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Crush at Israeli Religious Festival Kills 44
At least 44 people were crushed to death at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said, in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “heavy
Military, Police Ring Abuja to Forestall Boko Haram Attack
•Deploy more personnel as army chief vows to wipe out terror group •Security beefed up at N’Assembly Deji Elumoye and Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power, is
Bauchi Gov: NNPC Zero Remittance to FAAC, Recipe for Crisis
Obinna Chima, Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos, Chuks Okocha and James Emejo in Abuja Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, yesterday warned that Nigeria will be in chaos and financial hardship
Villarreal Beat Arsenal 2-1 in First Leg of Europa League Semifinal
Villarreal 2-1 Arsenal: Nicolas Pepe Penalty Gifts Gunners Europa League semi-final Hope Villarreal claimed a narrow advantage in their Europa League semifinal against Arsenal with a 2-1 home victory in
Nigeria: Presidency Accuses Benue Governor Ortom of Desecrating Lives of Citizens With Accusations Against Buhari
The Nigerian Presidency has described the “litany of accusations and strings of emotional attacks” from Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on President Muhammadu Buhari as a veiled way of desecrating
FRSC Sector Commander seeks stakeholders’ support on Apapa gridlock
The Lagos Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Corps Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, has called for the continuous support of stakeholders in the transport sector to stop the
Ode to Mahmud Tukur
DIALOGUE BY AKIN OSUNTOKUN There is no better way to pay my last respects to the memory of the late Dr Mahmud Tukur than truthfully and objectively bear witness to
First Bank: CBN Reinstates Adeduntan, Sacks Otudeko, Bank’s Boards
•Don’t panic, Emefiele tells depositors, shareholders •Moves to recapitalise bank Obinna Chima in Lagos and James Emejo in Abuja In one fell swoop yesterday, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
Diaspora group tasks FG on transparency, evaluation of Chinese loans
President Muhammadu Buhari By Prisca Sam-Duru A diaspora NGO, under the aegis, Transforming Uplifting and Reforming Nigeria (TURN), which is committed to the socio-economic well-being of Nigeria, has expressed concern
FG: Legal Challenges Hindering $5.8bn Mambilla Power Project’s Take-off
•Gas shortage cripples operations of power plants in South-west Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The federal government yesterday attributed the delay in executing the $5.8 billion Mambilla hydroelectric power project, expected
