The Chadian Army has said its officers killed about 207 members of the Islamic sect called Boko Haram since their onslaught on the group started. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the country’s army authorities, the insurgents were feared dead in a gun duel near a Nigerian town close to the border with Cameroon…
Day: February 25, 2015
Senate To Screen Obanikoro, 7 Others Today
The Nigerian Senate will on Wednesday (today) screen the eight ministerial nominees for possible confirmation as Ministers as requested by President Goodluck Jonathan. Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro is among the nominees to appear before the lawmakers. There have been calls from some quarters that Obanikoro’s nomination should be rejected by…