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About eight soldiers and other civilians have been reported killed in another bomb blast in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The suicide bomber was said to have targeted a military checkpoint near the Maimalari Military barracks along Baga road west of the metropolis after passing through other check point from Baga town. Boko Haram insurgents have continued a sustained suicide attacks on Maiduguri since President Mohammadu Buhari was sworn in on May 29, with no day passing by without an attack on the troubled city. Abdullahi Sabo who resides around Baga road told our correspondent that he heard a deafening sound like a heavy thunder storm at about 5:20pm. ” I later learnt that it occurred at a major checkpoint that lead to Brigadier Maimalari barracks along Baga road,” Sabo said. It was gathered that the bomber deliberately chose to detonate his device when residents were rushing back home ahead the 7pm curfew time. A Civilian JTF who pleaded for anonymity informed that many soldie...

President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assured Nigerians that he would do all within his powers to ensure that they would not regret entrusting national responsibility to him by electing him during the March 28 presidential election. He said his administration was capable of fixing the nation’s problems. Buhari made the submission in an address he delivered to members of the Nigerian community in Niger during his visit to the country. A copy of his speech was made available to journalists in Abuja by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu. Buhari told the Nigerian community that his government was just coming on board and was still in the process of setting out appropriate modalities on how to actualise its agenda of revamping Nigeria as contained in the manifesto of the All Progressives Congress. He noted that Nigerians voted for him based on the party’s manifesto. He however urged them to exercise patience b...

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Thursday bade farewell to the outgoing members of the House of Assembly, insisting that he had forgiven them for attempting to remove him from office. Fayose said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, even as the Assembly’s tenure will expire on Friday. Ekiti State had been under siege for the past three days as thugs said to be loyal to Fayose blocked all roads leading to the Assembly complex to prevent the 19 All Progressives Congress lawmakers from sitting with the aim of impeaching him. ADVERTISEMENT Fayose lamented how things ended between him and the lawmakers but promised that they would not be victimised after leaving office. He said, “The last few months have been traumatic, especially this week. I was not given room for concentration, but I had left the battle for God to fight. I told those planning to impeach me that they will succeed‎ if they can impeach...

The Bauchi State Governor, Mohammed Abubakar, has directed that all the state government accounts be frozen. Abubakar has also reduced his salary and that of his deputy by 50 per cent.%. The governor, who stated this on Monday in his maiden statewide broadcast to the people of Bauchi, pronounced the dissolution of boards of government parastatals, except those of statutory organs. Abubakar added, “Let me use this opportunity to announce that all government accounts in every bank are hereby frozen. Similarly, all pending financial transactions and institutions and instruments are hereby suspended. “However, MDAs that are charged with essential services may and can formally apply for waiver from my office. “I wish to also, formally announce the dissolution of all local government caretaker committees with immediate effect. The respective administrators are directed to hand over all affairs to their Heads of Personnel.” He added that all resignations from the services of the ...

Add caption The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Tuesday that it has served notice of application for extradition of Senator – elect, Kashamu Buruji, to United States. The spokesman of NDLEA, Mr Mitchel Ofoyeju, said the notice of the suit was officially served on Kashamu Monday. He said the application was secured through the Chief Judge, Federal High Court, Abuja, in a suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/479/2015. Ofoyeju said:” In an application made to the Chief Judge, Federal High Court, Abuja, in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/479/2015, the office of the Attorney General of the Federation is seeking the extradition of Buruji Kashamu to answer alleged drug trafficking charges. “This is in line with the Extradition Act CAP, E25 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 (as modified by Extradition Act Modification Order, 2014). The notice of the suit was officially served on Kashamu by the NDLEA on June 1, 2015. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives has commended the ND...

FIFA boss, Sepp Blatter Brazilian legend Pele said Monday he backed Sepp Blatter’s re-election as FIFA President last week, despite the corruption scandal embroiling world football’s governing body, saying it needed an “expert” chief, AFP reports. “I was in favour,” Pele told journalists at Havana airport ahead of a match between the Cuban national team and his former club the New York Cosmos. “We needed an expert guy.” But despite Pele’s position, former vice-president of FIFA Jack Warner who is facing investigation in the current scandal on Monday demanded Blatter’s resignation. No one has brought more shame on FIFA than its president Sepp Blatter and he should step aside for a younger leader, the organisation’s former vice president Warner said. ADVERTISEMENT Pele, the only player to win three World Cup titles, closed out his career in the 1970s at the Cosmos, who will play Cuba on Tuesday in an exhibition match symbolic of the thawing ties between the United States and...

President-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan, for conceding defeat at the March 28 presidential election. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that Buhari gave the commendation in Abuja on Thursday when he received Nigerien President Issoufou Mahamadou on Thursday. He said Jonathan’s action turned around Nigeria’s nervous political process. He said, “The Nigerien president purposely came to congratulate me on my victory and President Goodluck Jonathan for the maturity and statesmanship that he exhibited by accepting that he had lost the election. “His (Jonathan’s) action actually doused tensions and averted crisis in Nigeria. “Not only Africa but the world has commended the President for that because if he had disputed the election, there would have been crisis in the country. “That is what people don’t want, not only Nigerians but other countries. So, he came to commend President Jonathan for ...