A faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has executed another aid worker with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Hauwa Leman, who was abducted in March this year. The terrorists killed her after a deadline they gave to the Federal Government to meet their demands expired, online news organisation, according […]
Continue ReadingThe Moroccan navy on Monday rescued 38 migrants and recovered one body from a boat that ran into trouble off the kingdom’s coast, the official MAP news agency reported. The Moroccan nationals were found in “poor health” and had been aboard the vessel since October 8, a military source told the agency. They were picked […]
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The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Dr. Matthew Kukah, says the meeting with Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was to witness the reconciliation of the two leaders. He said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto on Monday, in reaction to concerns from some […]
Continue ReadingThe Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Mohammed Babandede, has said that the issuance of Nigerian Passport with 10 years validity will commence in December 2018. He made the disclosure when he visited Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state on Monday in Ibadan. The immigration boss and some senior officers were in Ibadan for the first […]
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– says Nigeria can restructure in 8 years By Yinka Fabowale Nigeria can be restructured and launched on the path of sustainable development within a time frame of eight years if only Nigerians could agree, the Yoruba Leadership and Peace Initiative (TYLPI), a socio-cultural group based in the South West, has said. The group, a […]
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– Ohanaeze youths hail choice as Anambra erupts in jubilation – Nigerians react The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the forthcoming 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Friday picked a former governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi as his running mate. The media have been awash with speculations on whom […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday in Asaba, Delta State said the desperation of politicians to win elections at all costs resulting in do or die mentality is a serious threat to the 2019 general election. Besides, the commission said the growing epidemic of vote buying, incendiary speeches by contestants and the atmosphere of mistrust […]
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AFP Photo / Pius Utomi Ekpei By Paul Onomuakpokpo Since we seem fated to chafe under the carapace of duplicitous politicians, we are justifiably cynical about their promises. In their desperation to get power, politicians harangue us with these promises in varied shades.But there is often that lurking caution that we should treat these promises as […]
Continue ReadingBy Anthony Akinola Take it or leave it, the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo would forever remain one of the greatest political leaders in the history of Nigeria. He was one politician eulogised and rightly adjudged capable of being a successful Prime Minister of Great Britain by no one other than a former Prime Minister of […]
Continue ReadingAnyakora • 75% substandard oxytosin samples present in Nigeria, contributes to increased maternal mortality • PQM programme will increase supply of quality-assured drugs, curb market failures, says Anyakora The global health challenges caused by poor quality medicines and approaches to achieving quality-assured medicines in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Nigeria has remained a huge burden. […]
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