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Mane Beats Salah, Mahrez to CAF African Player of the Year award
Egyptian Media Blasts Mohammed Sallah for non-appearance Sadio Mane has beaten Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez to the CAF African Player of the Year award for 2019. Mane was a standout player as Liverpool went all the way in the 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, while he has also enjoyed a strong […]
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ISIS Claims Borno Attacks as Army Chiefs Survive Ambush
ISIS today claims its fighters killed more than 30 Nigerian soldiers and policemen in attack on two towns including Jakana. Reports however said the #ISIS affiliate group suffered huge casualties after a failed attack on one of the major crossing point in the town of Jakana on the strategic Maiduguri-Damaturu freeway which the group want […]
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Reprieve for Suspended REA MD
President @MBuhari has directed that the suspension of Mrs Damilola Ogunbiyi from her role as Managing Director of @realREANigeria, be reversed. Her resignation effective 31 December 2019 has been accepted to enable her take up her new @UN appointment.
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Buhari Chides Pastor Bakare as Tinubu Meets the President
The presidency has subtly chided Pastor Tunde Bakare over his call for Buhari to intervene in the process that will produce his successor. Bakare had visited the President,urging him to nurture and ensure emergence of a successor to sustain his legacy. A statement from the Presidency however rejected the call from the Lagos pastor ,insisting […]
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Njimtilo: Borno Governor Commends Army for Swift Investigation
… Says action shows Buratai’s good leadership Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has paid tribute to headquarters of the Nigerian Army for the swiftness with which the army announced readiness to immediately investigate conducts involving stop and search of passengers around Njimtilo. Zulum spoke in reaction to a statement issued last night by Colonel […]
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Suleimani Assassination: Police Tightens Surveillance in Abuja
Abuja city centre is witnessing robust security patrol following pockets of demonstrations by Shiites followers. Some Shiites followers protesting the assassination of General Qazeem Suleiman of Iran Quds force had attempted large scale procession within the heart of the capital city. Along Moshood Abiola way ,some.Shiites actually conducted procession but were immediately dispersed by a […]
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Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) Backs new Electricity Tarrifs
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) says the proposed hike in electricity tariff is necessary to get the power sector back on track. Its Director-General, Mr Timothy Olawale, said on Monday in Lagos that putting the tariff concerns in context, the issue of the increment was intended to enable the sector to realise the right […]
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Why we Remove some Agency Chiefs -Power Minister
Press Release: It is quite obvious that most Nigerians are not susceptible to relinquishing public office even after exhausting their welcome or in the face of apparent failure to perform. The removal of any public officer is usually accompanied by high dramas, including allegations of victimization, discrimination and bias. Such is the case with change […]
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Extortion Allegation: Army Vows to Deal with Culprits
The Nigerian Army has reacted to the allegation by Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum, that soldiers of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed along Maiduguri – Damaturu Road, were extorting commuters, as well as causing them unnecessary hardship. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, the Army Operations Media Coordinator, stated that the allegation was capable of reversing the gains recorded […]