Kogi commissioner speaks as four family members die after eating amala

Four members of the same family have reportedly died in Mopa Muro LGA of Kogi state, after eating amala together. It was reported that a man identified as Pa Motilewa, his wife, two daughters and a girl said to be a relative, reportedly prepared the amala from left-over cassava which they had previously used to […]

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DSS accuses Tukur Mamu of terrorism financing, gets permission to detain him for 60 days

The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused the arrested Tukur Mamu, the Kaduna train attack negotiator, of terrorist financing, aiding and abetting acts of terrorism. DSS said the publisher of Desert Herald is involved in the funding of international and local terrorism. The DSS alleged that Tukur shares information with terrorist groups, resulting in […]

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Buhari goes hard on Nigerian elites, accuses them of promoting insecurity and poor infrastructure

NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the elites in Nigeria of doing so much to promote insecurity and banditry. Speaking the inauguration of some projects in Imo state on Tuesday, the president said those should be speaking about the achievements of his administration are not doing so. He said considering the available resources when […]

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Wike and Fayose conspicuously absent as Atiku meets with former presidential aspirants

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former vice-president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, met with his party’s former presidential aspirants. The meeting between Atiku and the aspirants was held at his residence in Asokoro, federal capital territory (FCT).  Those who attended the meeting included Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation Magazine; […]

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Nigeria set to witness another fuel scarcity as PENGASSAN threatens to shut down installations

Nigerians are are likely to face another fuel scarcity as members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) on Wednesday threatened to pull out its entire workforce from oil and gas installations nationwide in protest of the increasing oil theft and vandalism. Speaking of the development, the President of PENGASSAN, […]

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“The offer the government made is probably the best” – FG speaks on lingering ASUU strike

NIGERIA – The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, has said Nigerians do not have “good reasons” to be disappointed with the federal government over the lingering strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The minister spoke on Wednesday in an interview on Channels Television. Recall that ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over […]

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