By Joe Parkinson At the northern edge of this Maiduguri, Borno State sprawling military base, a vast field of churned soil conceals the hidden toll of ...
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Oyo Assembly moves to ban open grazing
A bill to ban open rearing, herding and grazing of livestock outside permitted ranches in Oyo State has passed the second reading at Wednesday’s plenary ...
Read More »BREAKING: Tribunal fixes Aug 21 for final arguments on presidential poll
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday fixed August 21 for final arguments in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its ...
Read More »US-trained coach relishes appointment into Ekiti FA strategic committee
By Akeem Busari US-trained football coach, Gboyega Adeyemi Olutade, has described his recent appointment into the Ekiti Football Association Ad-Hoc Committee on Research, Planning and ...
Read More »Cupric Canyon Capital awards Botswana contract to Fluor Corp
Fluor Corporation announced Wednesday that it was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Cupric Canyon Capital for its Khoemacau copper and ...
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla announces birth of two Arabian leopard cubs
Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has announced the birth of two Arabian leopard cubs, as it commences a breeding programme to help preserve ...
Read More »FG to install CCTV on highways to tackle insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja assured traditional rulers from the South-West that his administration was doing everything possible to tackle security challenges in the country ...
Read More »WAEC official disowns Buhari’s Cambridge credentials
A West African Examination Council (WAEC) official, Osidehinde Adewunmi, on Wednesday, disowned the Cambridge University’s Moderated International Examination credentials produced by President Muhammadu Buhari ...
Read More »Shiite Movement suspends street protests, heads to court to fight proscription
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise known as the Shi’ite group, on Wednesday announced its decision to suspend street protests ...
Read More »Buhari plans reshuffle of military personnel to boost security
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hinted on possible changes in the nation’s security architecture with a view to reinvigorate and reenergise it in the ongoing fight against terrorism and violent crimes in the country ...
Read More »Edo Assembly sues NASS over move to take over House
The Speaker of the Edo House of Assembly, Mr Francis Okiye, on Wednesday filed a suit stopping the National Assembly from taking over the state assembly’s functions at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ...
Read More »Pres. Buhari assents to two 8th Assembly bills
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to two bills passed by the 8th National Assembly. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters ...
Read More »PDP warns APC against attempts to gag, frame Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) against any attempt to frame up its presidential candidate in the February ...
Read More »Tribunal sacks Ondo PDP federal lawmaker over UK citizenship
The Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Akure, Ondo State Capital, on Wednesday nullified the election of Ikengboju Gboluga, who represents Okitipupa/Irele Federal constituency in the ...
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