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Tragedy was averted last Friday, when Nigerian soldiers were involved in a ghastly accident along Kano-Gaya Road. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, there were no casualties as a result of the crash, which involved a military truck conveying soldiers. However, some of the soldiers were reported to have been badly injured. According to […]

The leading militant group operating in the oil-rich region of southern Nigeria, the Niger Delta Avengers, has warned oil giant ExxonMobil against repairs on its Qua Iboe 48″ crude oil export pipeline, which the group attacked on Monday, July 11, 2016. Exxon Mobil had earlier denied claims that the facility was attacked, but the militant group insists […]Read More

Newt Gingrich, a US Republican politician and former United States house speaker, has said that a test should be carried out on Muslims in the United States to determine those of them that believe in Sharia law. Gingrich made this declaration Saturday, July 16, 2016, saying that those Muslims who believe in the law should be […]

The immediate past inspector-general of police, Solomon Arase on Monday, July 18, 2016 described as lies the allegation by his successor,Ibrahim Idris that he took away 24 police vehicles. According to him, Idris should cross check his handover notes which contains every information needed by his him on vehicles bought by the police. The former police […]

Committee for the Defence of Women’s Rights, a civil rights movement, has uncovered a plan by the wife of a former governor of Lagos State and chairperson, senate committee on women affairs, Oluremi Tinubu to sponsor a protest against Senator Dino Melaye for Wednesday, July 20, 2016 in Abuja. The organisation said she has released N75 […]

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Lagos – The Naira on Monday, stabilised against the dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency exchanged at N365 to the dollar, maintaining same value as at Friday. However, the naira weakened further against the Pound Sterling, but maintained same value with the Euro as it exchanged at […]

Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter World Bank Approves N1.55bn For Fadama III Project In Bauchi Bauchi—THE World Bank has approved the disbursement of N1.55 billion to Bauchi FADAMA III Project for execution of two agriculture programmes during the 2016 cropping season. Dr Ali Garba, Projects Coordinator, Bauchi State Fadama III Project, disclosed this to […]

Controversial Missing Police Vehicles Found In Abuja Barely 24 hours after the Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, accused his predecessor, IGP, Solomon Arase (rtd), of moving away 24 Police vehicles including the official IGP Staff Car, which is armoured plated and bullet proof, and the spare staff car, both of which are BMW’s […]

Donald Trump’s wife, Melania, took centre stage on the first day of the Republican National Convention but faced accusations that a portion of her speech plagiarised Michelle Obama. [embedded content] Commentators noticed similarities with Mrs Obama’s 2008 convention speech. Mrs Trump’s speech also praised her husband as a “compassionate” man who would “fight for the […]Read More

NFF Named Paul Le Guen As New Super Eagles Technical Adviser The Technical and Development Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation on Monday named Frenchman Paul Le Guen, 52, as the new Technical Adviser of the Senior National Team, Super Eagles. He will be assisted by Nigerian Salisu Yusuf, who takes the role of Chief […]

Adaka Boro Avengers (ABA) said that it had concluded arrangements with other militant groups to declare the Niger Delta region an independent republic on August 1. The militant group also gave the Federal Government an ultimatum to withdraw its personnel and establishment from the region before the date of its declaration of independence. It also […]

The Federal Government has been told to suspend the charges against erstwhile militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, release Henry Okah and Charles Okah, both in jail in South African and Nigeria to facilitate the peace process in the Niger Delta. This was communicated in a memo by the Movement for the Emancipation of the […]