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President Buhari speaks from London, commiserate with sports minister over wife’s death

February 1, 2017

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung on the death of his wife, Mrs Briskila Dalung. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Nneka Anibeze, th...

Nigerian government dismisses death rumour of president Buhari

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January 26, 2017

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The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to disregard the subversive messages being circulated via text messaging and the Social Media, saying the fabricated messages are being orchestrated by those who feel...

Nigerian music star “2Face Idibia” to lead nationwide protest against bad governance

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January 25, 2017

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Nigerian pop singer, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2face has announced he would be leading a nationwide protest against “obnoxious policies” of the Federal Government. 2face took to his Instagram page t...

Buhari releases N72b to Chinese firm for Lagos-Ibadan rail project

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January 24, 2017

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President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government has released N72 billion counterpart funding for the construction of Lagos-Ibadan modernisation railway project. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Am...

Nigerian Military accidentally drops bomb on civilians in refugee camp

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January 18, 2017

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The MSF, otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders, has said that at least 52 people were killed after a Nigerian fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb on an internally displaced persons, IDP, camp. The i...

Nigeria plans diaspora bonds sale in March after eurobond issue

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January 11, 2017

African News, Nigerian News

Nigeria is getting set to issue her first diaspora bond by March to raise funds from Nigerians abroad, after completing a $1bn eurobond sale this month, a finance ministry source told Reuters on Wednesday. N...

Nigerian military rescues 21 of the kidnapped Chibok girls

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October 13, 2016

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Twenty one of the more than 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 has been released to the Nigerian government, a government source told SaharaReporters. The source...

#NigeriaAt56: CSO launches in Abuja, urges Nigeria to practice true federalism

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October 3, 2016

African News, Nigerian News

Paradigm Leadership Support Initiative (PLSI) had its formal launch and an independence dinner on Saturday 1st October, 2016 which was done to celebrate the 56th independence anniversary of Nigeria. The event w...

Popular Nigerian Boko Haram journalist Ahmed Salkida arrested at airport

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September 5, 2016

African News, Nigerian News

Ahmed Salkida, one of the three people wanted for alleged knowledge of Boko Haram and the whereabouts of over 200 Chibok girls, was arrested in Abuja on Monday. Mr. Salkida, who arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe Intern...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visits Nigeria

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August 31, 2016

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Facebook Founder, Mark Zuckerberg, yesterday, arrived Nigeria unannounced. The 32-year-old tech entrepreneur surprisingly made a sudden visit and inspection of activities at the Co-Creation Hub, Yaba Lagos. ...

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