Buhari at Kuje, asks why intelligence, prison defences failed to work
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday visited the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje attacked by terrorists, spending about 30 minutes there. Soon after he arrived, he was briefed about the attack by…
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OPEC Secretary-General, Barkindo dies at 63
Secretary-General, Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Dr Mohammed Barkindo, is dead. Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, confirmed the development in a statement…
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Scarcity of passport booklets hits Consulates, Embassy in US
…….Nigerians write Interior Minister Nigerians in New York, United States, have written the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on the scarcity of passport booklets in Nigerian Consulates and embassy there.…
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Gunmen attack Kuje Prison, Abuja to free inmates
Gunmen attacked the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja with explosives on Tuesday. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Abubakar Umar, confirmed this in a…
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Presidential Guards repel attack on Buhari’s convoy heading for Daura
…….2 injured, ahead Of President’s Visit for Sallah The Presidency has described as sad and unwelcome, the shooting incident near Dutsinma, Katsina State, at the convoy of cars carrying the…
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Sallah: FRSC to deploy breathalysers
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command is to deploy breathalysers to test motorists in order to detect those who drive under the influence of alcohol during the Eid al–Adha …
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Army resolves to stop proliferation of small arms, light weapons
The Nigerian Army has restated its resolve to checkmate the proliferation of small arms and light weapons across the country. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. – Gen. Farouk Yahaya,…
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Nigeria’s unity more important than religious, ethnic inclinations – Army chaplain
Acting Director of Chaplain Services (Roman Catholic) of the Nigerian Army, Very Rev. Fr Anthony Maimagani has restated the importance of Nigeria’s unity over individual religious and ethnic inclinations. Maimagani,…
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SERAP to FG: Redirect presidency, NASS budgets, to meet ASUU’s demands
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently recover missing N105.7bn of public funds from ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to fund the country’s public tertiary institutions, improve the welfare…
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Buhari back to Abuja from Portugal after state visit
……as Nigeria, Portugal sign MoUs President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday evening returned to Abuja after a five-day State Visit to Lisbon, Portugal, where Nigeria and the European nation signed Memorandum…
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