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Boko Haram: Buhari to visit Chad, Niger Wednesday
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Chad and Niger on Wednesday as part of his initial steps to find solution to…
Beijing slams tough ban on public smoking
Beijing on Monday imposed a ban on smoking in all indoor public places, the country’s toughest to date, as China…
3 Nursing School Students Gang-Rape girl, 6, in Benin
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three final year Nursing Students of Edo State School of Nursing, have reportedly gang-raped a six-year old girl…
Hajj: Bauchi Pilgrims to undergo Ebola, Meningitis screening
All intending pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj operations to Saudi Arabia from Bauchi State would undergo screening for the Ebola…
Lalong appoints SSG, Chief of Staff
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday made his first set of appointments with Mr Rufus Bature, former Minority Leader,…
Buhari will fish out Boko Haram sponsors, fighters, says Ex-VC
Prof. Shehu Riskuwa, Former VC Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto has expressed confidence that the present administration led by President Muhammadu…
Sustain developmental strides, Ijebu-Ode residents tell Amosun
Residents in Ijebu-Ode on Saturday urged the Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun to sustain the good governance and complete key…
Ogun govt. needs to support private schools
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Call has gone to the governor of Ogun state, Ibikunle Amosun to support private schools in the state…
Invest in human resource, UNFPA urges Buhari
The Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to invest in human…
Buhari ready for positive change – Catholic Archbishop
The Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s body language so far shows that he is ready…
EFCC to arraign CBN officials, 16 top bankers for fraudulently recycling N8 billion
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Five top officials of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and 16 other top bankers presently in the net…
Wike sacks Board of Directors appointed by Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has sacked dissolved the Board of Directors of Greater Port Harcourt…
Commissioner for Lands/Housing kidnapped in Kogi
Stephen Maiyaki, the Kogi State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, has been kidnapped. NAN gathered that Maiyaki was kidnapped by…
GRAPHIC WARNING: Onitsha accident kills 50
About 50 persons and 15 buses were burnt on Sunday in Onitsha when a tanker lorry conveying petroleum product fell.…
Buhari appoints Femi Adesina, Garba Shehu as spokesperson
President Muhammadu Buhari appoints Femi Adesina, The Sun Newspaper managing director and Garba Shehu, Head, President Muhammadu Buhari Media Team…
Ganduje debuts in grand style, says Kwankwaso’s debt profile is not a crime
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Twenty for hours after being sworn-in as the governor of Kano state, northwest Nigeria, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: My Father’s Kidnapping
By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie MY father was kidnapped in Nigeria on a Saturday morning in early May. My brother called…
Another bomb blast rips through Maiduguri market, kills one
MAIDUGURI, (Reuters) – A bomb went off in the Gamboru market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday, a…
Ambode receives Namibian President, says Lagos is investors destination
Lagos state governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday received the President of Namibia, Dr Hage Geingob on a courtesy visit at…
Bauchi govt promises to address youth restiveness
Nuhu Gidado, Bauchi State Deputy Governor, has said that youth restiveness would be given priority within the first 100 days…
Buhari will stamp out corruption, indiscipline says Sagay
Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), a constitutional lawyer says he is confident that the Buhari administration will stamp out systemic corruption…
John Kerry breaks leg in bicycle accident
United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, was on Sunday in Geneva flown to a hospital with a broken leg…
Sani Kaita signs for Ifeanyi Ubah Utd
Super Eagles fringe midfielder Sani Kaita has joined newly promoted Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club Ifeanyi Ubah United FC…
Ndume hails Buhari for relocating military high command
Mohammed Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South at the National Assembly, on Sunday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for directing the…
Church organises special prayer for Buhari, Osinbajo
Members of the Christ Apostolic Miracle Church, Ikole, Ekiti State, on Sunday, organised a special prayer session for the new…
Declare assets publicly, SERAP urges Buhari and Osinbajo
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to “swiftly move to…
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AfDB: Okonjo-Iweala behind my success, says Adesina
Dr Akinwumi Adesina, president-elect, Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has credited his success at the poll to the tireless work of…
Four arrested in Argentina smuggling more than ton of meteorites
Buenos Aires (AFP) – Police nabbed four alleged smugglers in Argentina trying to steal more than a ton of protected…
Kano to employ female Sanitary Inspectors
Kano state governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, said on Saturday that his administration would employ female sanitary Inspectors to strengthen personal…
I’ll step on toes, Abia governor says
The newly sworn-in Governor of Abia state, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, on Saturday said that his government was ready to step…