BY AYO OLOWO Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari warned the US on Wednesday that refusal to provide needed arms for Nigerian troops because of “so-called human rights violations” is helping Boko Haram. “Regretably, the blanket application of the Leahy Law by the United States on the grounds of unproven allegations of human rights violations levelled against our forces […]
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BY AYO OLOWO After four (4) days official visit to the United States of America, President Muhammadu Buhari is back in the country. During his visit to the US matters concerning Nigeria were discussed by the President and the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama. He arrived at the Presidential Wing of […]
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Fire outbreak on a pipeline network located in Arepo, a community in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria has led to the death and injury of many. Although the number of dead and injured victims is yet to be ascertained. Residents of the community, who witnessed the mishap revealed in an interview that about scores lost their […]
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BY AYO OLOWO 21-year old John Stones. Everton boss Roberto Martinez had accused Chelsea of trying to unsettle stones by making their £20 million bid for the young central defender public. “Our strategy for the Premier League is going to change next year,” Mourinho told reporters in New York on the club’s preseason tour. […]
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The first people to reach the Americas came from Siberia, now in Russia, in a single group around 23,000 years ago, at the height of the last Ice Age, says a new study. According to BusinessStandard.com, After reaching Alaska, they apparently hung out in the north – perhaps for thousands of years – before spreading […]
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Today the 22nd day of July, 2015, is the day set for the official launch of Young Business Leaders of Nigeria (YBLN). It is a network of ‘young business leaders’ established to evolve creative methods of providing 1.2 million jobs in Nigeria; to reduce the rate of unemployment by 3% by December 2016 and 25% […]
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Julia Payne of Reuters reports that Nigeria’s presidency said on Tuesday the World Bank had pledged to spend up to $2.1 billion to rebuild the northeast of the country that has been devastated by Boko Haram militants. President Muhammadu Buhari met with representatives of the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the […]
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BY AYO OLOWO According to Punchng; Lafarge Africa Plc says its newly constructed 220-Mega Watts power plant at Ewekoro, Ogun State, will commence operation in October. The company, in a statement, said the project worth $400m (N78.8bn) was executed in partnership with the International Finance Corporation and Wartsila. It added that the IFC would provide […]
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BY AYO OLOWO There have been various online advertisement on the recruitment of general duty police officers. This has raised eyebrows as to the process and method employed by the NPF. However, the Police Service Commission has disassociated itself from the precess. This was made public in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by Mr Ikechukwu Ani, […]
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BY AYO OLOWO Barack Obama has praised President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday for coming into office with his reputation for integrity and a very clear agenda. AllAfrica.com reports that Obama made the remarks at the ongoing meeting with Buhari at the White House on Monday, where both leaders met to discuss how to tackle terrorism […]
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