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Buhari Off To London On Monday

April 9, 2018

President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria for an official visit to the UK on Monday, his media office has said. The date of his return has not been fixed. Garba

Offa Robbery: IGP Deploys Three Mobile Police Units To Kwara

April 8, 2018

Ibrahim Idris, the inspector-general of police, has ordered the deployment of three units of police mobile force, high powered police investigation team and armoured personnel carriers to Kwara. Armed robbers

VIDEO: Communications Minister, Shittu , Sowore, Trade ‘Verbal blows’ on Live Radio Programme

April 8, 2018

Omoyele Sowore, 2019 presidential hopeful, locked horns with Adebayo Shittu, minister of communication, when they both appeared on a radio programme on Saturday. Both men were guests on a socio-political

Former Brazil President, Lula, Jailed 12 Years For Corruption

April 6, 2018

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will begin his 12 year prison term from Friday, after a judge gave him 24 hours to surrender to police. The order

Former South Korean president sentenced to 24 years in prison

April 6, 2018

Park Geun-hye, who was in 2016 impeached as South Korean president, has been sentenced to 24 years in jail with a fine of ₩18 billion ($17 million). A court found

It Is Unfortunate ‘You’re Playing Politics With Lives of Nigerians’ — Femi Adesina Flays $1bn security Fund Critics

April 6, 2018

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says those criticising President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of $1 billion for security funding are playing politics with the lives of Nigerians. Dan-Ali, the minister of defence,

IGP Reinstates Kogi Police Commissioner, Ali Janga

April 5, 2018

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has reinstated Mr Ali Janga as the Commissioner of Police in Kogi State. Mr Janga was reinstated on Wednesday by the IGP

Obasanjo’s Tenure As Nigeria’s President Was A Calamity – Adebanjo

April 5, 2018

A prominent Afenifere Chieftain, Ayo Adebanjo has described former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration as a calamity. The elder statesman said this in his autobiography titled ‘Telling It As It Is,’

Controversy Trails Sack Of Nigerian Embassy Workers In Washington

April 4, 2018

The Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC, says the recent disengagement of some workers at the embassy followed due process. Senior officials at the embassy told NAN that the benefits of

Winnie Mandela dies at 81

April 2, 2018

Winnie Mandela, former wife of Nelson Mandela, South African hero, has died aged 81. Zodwa Zwane‚ her personal assistant, confirmed this on Monday afternoon. “It is with profound sadness that

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