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Defence headquarters dismisses story that soldiers fighting Boko Haram resort to begging locals for food

NIGERIA'S defence headquarters has dismissed as untrue a recent story that soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the northeast of the country had to resort to begging for food because they had been abandoned by the military authorities.

 

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Nigeria and the US sign MoU on rock art in Abuja aimed at promoting tourism

NIGERIA and the US have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) involving the provision of a $125,000 grant to promote rock art as part of a major programme to promote tourism in the country.

 

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Muslim Rights Concern challenges Adeleke on his promise to return mission schools to their original owners

ISLAMIC body the Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has warned Osun State governor-in waiting Senator Ademola Adeleke to abandon plans to return mission schools to their original owners if he wins saying that the move will be biased in favour of Christians.

 

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US analyst Teneo Intelligence says Osun election is an indicator that the APC is likely to lose next year's polls

AMERICAN political analyst Teneo Intelligence has predicted that President Muhammadu Buhari could lose the 2019 election after his All Progressives Congress (APC) suffered a serious setback in the recent Osun State gubernatorial elections.

 

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APC confident they can win Osun election re-run after high-powered delegation meets with Omisore

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) leaders are confident they can overturn the deficit they suffered in the Osun State gubernatorial elections on Saturday after of their several governors reached a deal with the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Senator Iyiola Omisore yesterday.

 

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Aisha Buhari orders arrest of her ADC who she accuses if collecting donations using her name

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's wife Aisha has invited the police into the presidential villa to come and arrest her aide-de-camp Chief Superintendent of Police Sani Baba-Inna who she has accused of defrauding her.

 

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Governor Wike lashes out at PDP candidates opposed to Rivers State hosting its national convention

RIVERS State governor Nyesom Wike has lashed out at members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) opposed to his state hosting the party's forthcoming national convention taking place on October 5 and 6 in Port Harcourt.

 

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Kwankwaso anoints his son-in-law as his candidate to become the next Kano State governor

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has endorsed his son-in law Abba Kabir Yusuf as his choice for 2019 Kano State governorship elections.

 

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Anthony Joshua reveals that he took to the ring against Alexander Povetkin despite having the flu

NIGERIAN-born world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Oluwafenmi Oluseni Joshua has revealed that he won last Saturday's fight despite suffering from a serious bout of flu which threatened to derail him.

 

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Nationwide strike looms as labour unions threaten walkout over failure to deliver new minimum wage

NIGERIA is facing the prospect of a nationwide strike next week after labour unions threatened to ask their members to down tools as from Monday over the federal government’s delay in implementing the a new national minimum wage.

 

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