The Nigerian Army has called on members of the public, particularly in Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina and Kaduna States to look out for suspicious persons especially those with gun shot wounds and report such to the appropriate authorities.
Army spokesman Col Sani Usman said that the suspects escaped a raid carried out by troops of 1 Brigade Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Police on bandits and cattle rustlers in Maru, Zamfara State on Monday.
Usman however...
Tuesday, 10 May 2016

Ramadan fast: Dangote uplifts Borno IDPs with two billion naira donation.
Posted on 02:08 by Steve Igbokwe
Internally Displaced Persons in Borno State are now guaranteed of a blissful Ramadan courtesy of a N2b donation by President of Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote.
Making the donation to the Borno State Government in Maiduguri on Monday, Dangote said that the entire food requirements of all the IDPs in the state during the forthcoming Ramadan would be met by the foundation.
The billionaire had earlier visited some of the IDP camps with Borno...

Photos from FRSC's forum on safe tyre use
Posted on 00:40 by Steve Igbokwe
The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC on Monday, May, 9th held a
stakeholders forum on tyres.
The event which took place at Shehu Musa Yar'Adua Center, Abuja was tagged ''Promoting Safe Tyre Use In Nigeria.''
...
Monday, 9 May 2016

At last Kenneth Okonkwo has a child
Posted on 22:51 by Steve Igbokwe
Veteran Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo and his wife ended a nine-year wait for a child over the weekend when their bundle of joy arrived.
Mrs Okonkwo was delivered of a baby boy at the St Joseph Medical Center, Baltimore.
Both mother and child are said to be doing fine.
...

Match Commissioner dies after league game
Posted on 19:03 by Steve Igbokwe
The Match Commissioner in Sunday's Nigerian Professional Football League match between Kano Pillars and Ikorodu United, Mr Tanko Nuhu was found dead on Monday morning, less than twenty four hours after the game.
The match which was played at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano was won by Pillars with a 2-1 margin.
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF announced the unfortunate development on its Twitter handle on Monday.
The NFF
@thenff
NFF mourn the...

Senate Leader Ali Ndume at the NANS-NASS meeting (Photo)
Posted on 18:35 by Steve Igbokwe
Senate Leader Ali Ndume speaking at the NANS-NASS Interactive Session in Abuja on Monday.
He represented the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki.
...

Full text of Saraki's speech while opening public hearing on NEDC Bill
Posted on 18:27 by Steve Igbokwe
REMARK BY THE PRESIDENT OF SENATE, HIS EXCELLENCY SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, DECLARING
OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE NORTH EAST DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION BILL, 2016, MONDAY 9TH OF MAY, 2016.
Protocol:
1. It is my pleasure to be here with you today to declare open the public hearing on this very important bill, The North East Development Commission Bill, 2016.
2. Distinguished colleagues, our invited guests, it is very hard to under-estimate...
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