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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, August 28th, 2015
Zuwara – A Red Crescent official said on Friday that the organization has recovered 82 bodies washed ashore after a boat packed with migrants sank near the western Libyan town of Zuwara. Ibrahim al-Attoushi, the Red Crescent Official, said no fewer than 100 people were still missing, adding that over 198 migrants had been rescued. […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Friday, August 28th, 2015
By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – THE Ohaneze Youth Council, OYC, Friday, expressed deep anger over President Muhammadu Buhari’s latest appointment for the positions of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, the Chief of Staff to the President and others. President of the of the OYC, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, in a statement he […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Friday, August 28th, 2015
Yola – Dr Fatima Atiku, daughter of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and newly appointed Adamawa Commissioner of Health has forfeited her salary and allowances for use in revitalizing the health sector in the state. Fielding questions from newsmen in Yola on Friday after being sworn –in along with 21 other commissioners, Fatima, a Consultant, […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, August 28th, 2015
By Levinus Nwabughiogu Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Babachir David Lawal as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) In a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said the president also appointed Alhaji Abba Kyari as his Chief of […]
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Education, Headlines
Friday, August 28th, 2015
The National Universities Commission recently released a list of illegal degree awarding institutions operating in Nigeria. The list of these illegal universities was made available to the public in a NUC’s weekly bulletin dated August 24. In thebulletin, the NUC Executive secretary, Julius Okojie, warned that Certificates obtained from these universities and colleges will not […]
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Africa & World Politics, Boko Haram, Headlines
Friday, August 28th, 2015
Chad sentences 10 Boko Haram fighters to death Chad has sentenced 10 members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to death on terror charges, after a three-day trial in the capital N’djamena. The 10 were convicted over their roles in attacks on the capital in June and July, which killed at least 53. […]
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Headlines
Thursday, August 27th, 2015
The ambassador of Nigeria to the United States, Prof Adebowale Adefuye is dead. Adefuye, whose tenure as ambassador ends on August 31, 2015 died after suffering from an heart attack in a Washington, DC hospital. He was born in Ijebu-Igbo, in 1947, he received his First Degree in History at the University of Ibadan, […]
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Books & Magazines
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rev. Dr. Charles B. Mantey is the founder and Senior Pastor of Disciples Revival Church in Toronto, Canada. For the past thirty-three years, he has ministered, and trained church Leaders in many parts of the world, including Ghana, Canada, New York, Britain, Singapore, South Africa, and Grenada in the Caribbean. He was […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
From Chucks Onuoha, Umuahia No fewer than 11 of the 35 persons, who were returning from a traditional marriage at Osah in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State on Sunday, perished when the mini bus in which they were travelling, was involved in a head-on collision with a truck carrying fertilizer. The accident […]
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Headlines, Sports, Track & Field
Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
IAAF World Championships: Okagbare fails to bless Nigeria • Finishes last in 100m women final BY GEORGE ALUO The saying in local parlance that “Warri no dey come last” was yesterday rubbished in far away Beijing, China where Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare finished last in the final of the 100m women event of the on going […]
