The Department of Defense (Pentagon) has announced the realignment of Counter-Violent Extremist Organization personnel operating in U.S. Africa Command to support priorities outlined in the National Defense Strategy. A statement
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A Jos Upper Area Court III sitting in Kasuwan Nama, on Thursday, sentenced a 62-year-old man, Dickson Gambo, to five years in prison for raping his nine-year-old cousin. The presiding
Former Chelsea defender, Celestine Babayaro, has advised Victor Moses to rescind his decision to quit international football, for the good of his club career. New Chelsea manager, Maurizo Sarri, does
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed why Nigeria is facing many challenges. According to him, the choices of Nigerians were the reason for the country’s current situation. The former president
File Photo As part of efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has commissioned solar-powered boreholes in three arid
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has charged his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to stop shifting blames and take responsibility for the problems facing Nigeria. Okorocha said though
File Photo A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Giring Abattoir Jos on Wednesday sentenced a 29 –year-old businessman, Ishaku Samuel, to two years imprisonment for stealing a Hummer bus. Magistrate
On Friday, the Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) announced in a report that global banking giants HSBC, a British multinational banking and financial services holding company, and UBS, a Swiss
A Turkish club, Sarayköyspo have confirmed that their Nigerian striker, Ekundayo Mawoyeka, has died of heart attack. According to Sporting Life, Mawoyeka passed on while playing for Sarayköyspo against Yetaganspor
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Francis Uzoho, is doubtful for next week’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa, after picking up an injury during Elche’s Spanish Segunda clash with
Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to join IPOB in its election boycott campaign. Kanu, in another broadcast
John Agim, spokesman of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), has told members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), to be ready to face the consequences if they take on the
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Yekini Nabena, has said that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar will not
Barely 96 hours after a batch of 149 Nigerians were repatriated for illegal entry into Libya, another batch of the country’s citizens have been returned for the same offence. This
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that Nigeria may disintegrate if leaders continue to incite the people. According to him, “we would have no country to lead if our acts of
Agence France-Presse At least three people were killed when supporters of an imprisoned Shiite cleric clashed with security forces during a protest march in Abuja, prompting warnings to the government
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Redemption Party, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has said despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure, he was still better than the presidential candidate of
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN on Monday alleged that Nigerian security agencies have commissioned their men and paid agents to massively infiltrate its Arbaeen procession scheduled to hold in
Two top management staff of the National Examination Council (NECO) have allegedly been fingered in a N400 million fraud. This is coming barely six months after its Registrar and
Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) stated that nearly 1,000 Nigerian children die of malnutrition related causes every day, totalling about 361,000 each year. It added that 2.5 million children
