(Vanguard) Mr. Emmanuel Adejoh, a human rights activist, has assured the nation that Buhari’s anti-corruption stance would soon come under the light in Kogi State with the emergence of Prince Abubakar Audu as the governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress, ahead of the November 21 governorship election in the state. Prince Audu is standing trial […]
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7th seed, Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic has been shown the exit door from the US Open, losing in the first round to 50th ranked player, Dominika Cibulkova from Slovakia. The 27-year-old Serbian, a former world No. 1 and the 2008 French Open champion lost the first set 3-6. She rallied to win the second set 6-3 and […]
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Senator Godswill Akpabio who was involved in an accident on Monday morning, has been discharged from the hospital in Abuja. Reports said the former Akwa Ibom state governor and now senate minority leader was given the all clear this evening at the Trauma Centre of the National Hospital in Abuja. We reported earlier that Akpabio’s vehicle […]
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By Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State chapter says it is in great pains following the abduction of renowned essayist/columnist, Ms Dornu Kogbara last Sunday in Port Harcourt by unknown gun men. The APC who made its view known in a press statement signed by Mr Chris Finebone said: “A sundry reflection […]
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Senator Godswill Akpabio, the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State was involved in a motor accident this morning, as he escaped death by a whisker. The siren-blaring convoy of the former governor was said to have crashed into other vehicles, with the former governor sustaining injury. A witness said Mr. Akpabio was moving in […]
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Reports have confirmed that a Nigerian was among the 10 people that died in a fire that engulfed parts of a residential compound in the Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich east, a Saudi official said. The Nigerian has not been identified. The inferno began early Sunday in a sprawling, multistory housing complex in the city of Khobar […]
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The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has reduced the numbers of Policemen attached to Governors, from 150 to 62. Arase, who spoke in Lagos at the weekend, said the Police were worried that too many of their officers and men were doing jobs other than their core police duties, yet they were being promoted. He added […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari will today, August 31, 2015, preside over the swearing-in-ceremony of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, National Security Adviser and Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. Engineer Babachir David Lawal is the new SFG, General Babagana Monguno is the National Security Adviser and Femi Adesina, the special adviser, media and […]
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By Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala I received the news of the passing of Ambassador Ade Adefuye with great sadness. He and my husband developed a warm friendship in Washington. He was a very dedicated and hardworking man who represented the country with sterling patriotism and passion. Ambassador Adefuye was much respected in the diplomatic community for his […]
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Seven communities were on Sunday flooded in Demsa and Numan local government areas of Adamawa, following heavy flow of water from Kiri dam in the state. Kiri dam is in Guyuk Local Government Area. The dam, from the Gongola River, is about 30 kilometres length and 15 kilometres wide. Alhaji Haruna Furo, the Executive Secretary, […]
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