On Tuesday, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo launched the campaign by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development to end child marriage in Nigeria.
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Wednesday, 30 November 2016
The body of a three-year-old boy was on Saturday 26 November found under a bridge along the Abuja-Lokoja road in Gwagwalada with his penis missing.
Residents of the area suspect the deed to be the handiwork of ritualists. The remains of the boy have been evacuated to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital while efforts are underway to locate his relations.
Meanwhile, the police in Gwagwalada have confirmed that investigations into the incident are underway....
Monday, 28 November 2016
MTN Nigeria has announced that it plans to increase data charges with effect from December 1, 2016.
In an SMS message to its subscribers on Monday, the company said that the action was to reflect the new rate set by the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC to telecommunications services providers.
"Dear customer, please be informed that from 1st Dec, some MTN data tariffs will be increased to reflect the new rates set by the NCC to operators....
Friday, 25 November 2016
The Government of Niger State says that it plans to effect a drastic reduction in the cost of issuing Certificate of Occupancy from the current fee of N127,000 to N15,000 with effect from January 2017.
Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Alhaji Haliru Zakari Jikantoro made this known to newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council meeting at the Government House Minna.
He said that the measure was intended to boost the Internally Generated...
All Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camps in Borno State are to be closed down by May 29, 2017, says Governor Kashim Shettima.
The governor who made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri on Friday said that the state has about two million displaced persons in its IDP camps.
Shettima said that his administration was working hard to reconstruct communities destroyed by Boko Haram terrorists , to facilitate the return of IDPs to their...
Monday, 21 November 2016
The Presidency has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari will be seeking re-election at the end of his current tenure in 2019.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu disclosed this on Monday while reacting to a comment by a former member of Buhari's defunct Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Alhaji Buba Galadima, that Nigerians would dessert Buhari at the polls should he choose to seek re-election...
The Presidency has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 4th Africa-Arab Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016.
The summit which is jointly organized by the AU Committee and League of Arab States will be attended by Heads of State and Governments from Gulf and African countries.
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Sunday, 20 November 2016
The 200,000 young Nigerians selected as teachers, agriculture and health workers will start work on December 1, 2016, says the Presidency.
A presidency source said that the names of the 200,000 young graduates who were selected about 2 weeks ago have now been sent to state governments and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja for deployment to specific assignments.
The source said that the names will also be published this week on npower_ng...
A petrol tanker fire which occurred on Saturday night at Danmagaji area of Zaria in Kaduna State consumed one person and burnt down a police station and eleven vehicles.
According to the Kaduna State Police Command, the tragedy occurred when the driver of the truck suddenly lost control while trying to evade a pothole.
The State Commissioner of Police , Mr Agyole Abeh confirmed the incident.
“The incident was quite unfortunate but we have...
The abductors of Hajia Rabi Aliyu and Hajia Larai Aliyu, wives of the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Aliyu Tijjani, have released them after three days of captivity.
The spokesman of Nasarawa State Police Command, DSP Kennedy Idrisu said on Sunday in Lafiya that the kidnappers let go of the women at Mararaba-Udege village in Nasarawa town around 11 pm on Saturday following sustained pressure from the police....
The abductors of Hajia Rabi Aliyu and Hajia Larai Aliyu, wives of the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Aliyu Tijjani, have released them after three days of captivity.
The spokesman of Nasarawa State Police Command, DSP Kennedy Idrisu said on Sunday in Lafiya that the kidnappers let go of the women at Mararaba-Udege village in Nasarawa town around 11 pm on Saturday following sustained pressure from the police....
Saturday, 19 November 2016
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima on Saturday presented a cheque of N10m to Samira, widow of fallen army commander, Lt. Col Mohammed Abu Ali who was killed along with some of his troops in Malam-Fatori, Borno State on November 4 in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists.
Gov Shettima presented the cheque at the family’s Unguwar Sarki residence in Kaduna where he met with the late commander’s widow, three children and aged mother.
Shettima directed...
The unknown gunmen who abducted the two wives of Nasarawa State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Aliyu Ahmed last Thursday are demanding N50m ransom for their release.
The kidnappers were said to have made several calls to Ahmed on Saturday, threatening to prolong the ordeal of his wives if the money was not paid.
“They demanded that I should give them plenty money, but I told them that I don’t have money to give anybody,”...
President Muhammadu Buhari was in Ondo State on Saturday to attend the final campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress for the 2016 governorship election.
President Buhari who was received by Gov Mimiko, met with APC leaders in the state and the party's Gubernatorial aspirants, also visited Deji of Akure before he joined the grand rally.
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President Muhammadu Buhari was in Ondo State on Saturday to attend the final campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress for the 2016 governorship election.
President Buhari who was received by Gov Mimiko, met with APC leaders in the state and the party's Gubernatorial aspirants, also visited Deji of Akure before he joined the grand rally.
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‘MMM-Nigeria’, a community of mutual financial aid and donations, on Saturday, blessed two Internally Displaced Persons, IDP camps in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja with relief materials worth five million naira.
The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports that the donation was part of the community’s humanitarian week tagged ‘MMM cares’ to celebrate its one year anniversary in the FCT.
Beneficiaries of the relief items were the Gwoza and...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday inaugurated the management boards of parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources.
Buhari charged the boards of
Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Authority, NNRA, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC and Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board NCDMB at the Council chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja to help the NNPC chart a new course in finding solutions to the economic problems...
Friday, 18 November 2016
The Federal Government disclosed on Thursday that it owes former Nigerian Presidents and Heads of State ten months in arrears of salaries and allowances.
The affected heads of government include Alhaji Aliyu Shehu Shagari, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan; General Ibrahim Babangida, rtd; General Abdulsalami Abubakar, rtd; General Yakubu Gowon, rtd and Chief Ernest Shonekan.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, David...
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari delivering Nigeria's Statement at the Opening Plenary of the High Level Segment of the Climate Change Conference themed "Moving from Commitment to Action with Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Africa."
He said that Nigeria's goal is to become one of the world's best examples of how reducing emissions can benefit the environment, economy and the people, noting that Lake Chad has shrunk to a mere 10% of its original...
Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed confers with President Muhammadu Buhari just before he delivered Nigeria's National Statement at the Climate Change Conference in Marrakech, Morocco.
Buhari disclosed in the statement that Nigeria plans to reduce emissions by 20% by 2030, and to raise the target to 45% with the support of the international community.
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Tuesday, 15 November 2016
An Abuja based fashion designer has told the court how she was deceived into tying the knot with a man who already had a wife and six children.
During Tuesday's hearing in a divorce suit which she filed before a Jikwoyi Customary Court, Abuja, Mrs Lydia Dallah said that she only found out about her husband's marital status after they had tied the knot.
“He never told me that he had an existing marriage with six children.
“It was after I got married...
An Abuja based fashion designer has told the court how she was deceived into tying the knot with a man who already had a wife and six children.
During Tuesday's hearing in a divorce suit which she filed before a Jikwoyi Customary Court, Abuja, Mrs Lydia Dallah said that she only found out about her husband's marital status after they had tied the knot.
“He never told me that he had an existing marriage with six children.
“It was after I got married...
Monday, 14 November 2016
Monday November 14 was World Diabetes Day and Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki was among prominent Nigerians who declared their support to the raising of awareness to stem the rising tide of the disease.
He said that the #WorldDiabetesDay was an "opportunity to raise awareness of diabetes in Nigeria and support health care initiatives."
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The Hisbah, the sharia law enforcement agency in Jigawa State said on Monday that it arrested 34 persons and confiscated 916 bottles of beer after raiding beer parlors in Kazaure Local Government Area of the state.
Mallam Sa’idu Aliyu, the commandant of the Hisbah in Jigawa State told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN that the raids were carried out on Sunday at Gada and Kanti quarters in Kazaure town.
He disclosed that 673 empty bottles, four jerry...
President Muhammadu Buhari on arrival at Marrakesh Menara Airport, Morocco on Monday.
He will be taking part in the 22nd Conference of the Parties, COP to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC tagged, COP-22.
According to the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adeshina, Buhari will be addressing the conference on Nigeria’s commitment to implementing the Nationally Determined Contributions,...
In an apparent effort to shore up its dwindling foreign reserves, the Federal Government has decided to stop the importation of wheat from Russia.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Abba-Ibrahim disclosed this in Abuja during the weekend at the end of the fourth Joint Commission meeting between Russia and Nigeria.
She said that Nigeria spent $880 million on wheat imports in 2015 and has already spent $660 million on the commodity...
No fewer than twenty persons including a policeman lost their lives in Kano on Monday as men of the Kano State Police Command clashed with members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN.
Eyewitnesses said that trouble started around Tamburawa on the outskirts of Kano metropolis when the police tried to disrupt a Shiite protest march said to be heading towards Zaria.
The resultant violence led to the death of a policeman and several of the protesters....
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo
on Monday met behind closed doors with the leadership of the National Assembly and some state governors at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Although the subject matter of the meeting was not disclosed, it is suspected that it may not be unconnected with the Buhari administration's request for approval to borrow $29.9 billion as well as the 2017 to 2019 Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF forwarded by President Buhari...
Sunday, 13 November 2016
The Presidency on Saturday denied paying $21million to the leadership of terrorist group Boko Haram for the recent release of 21 Chibok girls.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said in a statement in Abuja that the Buhari administration has no such money to pay as ransom, even as negotiations are ongoing for the release of the remaining Chibok girls.
There have been claims in some sections of...
Saturday, 12 November 2016
The police in Nasarawa State on Saturday arrested Mr Oyin Osaba, 25, of Amba village, Kokona Local Government Area for the alleged murder of his own mother, Mrs. Diji Osaba.
Mrs Osaba, 75 was allegedly killed by her son during a quarrel. .
Nasarawa State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Sadiq Bello, said in Lafiya while parading the suspect before newsmen that his command also arrested another suspect, Mr. Adamu Iyanga, for allegedly killing his...
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Monday, 7 November 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari landed in Benin City on Monday at the start of a 2-day working visit to Edo State.
Before he proceeded to commission infrastructural projects built by the APC administration of Adams Oshiomhole in the state , PMB paid a courtesy visit to the newly coronated monarch of Benin Kingdom, His Royal Highness Omo N'Oba N'Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Ewuare II.
See photo below.
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President Muhammadu Buhari was in Edo State on Monday to commission a number of projects which had just been completed by the administration of outgoing governor Adams Oshiomhole.
The projects commissioned by the President included the New Central Hospital, and the Upper Siluko Road both in Benin City.
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The Federal Government on Monday honored the late Lt-Col Muhammad Abu Ali and his colleagues who died in Borno last Friday while fighting Boko Haram insurgents with a state burial.
They were buried with full military honors at the National Military Cemetery in Abuja.
FG's delegation to the funeral of the fallen heroes was led by Chief of Staff Abba Kyari.
See photo below.
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Sunday, 6 November 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari with Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, Sokoto State Gov. Aminu Tambuwal , Kaduna State Gov, Nasir El-Rufai, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, His Eminence The Sultan of Sokoto, His Royal Highness, the Ooni of Ife, and His Royal Highness, the Emir of Kano at the 10th anniversary of the coronation of the Sultan.
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Here's a family photo of the soldier whose bravery, gallantry and commitment in the counter-insurgency operations against Boko Haram his colleagues have been saluting.
He was the self-styled Sarkin Yaki (lord of war), Lt-Col Muhammad Abu Ali who was killed during an attack by the insurgents on Friday.
He was reputed to have played decisive roles in retaking some of Boko Haram's former strongholds. With his T 72 tank, he is reported to have always...
Troops of 7 Division Nigerian Army, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, led by the General Officer Commanding of the Division, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu between Friday and Saturday rescued 85 Boko Haram hostages during an operation inside the terrorists strategic hub town of Chukungudu on the southern fringes of the Lake Chad Region, in the northern part of Borno State.
During the operation in which five terrorists were neutralized, the troops recovered...
In the pursuit of its goal of improving power supply in the country, the Federal Government on Thursday signed a number of agreements aimed at adding more than 500 MW of electricity to the National Grid.
The parties to the agreements were the FG, World Bank, Niger Delta Power Holding Company, NDPHC, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading, NBET, and the gas supplier, Seven Energy, an integrated gas company which is investing about $500m in the construction...
Saturday, 5 November 2016
When Boko Haram terrorists attacked the 119 Battalion, Nigerian Army location at Malam Fatori in northern Borno, on Friday, one of the five gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price was Lt-Col. Muhammad Abu Ali, the Commanding Officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion.
14 of the attacking Boko Haram terrorists were killed in the encounter.
According to Army spokesman, the fallen senior officer was a fearless soldier who because of his "exceptional...
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