Atiku steps up his presidential electoral campaign with the pursuit of PDP delegates

FORMER vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has stepped up his 2019 presidential campaign as his supporters have launched an Operation Woo Your Delegates programmed aimed at attracting members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

 

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Manchester United blame Donald Trump's policies for its biggest loss in seven years

ENGLISH Premiership giants Manchester United have blamed tax cuts by President Donald Trump for a massive drop in its profits from the US that have resulted in it suffering a £29m loss over the last six months of 2017.

 

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Armed robbers storm Air Peace flight to Abuja just before it takes off from Lagos airport

ARMED robbers attacked an aircraft belonging to Air Peace at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos as it was about to take off opening its cargo hold in search of valuables.

 

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UK universities now start accepting fee payments from Nigerian students in naira

NIGERIAN students studying in Britain's universities will now be able to pay for their fees in naira after the British government through its export credit agency UK Export Finance (Ukef) agreed to start accepting such payments.

 

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Oba of Benin accuses several church leaders of encouraging the trafficking of Edo citizens

OBA of Benin His Royal Majesty Oba Ewuare II has blamed some church leaders for the high rate of human trafficking and illegal migration from Edo State that has resulted in it producing the highest number of Nigerian prostitutes in Europe.

 

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Austria to train up 1,000 Nigerian failed asylum seekers and illegal migrants before deporting them

AUSTRIA plans to train about 1,000 Nigerians awaiting deportation equipping them with a host of skills before forcefully repatriating them as part of a programme designed to prevent them returning to the country again.

 

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Kwankwaso launches his 2019 presidential bid challenging Buhari in Anambra State

FORMER Kano State governor Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has launched his 2019 presidential bid with a campaign launch in Anambra State aimed at securing him the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket later this year.

 

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Security forces finally wake up to herdsmen crisis as army arrest two armed Fulanis in Benue who open fire on them

SECURITY operatives appear to have finally woken up to the responsibility of confronting the Fulani cattle herdsmen saga after soldiers from the 707 Special Forces Brigade of the Nigerian Army arrested two armed pastoralists in Benue State yesterday.

 

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Osinbajo unveils details of government's proposed cattle policy that will involve states opening private ranches

VICE president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has outlined the details of the government's proposed cattle policy aimed at ending the ongoing menace of Fulani herdsmen attacking farming communities pointing out that states will spearhead the running of private ranches.

 

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Nigerian Army finally reacts to Fulani herdsmen crisis launching Operation Cat Race to face them

NIGERIAN Army commanders have launched an offensive called Operation Cat Race aimed at addressing the ongoing menace of Fulani cattle herdsmen killing people across the country with reckless abandon.

 

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