Global Patriot Newspapers

17 December

Boko Haram: Cowardice caused death of soldiers in Metele, says new Theatre Commander

The Army said 39 soldiers fell when terrorists overran 157 Task Force Battalion, Metele, Borno State, last month but other sources within the theatre of war said over 100 soldiers were killed by the insurgents. The new Theatre Commander overseeing war efforts in the North East tagged “Operation Lafiya Dole”, …

16 December

37 SDP Chairmen fault Duke’s sacking, reject Gana

Robert Awokuse The 37 state chairmen of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, have rejected the Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf-led court order which declared Prof Jerry Gana as the presidential candidate of the party. Recall that an FCT High Court had on Friday declared Gana the winner of the presidential primary election …

16 December

President Buhari attends Lake Chad Basin Commission summit says ‘It’s fight to finish; We must wipe out Boko Haram

ADDRESS BY H. E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE EXTRA-ORDINARY SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE LAKE CHAD BASIN COMMISSION AND BENIN, ABUJA, 15TH DECEMBER, 2018 Ø Your Excellency, PATRICE TALON, President of the Republic of Benin; Ø Your Excellency, PAUL …

16 December

Dangamacin Clothings USA’s End of Year Fashion Show holds at TheZuluBa

Celebrated clothiers, Dangamacin Clothings USA, will hold an End of Year Fashion Show on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at the exquisite TheZuluBa located at 437 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052. The Fashion extravaganza, which is being sponsored by TheZuluBa, will feature display of creatively clothings fit for different occasions …

15 December

Vanguard Governor of the Year 2018 Award: Govs. Ugwuanyi, Tambuwal, receive Notification Letters

Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State have been formally presented with letters of notification from the Board of Editors of Vanguard Media Limited, in respect of their nomination for the Vanguard Governor of the Year 2018 Award. The letters were presented to the …

15 December

Cameroon: Release of 289 people must lead to end of wrongful detentions – Amnesty International

Following the decision to pardon and release 289 people arrested in connection with the unrest in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon, Marie Evelyne Petrus Barry, Amnesty International West and Central Africa Regional Director has said that the Cameroonian President, Paul Biya’s decision “is a welcome step and a catalyst for human …

15 December

FMC Doctors threaten strike over kidnapping

Robert Awokuse Following the spate of kidnapping of medical workers in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, resident doctors of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owo, have threatened to embark on strike if the state government fails to contain the crisis. Speaking in a phone conversation with Global Patriot Newspapers (GPN), the …

15 December

2019: Campaigns get hotter as five VP candidates lock horns in debate

Robert Awokuse The 2019 general elections in Nigeria gradually inches towards its climax as the electioneering Friday, December 14, at 1900hrs local time, recorded yet another landmark. There were exchanges of verbal fireworks as the Vice Presidential candidates of five parties squared up at a debate in Abuja, organised by …

15 December

Ritualists kidnap 13-day-old baby beside sleeping mother

Report says suspected ritualists have allegedly kidnapped a 13 day-old baby at Uro Quarters of Ajowo in Akoko Northwest local government area of Ondo state. It was gathered that the development which has thrown the town into confusion happened in the night when two masked men entered the house when …

15 December

Boko Haram: Bodies of 23 soldiers killed in Metele attack buried in Borno

By Abdullahi Isah Maiduguri Bodies of Lt Col. Ibrahim Isah Sakaba and 22 others soldiers that were killed in the Metele Boko Haram attack on 157 Task Force Batalliin of the Nigerian Army have been laid to rest at the Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery, Maiduguri, Borno State on Friday amidst tears. …

15 December

Boko Haram: Nigerian Army suspends UNICEF activities in North East

By Abdullahi Isah, Maiduguri The Operation Lafiya Dole Command of the Nigerian Army has suspended the activities of the United Nations Children Education Fund ( UNICEF over alleged unwholesome practices that further the war against insurgency in the region. The Command in a statement signed by its spokesman, Col Neanchukwu …

15 December

Peter Obi, between South East and South West By Jude Atupulazi

With some two months to the almighty presidential election in Nigeria, one cannot but feel encapsulated in the frenetic build up to that day. Although for now, there seems a situation that can be likened to the calm before a storm, political watchers know for sure that it is all …

15 December

Saraki mourns ex-Ohanaeze boss, Ikedife

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Friday, expressed sadness over the death of Dr. Dozie Ikedife and described him as a colossus in the field of medicine, who used his expertise to the benefit of his people, in particular, and the country in general. Saraki, in a …

15 December

President Buhari meets 36 States’ Governors; Leaders of oil & gas producing host communities; as pensioners hail pension scheme administration as best in 14 years

Retirees, under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Contributory Pension Scheme Sector (NUPCPS), have written to President Muhammadu Buhari, applauding his administration as the best they have seen in 14 years of the pension scheme. This is as the President, Friday received in audience the 36 states’ governors to …

15 December

FCT picks Chess, football gold at National Sports Festival

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja Chess and Football representatives, Friday afternoon picked up the Gold medals for Chess and Football events in the on-going National Sports Festival. With these wins FCT is now placed 7th on the medal table with 31 medals – 14 Gold’s 5 Silver and 12 Bronze. …

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