ex-Chief of Air Staff, Amosu offered to return N4bn loot; ...remits N2.6bn

According to Channels TV, former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu, has remit 2.6 billion Naira out of the 4 billion Naira he offered to return to the Federal Government through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a plea bargain.

The EFCC confirmed this fact on Wednesday after the arraignment of Air Marshal Amosu before a federal high court sitting in Lagos State.

VIDEO: President Buhari's Democracy Day Speech - May 29, 2016

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VIDEO: Life in 'Biafra' during the Nigerian Civil War (1967 - 1970)

The Nigerian Civil War, also known as the Biafran War, 6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970, was a war fought to counter the secession of Biafra from Nigeria. Biafra represented nationalist aspirations of the Igbo people, whose leadership felt they could no longer coexist with the Northern-dominated federal government.

The conflict resulted from political, economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions which preceded Britain's formal decolonization of Nigeria from 1960–1963. Immediate causes of the war in 1966 included a military coup, a counter-coup, and persecution of Igbo living in Northern Nigeria. 

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VIDEO: Ojukwu and Biafra Soldiers prepare to face Nigerian Soldiers in 1967

The Nigerian Civil War (Biafran War) 6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970, was a war fought to counter the secession of Biafra from Nigeria. Biafra represented nationalist aspirations of the Igbo people, whose leadership felt they could no longer coexist with the Northern-dominated federal government.

The conflict resulted from political, economic, ethnic, cultural and religious tensions which preceded Britain's formal decolonization of Nigeria from 1960–1963. Immediate causes of the war in 1966 included a military coup, a counter-coup, and persecution of Igbo living in Northern Nigeria.

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VIDEO: Major-General Johnson Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi becomes Nigeria's First Military Head of State following the January 15, 1966 military coup

Major General Johnson Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi (3 March 1924 – 29 July 1966) was a senior Nigerian military officer and second Nigerian Head of State. He seized power in the ensuing chaos following the January 15, 1966 military coup, serving as the Nigerian Head of State from 16 January 1966 until his murder on 29 July 1966 by a group of mutinous Northern army soldiers who revolted against his government in what was popularly called the July Counter Coup.

Thomas Umunnakwe Aguiyi-Ironsi was born to Mazi Ezeugo Aguiyi's on 3 March 1924, in Umuahia-Ibeku, present-day Abia State, Nigeria. When he was eight years old, Ironsi moved in with his older sister Anyamma, who was married to Theophilius Johnson, a Sierra Leonean diplomat in Umuahia. Ironsi subsequently took the last name of his brother-in-law, who became his father figure. At the age of 18, Ironsi joined the Nigerian Army against the wishes of his sister.

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VIDEO of Major Patrick Chukwuma 'Kaduna' Nzeogwu talking about the 1966 coup that led to the killing of Ahmadu Bello, Ademulegun and others

Major Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, (1937–1967) was a Nigerian military officer who played a leading role in the January 15, 1966 military coup.

Nzeogwu was born in the Northern Region’s capital of Kaduna to Igbo parents from Okpanam Town, near Asaba in the present day Delta State. He was an Infantry and Intelligence Officer of the Nigerian Army who eventually became the Chief Instructor at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna. 

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VIDEO: Soldiers pleading with Shi'ites to grant Army Chief's convoy right of passage before the deadly clash

A statement by the Army spokesperson, Sani Usman, said the Shi'ite members barricaded the road with bonfires, heavy stones and tyres. They refused to disperse and allegedly started firing and pelting the convoy of Chief of Army Staff, Buratai with dangerous objects.

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VIDEO: EFCC forcefully rearrest former NIMASA boss, Patrick Akpobolokemi over N2.7bn scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rearrested Mr Patrick Akpobolokemi, the former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA.

He was rearrested outside the premises of the Federal High Court after Justice Ibrahim Buba adjourned his case till January 18, 2016 for the commencement of trial

VIDEO: Heavy gunfire as Soldiers attempt to arrest Shi'ites leader, Sheikh Zakzaky in Zaria

Heavy fighting broke out late Saturday night into the early hours of Sunday, between men of the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic movement of Nigeria also known as Shi'ite, following the surrounding of the house of leader of the movement, Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky, by troops.

The second-in-command of the movement, spokesperson, head of the medical team of the sect and several others were killed during the siege.

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VIDEO: Nigerian Military gives Progress Report on fight against Boko Haram

The Chief of Civil/Military Affairs, Army HQ, Brig. Gen. Nicholas Rogers says territories held by the insurgents have been liberated as the people are returning back to their communities gradually.

Rogers was the guest of Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, December 10, where he gave an update on the progress made by the Nigerian military in its fight against terrorism in the Northeast.

VIDEO: Ojukwu Warns Igbos Against another Biafran War

Late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (Igbo Leader) said it would be a mistake for anyone to Provoke another Biafran War.

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VIDEO: Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu Declares War Against Nigeria; …Recruits Terrorist

"Order us to start killing Hausa people in Biafra land they will retaliate then there will be confusion and this will help all Igbos to come back home" - Radio Biafra caller

"My brother travelled to Nigeria and he promised to kill Hausa before he return to India, and I am sure he must do that" - Radio Biafra caller

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VIDEO: Radio Biafra director, Nnamdi Kanu threatens Nigeria with war and violence; ...boasts of building bombs

Nnamdi Kanu is the Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

He said: "Our mission is to get Biafra by every means necessary and possible, including war and big violence that no one has ever seen before"

"We are going to destroy Nigeria completely, unless they give us Biafra"

"We will burn the zoo (Nigeria) to the ground"

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VIDEO: Inauguration of Igbo Village in Virginia, USA

The nostalgic and magically surreal ceremony when Igbo Village was inaugurated at the Frontier Culture Museum, Staunton, Virginia, amidst a solemn ritual that symbolically reconnected the African American with his ancestral homeland.


Beginning in the early 1700s, Virginia tobacco planters imported increasing numbers of captive Africans to work their plantations. The shift from white indentured servants to enslaved Africans in the colony’s tobacco economy had far-reaching repercussions. Race-based slavery soon became a central feature of life in Virginia, and Africans and their Virginia-born descendents would be treated as property, and denied the freedom and opportunities of white colonists.

MUSIC VIDEO: 'Frosh' - Dbanj ft. Akon

Dbanj has dropped the official video for his highly anticipated single, Frosh featuring Konvict Music king, Akon.

Frosh is featured on Dbanj’s soon to be released Visual EP, An Epic Journey.

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The Nigeria They Never Show You

Nigeria is often portrayed negatively in the international media by the malicious focus on corruption and violence.

Despite the negativity, Nigeria is still an undeniable beautiful country. With beautiful places, extraordinary people and culture that is unparalleled.

Plenary at House of Reps disrupted as members engage in free-for-all (VIDEO)

Plenary at the House of Representatives in Nigeria has been disrupted by some members over the nomination of principal officers.

The disruption on Thursday by some lawmakers, who protested a call by the Speaker for an Executive Session, turned the session into a rowdy one.

APC Senators fight over Senate leadership (VIDEO)

A meeting of the APC Senate Caucus in the National Assembly came to an abrupt end with some lawmakers in near fisticuffs over Senate leadership positions.

The APC Caucus in the Senate on Tuesday to deliberate on the remaining positions in the Senate leadership, namely; Senate Majority Leader, Minority Leader, as well as the Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip.

Benue lawmakers brawl over House leadership and defection (VIDEO)

Lawmakers at the Benue State House of Assembly, north-central Nigeria, clashed on Tuesday following a letter addressed to the Speaker by members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to appoint majority leader for the Assembly.

The APC and the Peoples Democratic Party’s free for all fight at plenary started when the Speaker of the Benue Assembly, Mr Terkimbi Kyange, read the APC’s letter in which it claimed majority after a lawmaker of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defected into its fold, which gave it a marginal lead over the PDP.

Amnesty International accuses Nigerian Army of crimes against humanity; ...releases video of war crimes

Amnesty International has released a damning report on the Nigerian military, naming officers that it says should be investigated for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

It accuses several senior commanders of being responsible for the deaths of thousands of young men as part of the fight against Boko Haram militants.