The Governing Council of the University of Abuja has approved the appointment of two new Deputy Vice Chancellors for the institution.
Professor Edmund Joseph Nwana was appointed as the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic, while Professor Muhammadu Abdullahi Katcha is now the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration.
The new appointees had emerged victorious in the elections conducted by the senate of the university at its 163rd regular sitting ...
Tuesday, 14 February 2017

Buhari to return soon - Presidency
Posted on 16:12 by Steve Igbokwe
President Muhammadu Buhari is no longer enjoying his holiday outside the country and will soon return to Nigeria, says the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
Speaking on live television on Tuesday, Shehu said that the president was homesick having departed the country since January 19 on a medical vacation to the United Kingdom.
“As a matter of fact, we should be getting ready to see the president...

That Andrew Yakubu by Charly Boy
Posted on 04:54 by Steve Igbokwe
The other day, I was in the midst of those I thought were reasonable people - a small group of lawyers, engineers and realtors or real estate guys, and as usual, the topic of conversation was our dear country Nigeria. Then someone said, "Abegi President Buhari should bring back our corruption," and to my surprise, everyone was laughing. I missed the joke, but I could swear the speaker was expressing the sentiment of the people I was with who were...
Monday, 13 February 2017

Read President Buhari's phone conversation with President Trump
Posted on 21:01 by Steve Igbokwe
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
BUHARI SPEAKS TO TRUMP ON TELEPHONE
President Muhammadu Buhari this afternoon from London spoke to President Donald Trump on telephone at the request of the American President.
The conversation was cordial and President Buhari congratulated Trump on his election as President of the United States, and on his cabinet.
The two leaders discussed ways to improve cooperation in the fight against terrorism through provision of...
Saturday, 11 February 2017

Aisha Buhari returns but where is PMB?
Posted on 21:52 by Steve Igbokwe
"I want to use this opportunity to thank all Nigerians for the goodwill and support for my husband and Nigeria in general."
So the wife of the president is back in the country but when will Baba Buhari come back?
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Friday, 10 February 2017

Ambushed troops kill BH terrorists, lose 7 men in Borno
Posted on 22:03 by Steve Igbokwe
Some elements of Operation Lafiya Dole on routine rotation of troops ran into an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists along Ajiri-Dikwa road, Borno State on Thursday night.
According to Lieutenant-colonel Kingsley Samuel, Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, the troops killed many of the terrorists in the ensuing gun battle while 7 soldiers paid the ultimate price.
"Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE gallantly fought their way through Boko Haram Terrorists...

Two soldiers demoted and imprisoned for assaulting disabled man
Posted on 21:43 by Steve Igbokwe
Two soldiers who recently assaulted a physically challenged man Chijioke Uraku have been demoted and imprisoned with hard labor after a summary trial.
In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Usman said that the convicted soldiers would forfeit their salaries to the Federal Government during their period of imprisonment.
"Sequel to the video clip of two soldiers maltreating a physically...
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