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Dapchi Girls: Our prayers have been answered – Saraki
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has described the release of some of the abducted Dapchi Schoolgirls as a proof that the prayers of Nigerians have been answered. He said this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media…
Sacked presidential aide, Boroh speaks on $9million ‘found in his apartment’
Embattled former Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of Amnesty Programme, Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh (retd) has reacted to reports of $9 million cash being found at his residence. The former presidential…
Dapchi schoolgirls: Nigerian Government moves to merge schools in North East
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday resolved to merge schools in the North East in order to provide adequate security and prevent a reoccurrence of students’ abduction by the Boko Haram insurgents. This move was…
OAU evicts students over hostel renovation
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Wednesday instructed security operatives to eject students from the halls of residence. Some students on campus said an announcement was made using public address systems in…
Tenant allegedly kills landlord, buries him in shallow grave
Niger State Police Command has apprehended Maaruf Sarki, 34, for allegedly killing his landlord, Tasiu Shittu, after which he buried him in shallow grave in Kontagora Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations…
Oladipupo Jadesimi is the new FCMB Chairman
FCMB has announced the election of a new Chairman - Mr. Oladipupo Jadesimi following the approval of his appointment as a Non - Executive Director by the Central Bank of Nigeria and subsequent approval of his nomination as Chairman by…
African migrants are worse than terrorists – Isreal Prime Minister
Isreal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the border fence constructed along Israel’s border with Egypt is holding back a potential “flood” of illegal African migrants and charged they were worse than terrorists in the Sinai…
Army arrests high profile Boko Haram terrorist in Adamawa
The army says it has arrested a high profile Boko Haram suspect, Bubayi Isa, in Kalaa village in Adamawa State, North-east Nigeria. Brig.-Gen. Texas Chukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations said in a statement he issued in Maiduguri…
We didn’t pay Boko Haram for release of Dapchi schoolgirls – Lai Mohammed
Lai Mohammed, minister of information, says the federal government did not give money to Boko Haram insurgents for the release of the Dapchi schoolgirls. Mohammed said this while speaking with state house correspondents in Abuja on…
Buhari orders four ministers to Dapchi, awaits briefing on released schoolgirls
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday ordered four ministers to proceed to Dapchi in Yobe for an update on the release of the female students abducted in February. The Ministers include Mansur Dan-Ali, Defence; Abdulrahman…