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Former Military Governor of Kaduna State, Col Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd) yesterday urged religious and Traditional Leaders to consciously ponder on the role they have played in the successes Boko Haram has recorded in it’s bloody campaign to des...
Heavy rains left thousands stranded in eastern Australia on Saturday as authorities warned of more flooding and urged several communities to flee to higher ground.CNN reported that about 16,500 people are isolated because of flooding in New South Wales...
Hafsat Al-Mustapha is the wife of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha sentenced to death recently, after a marathon 14-year trial, by a Lagos High Court over his involvement in the killing of Kudirat Abiola, wife of late Moshood Abiola. In this interview with SALI...
Accreditation of voters in yesterday’s governorship election in Adamawa commenced on schedule at most polling units in Yola, the state capital and many local government areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in Yola, the exercise st...
Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta has urged Muslim faithful to spread the virtues of peace, love and charity as they mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad. The governor in his message made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Asaba, ...
As condolence messages continue to pour in for the acting Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Muhammad Dahiru Abubakar over the death of his wife, Maryam, Governor of Niger State, Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has joined several Nigerians to commiser...
The Nigerian Immigration Service, Benue State command, on Friday said it deported a total number of 26 illegal immigrants in the state. The law breakers are from Republic of Niger, Cameroon and Benin. Speaking with LEADERSHIP SUNDAY in Makurdi, the com...
No less than two persons sustained severe injuries on Friday in Umuahia, following an attack on a moving bus by members of the Umuahia North Local Government Area Task Force. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident happened at about ...
From the death of John Okafor’s son, Oge Okoyer’s controversial confession and the humane deeds of Omotola Jolade-Ekeinde, up-date on Mr. Ibu’s son’s death and Oge Okoye’s reasons for not acting nude in the industry. Naomi...
Music is one of a country’s uniquely distinctive features and nowhere in South Africa is the jazz industry’s vivacious cultural and lifestyle influence and ethnic energy more evident than in the Newtown Precinct. The Newtown Precinct in rec...
The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, recently introduced a new driver license and vehicle number plate as part of measures to reduce death on the highways. But the House of Representatives ordered the suspension of the projects citing the need to ...
Like a psychopath on a rampage, Umar Baba Wowo, a.k.a Copper, has been on the prowl of his victims. Some of them have had a bitter taste of the sharp blade of his knife. Like the perfect sadist from a thriller movie, he does not think twice befor...
Aside from the pressure from the European Union, which has been campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty globally, the political backlash of executing condemned criminals may have been responsible for the refusal of State governors to sign th...
The Nigerian Police Force yesterday warned the media and agents of the various parties that contested the governorship polls in Adamawa State on Saturday not to announce results not duly confirmed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC...
The removed Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva yesterday opened up a can worms on the alleged fraudulent involvement of President Goodluck Jonathan in the award of contracts and complicity in violently derailing his administration as the Go...