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Amaka Obiefuna. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen Tukur Buratai, says Nigeria would deploy 800 soldiers to the United Nations Mission (UNAMID) in Dafur. Buratai stated this at the Nigerian Army Peace Keeping Centre during the graduation of 755 soldiers and 45 officers that participated in the pre-deployment training in Jaji, Kaduna State. The army chief, who was represented by the General […]
Amaka Obiefuna. The Middle Belt Patriotic Front has faulted former President Goodluck Jonathan over his recent comments at the US Congress where he reportedly claimed that religion was tearing the nation apart. Jonathan at the event revealed that his administration’s political will to halt impunity in Nigeria led to the localisation of religious extremism in […]
Fidelia Okafor. The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has said the Nigerian constitution makes the dominance of one religion impossible and thus the Islamisation of the country will not be possible. Speaking at a town-hall meeting in Kwara state on Monday, the minister said the those accusing the government of Islamising the country were […]
Amaka Obiefuna. Kogi State Governor, Alh.Yahaya Bello, has said Nigerians are resolute in their support for President Muhammadu Buhari. In a message through his Kingsley Fanwo, his director-general on Media and Publicity, to the Change Forum, an APC advocacy group, the Governor said the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has given credibility to the image of […]
Fidelia Okafor. Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode on Monday, asked the Federal High Court Abuja, to adjourn his case to allow him explore other options of settlement aside from going to trial. Counsel to Fani-Kayode, Mr Ameh Raji (SAN) who made the application on his behalf said that since the sum of money involved was […]
Winifred Bosa. The UN Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) has recognized Nigeria and the Gambia as countries among others that have banned female genital mutilation. The UNFPA, in a report on the of 2017 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, commemorated on Feb. 6, stressed the urgent need to abandon the practice. […]
Winifred Bosa Each year, 8.8 million people die from cancer, mostly in low- and middle-income countries, according to World Health Organization WHO figures and by 2030, more than two-thirds of all cancer-related deaths will be in developing countries. Against this , the new guidance from the WHO released to mark World Cancer Day is informing […]
Winifred Bosa , Lagos. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the presidency to refer the allegations of corruption against the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal to Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) , the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for investigation. The organization […]
Winifred Bosa The Church of England theological college has bemoaned the action of a trainee priest who held a Cambridge LGBT commemoration service in Polari, an outdated colloquial language used by homosexuals. Polari, which dates back as far as the 19th century, was used by men to communicate with one another when homosexuality was considered […]
Fidelia Okafor. Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President has said the period for the extension of President Muhammadu Buhari’s vacation in London was not specified because “there is no vacuum in government’’. Adesina, who stated this in an interview with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on Sunday night, said […]