The organisers of the #ResumeOrResign groups, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charly Boy and Deji Adeyanju have expressed delight over the return of President Muhammadu Buhari to the country. The coalition which held several sit-outs both in Nigeria and in London, urged the President to resume duties immediately. The protesters made this known in a statement signed […]
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Nigeria has won the hosting right for the 2018 African Wrestling Championship in the Senior, Junior and Cadet categories. Nigeria is having this right 42 years after the competition was instituted. The President, Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF), Daniel Igali, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos after the […]
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Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, says the demands by the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are unrealistic in light of the current economic situation in Nigeria. Ezekwesili told NAN in Ibadan that lasting solution to the crisis bedevilling the education sector could only be found from strong analysis of the issues raised […]
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The government of Kogi State has declared Monday public holiday for citizens to thank God for safely returning President Muhammadu Buhari to the country. The Director-General, media and publicity to the state governor, Kingsley Fanwo, said it was to enable the people to give thanks to God for returning Mr. Buhari in sound health and […]
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The Lagos State Government on Sunday confirmed the death of 12 persons in the boat mishap which occurred at Ilashe area of the the state over the weekend. In a statement issued by the Managing Director of Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Engr Abisola Kamson, the State Government attributed the unfortunate mishap to overloading of […]
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Following the visit of Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to President Muhammadu Buhari in London, the speaker said President Buhari’s health has improved tremendously. He said he was glad seeing that the president is doing well and urged Nigerians to continue to pray for the president. “Today […]
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Senate President Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, speaker of the house of representatives on Thursday visited President Muhammadu Buhari in London. Buhari has been receiving medical treatment in the UK since May 7. The president did not make any public appearance in the first two months of his stay in London. But with improved health […]
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Saka Audu, Kogi state commissioner for health, said an unknown disease with symptoms, including diarrhoea, blood stain vomiting, and high fever, has killed 50 people at Okunran, Okoloke and Isanlu-Esa villages in Yagba west local government of the state. “We initially suspected Lassa fever after getting some misleading reports about people bleeding around, so we made […]
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Persons suspected to be suicide bombers wreaked havoc in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, killing at least 27 people, while 83 individuals were wounded. Reuters reports that the attack occurred on Tuesday. A female bomber reportedly blew herself up and killed 27 others at a market in Konduga, a village near Maiduguri. Two suicide bombers were […]
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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said that due to the rising tensions in the polity, the passage of Bills to mitigate against hate speech and jungle justice will comprise a major part of the Senate’s social impact agenda when it resumes in September. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and […]
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