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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Monday for Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to attend the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) organised by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). Under the theme, ‘‘What’s Next for Global Business?’’, the event, which holds from October 29-31, will focus on three key pillars: Sustainable Future, […]
Property worth millions of Naira have been destroyed by flood in Dampar community of Ibi local government area of Taraba state. The flood which is said to have commenced late Saturday night has rendered many of the residents homeless and forced them to take refuge in IDP camps, relations apartments. Though no loss of life, […]
Nigeria’s first female science graduate, Lady Deborah Jibowu, is dead. She was aged 95 years. The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode. According to him, Lady Jibowu was reputed for being the first Nigerian female science graduate, having graduated from the […]
The United Nations has advised the Nigerian government to step up its fight against insurgency as military action is not enough to address the situation in the North East. UN’s Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, gave the advice in a statement. The UN humanitarian chief who visited Nigeria recently said […]
Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, has drawn the attention of the Technical Committee on security for the 19 Northern states to focus attention on finding solutions to the four critical and lingering problems rocking the region. These include banditry, cattle rustling, kidnapping and Boko Haram insurgency. The governor was speaking at the opening of the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country after a three-day visit to Sochi, Russia. The President left the country on October 21 to attend the Russia-Africa summit alongside over 30 African leaders. The summit which was well attended by other world leaders focused on exploring and expanding opportunities in security, trade and investment, science […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the Federal Government will protect Nigerians in every part of the world. The President promised to stretch the government’s reach and capacity in protecting all Nigerians, not minding the distance. He gave the assurance on Thursday while speaking to a gathering of students and professionals in Sochi, towards the conclusion […]
Olufolajimi Abegunde, a 32-year-old Nigerian resident in Atlanta, Georgia has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a cyber fraud scheme. According to a statement on the US department of Justice website, the announcement was made by the Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned Faisal Maina who is the son of former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina. Faisal Maina upon his arraignment by the EFCC on Friday pleaded not guilty to a 3 count brought against him. He is being accused of operating an anonymous […]
Unai Emery has heaped praises on Nicolas Pepe after his match-winning free-kicks for Arsenal in the Europa League against Vitoria at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday. The Gunners trailed 2-1 when Emery brought Pepe off the bench at the Emirates stadium in the UEFA Europa League. The Ivorian winger came on as a 74th-minute substitute […]
