a West African effort to counter the Nigerian militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, US officials said on Wednesday. In a notification to Congress, President Barack ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari said, on Wednesday in Abuja, that he stayed sure that before the current year’s over, Boko Haram’s ability to assault, seize, attack and hold any Nigerian territory will have been totally destroyed. Talking at a group ...

The Senate, on Wednesday, oficially confirmed the nomination of former Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola; former Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi; Senator Chris Ngige and 15 others as ministers. Other nominees whose appointments were confirmed are Senator Udo Udoma (Akwa ...

With Russian airstrikes devastating the self-proclaimed Islamic State terrorist group in Syria, Moscow’s Mi-24 attack helicopters have given the Kremlin a significant advantage. So effective, they’re even impressing Western skeptics. Also known as Hind helicopters, the Mi-24 is capable of traveling up to ...

STATE governors are pressing for a ban of rice importation in the next two years during which they hope that the country would have developed sufficient capacity to produce enough to meet the nation’s requirement. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors ...

Mexican journalist Alfredo Jalife-Rahme believes that the success of the Caspian Flotilla’s recent operation to attack ISIL targets in Syria with cruise missiles has demonstrated Russia’s growing ability to challenge the US’s global naval supremacy. In an article for Mexican daily ...