With a strong conviction that the Abu Musab Al-Barnawi-led faction of Boko Haram might be responsible for the abduction of Dapchi School Girls, a respected North-East human rights activist, popularly called Mama Boko Haram, Barrister Aisha Alkali Wakil has appealed to the abductors to release the young female captives. Aisha Wakil, a former member of […]
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The death toll in the crisis, which erupted at Kasuwan Magani in the Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna on Monday, has risen to 12. The state police command on Monday night confirmed that seven people were killed and 15 injured in the violence. Kasuwan Magani is 30 kilometres away from the Kaduna metropolis and […]
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Roger Federer won two awards, including the World Sportsman of the Year, while Serena Williams was named the World Sportswoman of the Year, at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards at the Salle des Etoiles in Monte Carlo, Monaco on Tuesday. Federer also won the World Comeback of the Year award and was congratulated by […]
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Mr Wale Oloko, the Consul-General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Guangzhou, China, says about 600 Nigerians are in various Prisons in Guangdong Province for different offences. Oloko gave the figure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. According to him, there are currently about 600 Nigerians […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state, on Monday signed the 2018 appropriation bill of the state into law with a total budget size of N1.046 trillion. This is the first time that Lagos state will have a budget of N1 trillion. The total budget size comprises of N347 billion to be funded from the consolidated […]
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According to Daily Trust,some of the students kidnapped from Government Girls Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe state, have been taken to Niger Republic. Quoting a source it described as credible, the newspaper said the girls were split into two groups; with some kept in Borno state. The Musa Albarnawi faction of Boko Haram is suspected of being behind the kidnap. The […]
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Three lecturers of the University of Maiduguri who were ambushed by Boko Haram insurgents on July 25, 2017, had a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. Among the president’s guests were women abducted from a funeral procession by Boko Haram. While announcing his joy at receiving the newly freed Boko Haram abductees, the President […]
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AC Milan legend, Gennaro Gattuso has sparked a fire in AC Milan. Since he took over three months ago, the club has gone unbeaten in 12 games with five wins in a row, this can be described as a transformation of the demoralised squad he inherited from Vincenzo Montella. Sunday’s 2-0 win against AS Roma […]
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Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe state has blamed the abduction of the Dapchi schoolgirls on the withdrawal of security personnel from communities in the state. Gaidam, who spoke with newsmen on Saturday alleged that security check points were withdrawn from Dapchi and other communities, few days before the attack, a development which he believes gave room […]
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Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state, has pointed to the insecurity and economic problems in the country as indications that the president lacks the know-how to be at the helm of the affairs. He therefore, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to leave office. In a statement issued by Lere Olayinka, his spokesman, the governor said […]
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