Muslim Rights Concern calls for dialogue between the federal government and the Shiites

FAITH organisation the Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has urged the federal government to enter into dialogue with the Shiite Islamic Movement of Nigeria in a bid to prevent the current crisis getting out of hand and ending up in another insurgency.

 

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Nigerian Army hands over 151 repentant Boko Haram insurgents to the Borno State government

NIGERIAN Army commanders have handed 151 repentant Boko Haram terrorists to the Borno State government as part of a plan to rehabilitate and reintegrate them back into society.

 

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Macban says it has nothing to do with the Fulani herdsmen operating in Ondo State

FULANI herdsmen body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has disassociated itself the vigilantes patrolling highways in Ondo State saying it is not involved in any security arrangement.

 

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EFCC seals off several properties belonging to Rochas and members of his family

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) agents have sealed off the Rochas Foundation College in Owerri the Imo State capital belonging to the immediate past state governor Rochas Okorocha.

 

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Flying Eagles central midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru signs six year deal with Watford

ENGLISH Premier League side Watford have signed Flying Eagles midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru from Manchester City on a six-year contract in a move that will enable him to team up with compatriot Isaac Success.

 

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Atiku and PDP slam Buhari for failing to include any youths among his ministerial nominees

NIGERIA'S main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has castigated President Muhammadu Buhari for overlooking the youth when he submitted his list of 43 ministerial nominees to the senate yesterday.

 

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Kogi State deputy governor gives Yahaya Bello seven days to pay his allowances or face court action

KOGI State's deputy governor Simon Achuba has given his boss Governor Yahaya Bello seven days within which to pat him a sum of N800m ($2.2m) owed to him in allowances or face legal action.

 

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Nigeria declares July 25 as National Diaspora Day as part of plan to woo those living abroad

NIGERIA has declared July 25 as national diaspora day as part of a programme of recognising the contributions of diasporans to national development and tapping into their expertise as the government seeks to diversify the economy.

 

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Chinese Great Wall Corporation agrees to build transformer manufacturing factory in Okene

NIGERIA'S National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (Naseni) and the Chinese Great Wall Corporation have entered into an agreement to establish a transformer manufacturing plant in Kogi State.

 

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