The Nigerian Army has postponed its 77 Regular Recruitment exercise earlier scheduled to hold from Feb. 26 to March 9 till further notice. A statement issued by Col. Aliyu Yusuf on behalf of the Director of Army Public Relations on Sunday, said that a new date for the exercise would be communicated in due course […]
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Some visibly angry residents of Dapchi, headquarters of Busari local government area of Yobe state, attacked Ibrahim Gaidam, governor of the state, on Thursday. They not only booed the number one citizen of the state but threw stones and dangerous objects at his convoy, resulting in the destruction of some vehicles. Gaidam had gone to […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to meet with state governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) tonight at the conference hall of the Wife of the President, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting might be a follow-up to the Daura meeting which was held at the president’s private […]
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The Yobe Government on Thursday apologised for claiming that some of the abducted school girls at Government Girls College Dapchi had been rescued. Abdullahi Bego, Director-General, Press Affairs to Yobe Governor, gave the apology over the statement, which turned out to be untrue. “We issued the statement on the basis of information provided by one […]
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An exclusive report by TheCable, says that Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has written a scathing letter to the national chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun, accusing him of sabotage. Tinubu, who copied the president, vice-president, senate president and speaker of the house of representatives, pointedly accused Odigie-Oyegun of […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday interrogated former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika for his alleged role in the $2.1bn arms scam. Ihejirika was invited to explain the procurement of arms and ammunition during his time as the COAS between September 2010 and January 2014. It was learnt that Ihejirika […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari with preside over a meeting of the Council of State on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. If it holds as planned, this will be the third time Buhari will be hosting the meeting of the council that has all living former Presidents and Heads of Government as members since he assumed […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, has approved 6.7billion dollars for the construction of Ibadan-Kaduna standard gauge railway project. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made the disclosure after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council where the approval was granted. Amaechi said the project was part of the Ibadan to Kano railway project. ”The Council approved […]
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Three pupils of Local Education Authority Primary School, Kubwa 2, Abuja, have died after eating biscuits. The deceased pupils, Naimat Yahaya, 14, and Yahaya Garba, also 14, died after returning home while the third victim, Moses Sunday, allegedly died at the Kubwa General Hospital. Two other pupils, Aisha Isa and Hasiya Haruna, were admitted at the […]
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The government of Yobe State has released a statement, saying some of the schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents at Government Girls Secondary School Dapchi in Yobe have been rescued by the army, Wednesday night. They were rescued at Jilli-Muwarti, a border village between Gaidam in Yobe state and Borno State. It is still unclear […]
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