Jonathan has plans to hand over to military if he loses, says Obasanjo

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said  he has uncovered another plot by the Presidency to handover to the Nigerian military if it loses the coming Presidential election.

Obasanjo said this alleged plot would undermine the integrity of Nigeria among the comity of nations.

The former President stated  this yesterday while playing host to the South West women of the All Progressives Congress led by the wife of the party’s presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, Hajia Aisha Buhari.

APC gives kudos to military for onslaught against Boko Haram

The Presidential Campaign Organisation of All Progressives Congress (APC), has applauded the Armed Forces recent victories in the fight against Boko Haram terrorists.

Addressing newsmen in Abuja, the Director of Media and Publicity of the organisation, Malam Garba Shehu, said the achievement was commendable.

Shehu stated that nobody could pretend to be ignorant of the huge progress that the military had made in the counter-insurgency war in the north eastern part of the country.

Shetima lauds military recapture of areas from insurgents

Governor Kashim Shetima of Borno has commended the gallantry of the Nigerian military in recapturing some of the areas that were taken over by Boko Haram.

Shetima made the commendation in an interview with newsmen in Gombe on Friday.

He said that government would give the military all the moral and logistic support to accomplish the set goals.

Troops raid Sambisa forest, kill scores of Boko Haram- Military

The Defence Headquarters has said a combined operation by personnel of the Nigerian Air Force and the ground troops have resulted in the death of a large number of insurgents at the dreaded Sambisa Forest enclave of the Boko Haram and parts of Gwoza.

The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in a statement on Thursday that the air strikes which hit targets with precision inflicted a heavy casualty figure on the insurgents.

Election shift: Dasuki’s call, ploy for military takeover –MURIC

The  Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says the call by the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, for postponement of the February election, is a ploy for military, “allies of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to take over power.“

MURIC, while rejecting the request, which it described as “diversionary and unpatriotic”, alleged that the whole idea of a possible postponement smacks of moral debauchery.

Buhari’s Certificate: Don’t destroy the military, APC warns

The All Progressives Congress has warned that those who are bent on destroying its presidential candidate, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, on the basis of his certificates may end up destroying the country’s military.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party warned that the Peoples Democratic Party and the President Goodluck Jonathan Administration are playing a dangerous game by trying to compromise the military in order to satisfy selfish political objectives.

Military Helicopter Crashes In Yola

At the Damare Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Gire local government area of Adamawa State, there was heightened tension in Yola as a military helicopter allegedly carrying ammunitions crashed.

The five white men who were on board the ill-fated helicopter sustained varying degrees of injuries and were hurriedly evacuated by Ambulances belonging to the Nigeria Air force, eyewitness account said.