Military Bows to Buhari, Moves Command, Control Centre to Maiduguri Tomorrow
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Following President Muhammad Buhari’s directives to military to move its command centre to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital fight Boko Haram sect, the authorities of the Nigerian More...
Nigerian Military Blasts Oby Ezekwesili over Hate Campaign on ‘Bring Back Our Girls’
Oby-Ezekwesili LAGOS MAY 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, has said it is the belief in military circles that the Bring-Back-Our-Girls campaigners have concluded plans More...
Burkina Faso Orders Exhumation of Remains of Thomas Sankara
Thomas Sankara LAGOS MARCH 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The government of Burkina Faso has ordered the exhumation of the remains of Thomas Sankara, the former president who was killed in a 1987 coup. The move means the remains More...
Delta: Security Agents Rescue 60yrs Old from Kidnappers on Valentine Day
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)—A combined team of Ughelli Vigilante outfit, nicknamed Bakassi, men of the Nigeria Army from the 222 Battalion, Agbarha-Otor and the Police, yesterday, rescued a 60-year-old More...
Brains Behind Nigerian Poll Shift
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Pressure mounted by President Goodluck Jonathan’s loyalists and service chiefs on the Independent National Electoral Commission led to the postponement of the 2015 general elections, More...
Boko Haram lay Siege to Borno State Capital, Maiduguri
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian northeastern based Boko Haram insurgents began coordinated massive attacks on Maiduguri and Monguno townships since 8PM Nigerian time after massing around villages in the More...
The Big Question Marks on Buhari’s Qualifications
Mohammadu Buhari By Rotimi Coker Lagos January 23rd (urhobotoday)-I have been following the drama and suspense Nigerians have been subjected to by General Muhammadu Buhari, a man who wants to be the president of More...
Protesters Besiege Abuja, Issue Buhari 7 Days Ultimatum as Army Denies Having Credentials
Mohammadu Buhari LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Youths including men andProtesters Besiege Abuja, Issue Buhari 7 Days Ultimatum as Army Denies Having Credentials women numbering over 3,000 have given one week More...
Against All Odds, Jonathan Storms Borno, Hails Army Patriotism
President Goodluck Jonathan LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday undertook a surprise visit to Maiduguri on the occasion of Nigeria’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day to meet with More...
Ex-Militant, Tompolo Acquires Warships, Combat Boats from Norway
Tompolo LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-In a shocking move, the Norwegian government has sold a fleet of its decommissioned, but still sophisticated, battleships and combat boats to a former Niger Delta militant More...
Urhobo Progress Union President, Patrick Aziza Dies This Morning
Patrick Axixa By Rufus Ibebe LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-President-General of Urhobo Progress Union (UPU) Chief {Major General} Patrick Newton Aziza (rtd) died this morning. . The news of the dead of the retired More...
100 Killed, Emir, Army Commander Missing as Boko Haram Captures Gwoza
LAGOS 9TH (URHOBOTODAY)- The newly installed Emir of Gwoza, Mohammed Timta is reportedly missing as Boko Haram invaded Gwoza town in Borno State killing hundred of civilians and soldiers. An ambulance belonging More...
Transcorp Black Out: Army Averts Clashes Between Urhobo Communities, Restores Light
By Ibebe Rufus LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigeria army has averted what could have led to a communal clash between two Urhobo communities of Ekiugbo and Erhuemukohwarien in Ughelli North LGA over More...
Yar’Adua’s ADC, Onoyiveta Faces Retirement over Alleged Multi-Billion Naira Fraud
LAGOS JULY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Aide de Camp (ADC) to late President Umaru Yar’Adua Brigadier-General Mustapha Onoyiveta was Monday relieved of his appointment as Chief of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. More...
Nigerian Military Denies “Court-Martialing” 10 Generals over Boko Haram Links
LAGOS MAY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Nigerian military denied, Tuesday, a news report that 10 generals were being court-martialled for supplying arms and leaking operational secrets to the extremist sect, Boko Haram. The More...
10 Army Generals Court, Others Court Marshaled For Aiding Boko Haram
LAGOS JUNE 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-No fewer than 15 senior military officers including 10 generals have been tried before a court-martial and found guilty of giving information and ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists. In More...
BREAKING NEWS: Pandemonium as Another Explosion Rocks Abuja
LAGOS MAY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A loud explosion occurred on Thursday morning in Kurudu, a community on the outskirts of Abuja leading to pandemonium in the community. The cause of the explosion is still unclear as More...
Rift Amongst Security Chiefs Raises Fears of Minister`s Resignation
Aliyu Gusau LAGOS MARCH 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The battle for supremacy between National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki and newly sworn-in Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gasau may have led to the More...
Delta: Urhobo Indigenes Accuses Army of High Impunity, Demand Return of Unused lands
Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Azubike Ihejirika LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The people of Uvwie Kingdom in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State have accused men and officers of the Nigerian More...
Four Killed as NDLEA Invades Notorious Lagos Drugs Haven
Sacks of canabis and bags of cocaine recovered by NDLEA officials during raid on Lagos hard drug haven LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Four persons were feared dead, Saturday night, at the notorious drug haven More...
Chief Of Naval Staff Weeps At Handing Over
former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Joseph Ezeoba weeping LAGOS JANUARY 21ST (URHOBOTODAY)-The Defence Headquarters was a beehive of activities on Monday as the newly appointed service chiefs received More...
13 Persons Roasted to Death in Warri, as Commercial Bus Burst into Flames
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Thirteen persons, including children, were on Sunday afternoon burnt beyond recognition in a bus accident which occurred in Effurun, Delta. The accident, which involved an 18-seater More...
Keyamo Issues 14-Day Ultimatum To Jonathan To Remove Service Chiefs
Festus Keyamo LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo has written to President Goodluck Jonathan, issuing the president 14-day ultimatum to immediately remove three Service Chiefs appointed by More...
Iyabo’s Mother Joins Fray, Reveals Uglier Past of Obasanjo
Remi Obasanjo LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)- “…..He told me to wait for him. When he emerged, he was in shorts and a short sleeve shirt. He slapped me twice and ran after me as I fled down the stairs…Throughout More...
Police, AIB, LASEMA, Nigerian Air Force Scramble for Possession of Agagu’s Corpse
Governmenr agencies scrambbling for possession of Agagu's corpse LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Officials of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), Nigerian Air Force (NAGF) More...