Tagging all herdsmen criminals can split Nigeria – Group
Jude Owuamanam, Jos The Jonde Jam Fulani Youth Association has said there is a conspiracy to tag all Fulani herdsmen across the country as criminals, warning that such a move will affect the unity of...
View ArticleAngola’s yellow fever death toll hits 300
Angola’s yellow fever outbreak has killed more than 300 people since December, with cases of the deadly disease spreading to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and even China, the World Health...
View ArticleNiger Delta Avengers blow up NNPC pipelines in Warri
OVIE OKPARE, WARRI Niger Delta Avengers late Thursday night simultaneously bombed several pipelines operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation around Batan community in Warri South West...
View ArticleEFCC to arraign Akpobolokemi on sixth fraud charge
Ramon Oladimeji The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to again arraign a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, for an...
View ArticleFrench Embassy spends N300m on food-aid projects in Borno, Yobe
The French Embassy in Nigeria says it is supporting two food-aid projects in Borno and Yobe with N300m. A statement issued by Mr Vanin Georges, Culture and Information Officer of the Embassy, said the...
View ArticleMourinho boasts ‘big clubs need big managers’
Jose Mourinho boasted that giant clubs needed the best managers as he took over at Manchester United on Friday. Mourinho said he wanted to bury the past three years at Old Trafford, which saw David...
View Article‘100,000 Syrians trapped’ as IS advances near Turkish border
At least 100,000 people were trapped Friday along Syria’s border with Turkey after the Islamic State group swept through rebel territory in Aleppo province, rights groups and activists said. The shock...
View ArticleBaby, three others killed in Bauchi-Jos road crash
Four people have been reportedly killed in a fatal road accident on Thursday at about 3:28pm at Narabi village, along Bauchi-Jos Federal Highway. A 16-month-old baby was said to be among those that...
View ArticleEx-militants divided over calls for Boroh’s removal
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa Calls for the removal of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd.) have divided the Niger...
View ArticleFive policemen missing in Rivers after ambush
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt THE Rivers State Police Command on Friday declared five policemen missing after an ambush by unknown gunmen on Wednesday at Okujagu waterways in Okrika Local Government...
View ArticleGermany supports 1,500 Nigerian students under safe-school initiative – Envoy
The German Government says it has so far supported 1,500 students affected by insurgency in the north east under the safe-school initiative since it was set up in 2014. Zenner, told the News Agency...
View ArticleReturn Nigeria’s loot or risk protest, CD warns Britain
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Campaign for Democracy on Friday called on the British Government to return Nigeria’s looted fund in its custody as a means of supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
View ArticlePUNCH reporters shine at Quill Awards
‘Nonye Ben-Nwankwo and Tunde Ajaja Two correspondents with your darling newspaper, The PUNCH, won at the 2016 Promasidor Quill Awards that held in Lagos on Friday. Tobi Aworinde of Sunday PUNCH...
View ArticleDon’t panic over Sharia court bill –Reps
John Ameh, Abuja The House of Representatives doused tension on Friday after a bill to expand the jurisdiction of the Sharia Court of Appeal ignited fears that lawmakers were about to expand Sharia Law...
View ArticleAllocation from government is small –Medical Director
The Medical Director, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Dr.Olurotimi Odunubi, in an interview with Ademola Olonilua clears the air on claims made by some of his patients Some of the patients have...
View ArticleBuhari@ one: Nigerians express mixed feelings, call for greater action
Coming to power on the mantra of change, President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, made a lot of promises. As they mark one year in office, Nigerians assess how well they...
View ArticleEconomic crisis: Buhari, govs rule out elaborate anniversary
Olalekan Adetayo, Olufemi Atoyebi, Mudiaga Affe, Ihuoma Chiedozie, Etim Ekpimah, Armstrong Bakam, Enyioha Opara, and Gibson Achonu President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors have ruled out...
View ArticleSusplan edge Agad in Access Bank-UNICEF Charity Shield Polo
A last-gasp goal by Sani Umar helped Susplan to a crucial 6 – 5 1/2 win against Agad to keep their hope alive in the UNICEF Cup at the ongoing 2016 Access Bank-UNICEF Charity Shield Polo tournament...
View ArticleWHO rejects calls to move Olympics over Zika fears
The World Health Organisation has ruled out any change in timing or the location of the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, shunning a call by doctors and scientists to shift the games over the...
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Michael Chu’di Ejekam Comments on the Compelling Appeal of Longer-Life...
Michael Chu’di Ejekam, commercial real estate expert shares his insights on the recent Wall Street Journal article on the Atlas Partners Longer-Life Private Equity Fund which raised one billion...
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