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For those familiar with Professor Mahmood Yakubu, a lecturer at the Nigerian Defence Academy, his choice by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was …
Yakubu’s consolidation mission at INEC Read MoreBy Iyalla Adaye Port Harcourt Police in Rivers state said it has arrested four suspected robbers, seven kidnappers and 10 cultists in different operations in the state. Parading the suspects …
Rivers police nab 21 suspected robbers, kidnappers Read MoreBy Aideloje Ojo Minna The people and government of Niger state have continued to mourn the passage of the Emir of Borgu, Alhaji Sen. Haliru Dantoro Kintoro III at the …
Niger, Etsu Nupe mourn Mai-Borgu Kintoro III Read MoreTurkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June. With almost all ballots counted, state-run Anadolu Agency said AKP …
Turkey election: Ruling AKP regains majority Read MoreA Russian airliner which crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 people on board, broke up in mid-air, a Russian official says. Victor Sorochenko, the head of Russia’s Interstate …
Sinai plane crash: Russian airliner ‘broke up in mid-air’ Read MoreBy Muazu Abari Yola The secretary to the Adamawa state government, Dr.umar Bindir has said that Adamawa has not benefited from any federal government project worth N100 million in the …
By Muazu Abari Yola The secretary to the Adamawa state government, Dr.umar Bindir has said that Adamawa has not benefited from any federal government project worth N100 million in the last 50 years. Bindir stated this at the weekend in Yola, when NEMA director General, Mohamed Sani Sidi visited the governor to condoled with him and the people of Adamawa state over the recent bomb blast in the state. He called for more federal government presence in the state and assistance in view of the frequent challenges of flooding and insurgency which seriously affected the state adding that, the present administration of Governor Bindow Umaru Jibrilla is facing with a lot of challenges which needed the assistance of the federal government. The SSG further assured that, despite these challenges the administration had achieved a lot within the shortest time and that they would continued to provide dividends of democracy to the people of Adamawa in line with their campaign promises. According to him, the administration policies were anchored on giving back to the people every kobo they received through project execution. Read MoreBy Mohammed Yangida Lafia The chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Nasarawa state chapter and chairman Lafia local government ,Alhaji Suleiman Wambai, has appealed to labour unions in …
ALGON seeks synergy with labour unions in Nasarawa Read MoreIt is more than 26 years since Soviet troops pulled out of Afghanistan. But today Russia, once again, is at war outside the former Soviet Union – in Syria. The …
Syria conflict: Russia’s scars from Afghanistan Read MoreBy Ayoni M. Agbabiaka Abuja A minister-designate from Nasarawa state, Ibrahim Usman Jibril has debunked media report quoting him and some of his colleagues as saying they won’t emulate both …
Assets declaration: Jibril, minister-designate denies media report Read MoreWork has begun to construct Britain’s first new permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and naval personnel attended a ceremony to mark the …
UK builds first permanent Middle East base for 40 years Read MoreBy Emmanuel Eko, Abuja In the history of football, no country has won the tournament as often as the Golden Eaglets (four times) and only Brazil can match their seven …
Nigeria trash Brazil 3-0 Read MoreEnyimba are now just a point away from being crowned Nigeria league champions for a seventh time after they beat local rivals Abia Warriors in ‘The Abia El Classico’ yesterday. …
Enyimba a point away from seventh league crown Read MoreBy Aliyu Askira Kano Some traders in Kano have expressed dissatisfaction with the attitude of customs officials especially the federal task force whom they alleged have been extorting them. The …
Kano traders lament customs’ extortions Read MoreSuper Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has declared that he is happy to get the goals that confided West Ham to their first defeat on the road in the English Premier …
Ighalo happy to sink West Ham Read MoreBorussia Dortmund’s in-form attacker Pierre-Emeric Aubameyang has set his sights high, saying he would like to reach the level of superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Gabon international has …
Aubameyang: I want to be like Messi or Ronaldo Read MoreCompany Name No. Of Deals Quote (N) Quantity Traded Value Of Shares (N) CROP PRODUCTION OKOMU OIL PALM PLC. 21 29.02 214,470 6,118,008.70 PRESCO PLC 7 30.50 15,136 470,794.72 SUB-SECTOR …
For Friday, October 30, 2015 Read MoreBy Jerry Uwah Lagos Jovago, Africa’s largest hotel booking portal has announced the appointment of Kushal Dutta as the new managing director of the company. Kushal who served as head …
Jovago Nigeria gets new MD Read MoreBy Muazu Abari Yola The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has presented relief materials worth millions of naira to Adamawa flood victims which affected 15 local governments in the state. …
NEMA distributes relief materials to Adamawa flood victims Read MoreBy Sidi A. Umar Sokoto Sokoto state government yesterday gave out N2.25 million as rewards to the three cleanest communities in Sokoto metropolis and its environs. This is in fulfilment …
Sokoto rewards 3 cleanest communities with N2.25m Read MoreThe Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared Alhaji Babakaka Garbai, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate winner of the bye-election for Borno Central Senatorial district. The election was conducted on Saturday. …
APC wins Borno Central Senatorial bye-election Read MoreAn emotional Agnieszka Radwanska claimed her maiden WTA Finals title with a roller-coaster 6-2 4-6 6-3 victory over Czech Petra Kvitova in an absorbing encounter at a packed Singapore Indoor …
Radwanska wins WTA Finals in Singapore Read MoreThe Golden Eaglets of Nigeria Sunday advanced to the semis of the FIFA U-17 world cup in Chile by defeating their counterparts from Brazil 3-0. The game played at the Estadio …
FIFA U-17 World Cup: Nigeria beat Brazil 3 – 0 Read MoreIn 2001, I planned to move to a new town in Connecticut. I put my house up for sale, but it sat there, unsold in the recession, for over a …
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