North East.

Displaced Nigerians In Cameroon To Return Soon – Osinbajo

June 25, 2022 5:16 am

The Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Returns, and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in North-Eastern Nigeria has ordered the repatriation of Nigerians displaced in the North-East who are still in Cameroon.

Africa Daily News, New York can confirm that the refugees are expected to arrive the Nigerian shores any moment from now.

The directive was given at the State House, Abuja, by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is Chairman of the Committee, at a meeting of the Committee where the report of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on repatriation of Nigerians displaced from the North-East was presented by Governor Babagana Zulum …

2023: Kalu Urges APC Delegates To Elect Lawan To Stop Atiku

May 30, 2022 4:36 am

Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor-Kalu, has sent out a congratulatory message to the Peoples Democratic Party for electing former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the party’s candidate for the 2023 presidential election while calling on the APC to imitate the opposition party.

In a statement which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York on Sunday, Kalu asserted that Atiku’s victory during the PDP presidential primary meant that Nigerians understood the 2023 political calculations.

He postulated that since Atiku hails from the North-East geopolitical zone, the All Progressives Congress (APC) should also …

700 Ex-military Officers Amputated, Dismissed Over Boko Haram

November 14, 2020 2:41 pm

No fewer than 700 ex-military personnel had their limbs amputated and eventually dismissed from the service due to the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. This was as the United States and Nigeria have opened discussions on how to tackle the threat posed by the Islamic State in Syria (ISIS) and its affiliate terrorist organisations in West Africa.

National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), which disclosed the state of the 700 ex-military personnel yesterday during its 2021 budget defence at the National Assembly, said that it had integrated the affected exsecurity personnel. The commission pleaded for an upward …

Despite Criticism, We’Ve Made Progress In N’East – Buhari

February 21, 2020 12:07 pm

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said despite criticism, his government has made substantial progress in the war against Boko Haram in the North East.

Buhari spoke when he received Dr Christos Christou, International President of Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) at State House, Abuja, Friday.

“We know the pathetic situation of children not knowing where their parents are, or the communities they come from, and that was why we established the new Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development. This is to harness and channel resources to such deprived people,” he declared.

The President promised that …