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"Buhari Is Fit To Work" - Paul Arkwright, British High Commissioner

“Buhari Is Fit To Work” – Paul Arkwright, British High Commissioner

Buhari is fit to work – Paul Arkwright Paul Arkwright who is the British High Commissioner to Nigeria has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari hasn’t fully recovered from his illness but he is fit to carry on the responsibilities of [...]

August 28, 2017 Government and politics
Mother Of Boy Who Was Killed In Owerri Bursts Into Tears As PDP Visits

Mother Of Boy Who Was Killed In Owerri Bursts Into Tears As PDP Visits

On Sunday, 27th August, 2017, the Imo state chapter of the Barr. Charles Ezekwem-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) paid heart wrenching sympathy and condolence visits to the families of the victims of the demolition of the ancestral Eke Ukwu Owerre [...]

August 28, 2017 Human rights
Heavy rain submerges houses, markets in Makurdi

Heavy rain submerges houses, markets in Makurdi

Thousands of residents in Makurdi the Benue State capital, have been displaced following a heavy downpour that lasted four hours yesterday, which left hundreds of settlements, houses and markets submerged. The downpour, which started around 12midnight, lasted for more than [...]

August 28, 2017 Environmental issues
Nnamdi Kanu

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer speaks on Nigerian govt’s move to revoke client’s bail

A request by the Nigerian government seeking the revocation of the pro-Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu’s bail, is “misconceived”, his lawyer has said. The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, on Friday demanded the revocation of Mr. Kanu’s bail which was [...]

August 28, 2017 What Te Papers Say
Nyesom Wike

I’m ready to die to stop APC winning Rivers in 2019 – Wike

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday gave an indication that the 2019 election in Rivers State could be as violent as previous elections. Mr. Wike, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been having a running battle in [...]

August 28, 2017 Government and politics
Tropical Storm Harvey caused widespread flooding in Houston

Houston flooded like Lagos [PHOTOS]

Tropical Storm Harvey caused widespread flooding in Houston, America’s fourth largest city, inundating homes and submerging highways on Sunday as residents hunkered down in anticipation of several more days of “unprecedented” rainfall. The images on Twitter and networks evoked memories [...]

August 28, 2017 International
Doyin Okupe Buhari

Okupe to Buhari: Biafra struggle, restructuring, resource control offshoots of genuine fears

ABUJA – Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe has advised the federal government against the use of force in resolving the various agitations in some parts of the country but rather that the [...]

August 28, 2017 Government and politics
President Muhammadu Buhari

Presidency raises alarm over campaign of calumny

Presidency raises alarm over campaign of calumny: The Presidency has alerted the public on an orchestrated campaign to smear President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Alhaji Abba Kyari, by a section of the press. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior [...]

August 28, 2017 Government and politics