Amnesty International has claimed that clashes between farmers and herdsmen have claimed at least 168 lives in 2018 alone. In a statement on Monday, Osai Ojigho, country’s director of the organisation, called on the government to find a lasting solution to the crisis. “The Nigerian authorities’...
A fast-rising Nollywood actress, Nora Nkiruka Ugo, has passed on. She died over the weekend in Lagos, after a battle with an disclosed ailment, colleagues said. Her colleague, actress Ruth Kadiri, who confirmed her death, has taken to social media to penned an emotional tribute to her. …...
Alleged loss, poor parody of human lives –Mdzough u Tiv Linus Oota, Lafia; Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The prolonged crisis between herdsmen and farmers in Benue and Nasarawa states took a different dimension, yesterday, when herdsmen in Nasarawa allegedly lost 73 cows to suspected militants...
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Etihad Airways today reaffirmed its commitment to Nigeria with the announcement of two additional weekly flights on the popular Abu Dhabi-Lagos route, taking it to a daily service. The new Tuesday and Thursday services will start on 1 May 2018.
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The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said on Monday that troops had not been deployed in Benue and other states as was recommended by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo committee on herdsmen crisis. The Defence Director of Information, Brig-Gen John Agim, said the police were on …
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The MTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile-network operator by sales, said it returned to profit in 2017, recovering from a $1 billion fine it paid for its Nigerian business in the prior period. It expects to report a profit for the 12 months ended December 31, Bloomberg quoted the...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday injected $210 million into various segments of the inter-bank market as the value of naira dipped to N305.70 to the dollar at the official window. The naira which closed last week Friday at N305.65 to the dollar at CBN window before dropping …
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Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai, declared in a television interview on Sunday that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will retain 24 states of the Federation in 2019. El-Rufai also said President Muhammadu Buhari is willing to give up power if that is what is needed …
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Dangote Cement factory Following price gains recorded by major highly capitalised stocks especially Dangote Cement, and StanbicIBTC yesterday pushed market capitalisation by N191billion. Specifically, at the close of trading yesterday, the index rose by 572.72 points or 1.31 per cent to close at...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the reported naming of President Muhammed Buhari as African Union (AU) anti-corruption champion as laughable, derisory and eminently qualified as Africa’s joke of the year. The party said it was clear that leaders of the African Union were not...
Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose, at a PDP rally on Monday in Ado Ekiti, declared that God directed him to support his Deputy, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, to succeed him. “Olusola never said he wanted to be deputy governor, but God instructed me to pick him. I said we will go …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC), Benue State chapter has responded to the reports that the State governor, Samuel Ortom has concluded plans to dump the party. The state chairman of the party, Prince Emmanuel Abba Yaro, said those peddling the rumour of Ortom’s purported defection from the...
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, on Monday, urged Nigerians to support the change agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari to fast track national development. The governor made the call in Katsina in a message to the opening of a public lecture organised by APC Election Supervisors, tagged “360+1...
The Edo state government on Monday dismissed alleged statements credited to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), that Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved land for the establishment of cattle colonies in the State. It said the state government had not entered into any agreement for cattle...
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