The Nigerian Army on Sunday, said it had uncovered Boko Haram logistics supply syndicates among loggers and charcoal dealers in Borno. Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri. Biu was reacting to the ban imposed on […]
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Rhas Nigeria, the firm handling the construction of Mararaba Mubi-Michika-Madagali road in Adamawa, has been summoned for abandoning the job. He was summoned by the Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Mr Mustapha Shehuri during the inspection of the project. Shehuri who spoke in Yola on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction with the abandonment of […]
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The South South Governor’s Forum has scheduled an emergency meeting for Sunday to discuss the developing move to remove Walter Onnoghen as the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). In a statement signed by Fidelis Soriwei, the special adviser, media relations to the governor of Bayelsa State, the forum revealed that the security òf the Niger […]
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Rotimi Amaechi, director-general of President Muhammadu Buhari reelection campaign, says the opposition Peoples Democratic party (PDP) is broke and hungry. Amaechi, who is also the minister of transport, said this at a political rally organised to receive 18 prominent PDP members in Bauchi who had defected to APC. The minister said the PDP has the […]
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Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the “attempt to force” Walter Onnoghen, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), out of office has a negative meaning. He said this in response to the charges filed against Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). Ibraheem Al-Hassan, head of press and public relations […]
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The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, on Saturday said the restructuring of Nigeria was important for the country to rise above its challenges and stay on the path of progress. Adams made the statement in Lagos at the installation of 21 Aare Onakakanfo chiefs –in-council. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]
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Lady Gaga has vowed to remove a duet she recorded with R&B singer R.Kelly from streaming services and never collaborate with him again. Her comments, in a lengthy Instagram post late on Wednesday, followed a new television documentary in which multiple women accuse Kelly of sexual misconduct, sometimes with minors. Kelly, 52, the Chicago singer […]
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Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives, has accused northern elders of being silent in the face of the insecurity in the region. Mr. Dogara said sooner than later, if things continue this way, we are no longer going to have a country. The speaker said while the elders in Borno and other northern […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has predicted sunny and dust hazy weather conditions over most parts of the country with early morning mist/fog and partly cloudy conditions over some Southern cities on Friday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook on Thursday, in Abuja, predicted sunny and hazy conditions with chances of dust haze condition over the Central states. […]
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Jose Mourinho has secured his first job since being sacked as Manchester United coach after joining BeIN Sports as a pundit, the broadcaster announced on Thursday. ‘The Special One’ will be an analyst for Chelsea’s Premier League trip to Arsenal on January 19 as well as Qatar and Saudi Arabia’s Asian Cup group-stage tie on […]
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