Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, has boasted that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will suffer if he leaves for another party. Wike made the statement on Monday while briefing newsmen at the Government House, Port Harcourt the state’s capital. The governor’s claim is coming barely one week after his Cross River counterpart, Ben […]
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An ex-Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has requested that President Buhari consider an Igbo military officer to replace the former Chief of Army Staff. Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, who was killed in the air crash last Friday, May 21. According to Reno, this move will help cease the fight of secessionists. He wrote; ”The best way […]
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Some angry residents of Niger state have blocked the Gauraka Abuja-Kaduna Highway in the Tarfa Local Government Area of Niger State, as they protested the incessant kidnappings recorded on the road. According to reports the irate youths as early as 6am today, 24th May, barricaded the busy road with a bonfire, stones, and wood, insisting […]
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Atleast eleven persons have been reported killed by notorious armed bandits in Saulawa community of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. An eyewitness said the victims were killed when heavily armed bandits stormed the community on Saturday evening and started shooting sporadically. The source noted that the bandits carted away livestocks, other valuables including […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari was absent at the burial of the late Chief of Army Staff, General Ibrahim Attahiru, on Saturday. Attahiru died in a plane crash close to the Kaduna Airport on Friday evening. 10 other officers also lost their lives when the Beachcraft 350 aircraft came down due to bad weather. Their remains were […]
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Officials of Nigerian Air Force, NAF, on Friday night paid a condolence visit to the family of Flt.-Lt. Taiwo Asaniyi, pilot of the ill-fated Beechcraft 350 plane that crashed in Kaduna State. The crash killed the Chief of Army of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other officers. Asaniyi and three other crew members also […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the death of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other military personnel on Friday in an air crash. Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, expressed sadness over the incident, describing the victims of the crash as […]
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Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru has died in an air crash on Friday. He was aboard a military aircraft for an official trip in Kaduna. According to reports Attahiru died with his aides in a plane crash.
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Suspended Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Hadiza Bala-Usman, has threatened to take legal action against Sahara Reporters if it does not stop its relentless campaign of calumny against her person. Bala-Usman in a statement on Friday said it must by now be obvious to all Nigerians of good conscience that Sahara Reporters […]
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The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Bishop David Oyedepo, has warned youth against the too much use of social media. Bishop Oyedepo who is also the General overseer of Living Faith Church, gave the warning on Friday during the 15th Convocation Ceremony and Conferment of Honourary Doctorate Degrees and presentation of prizes in Ota, […]
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