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Senegal has become the first African country to lift the day with astounding victory by pipping Poland 2-1 in the on-going FIFA World Cup in Russia. In a tension-soaked match, Lions of Teranga are in a first place tie with Japan in Group H while Colombia and Poland sit at the bottom. On the same page, Japan shocked Colombia, Senegal pulled off a similar surprise against the No. 8 FIFA-ranked Poland, coming away with a 2-1 victory that was also controversial. Group H isn’t going how most expected at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Senegal led 2-0 on the…

Nigeria loses about $14 billion (₦5.04 trillion) annually to farmers-herders conflicts, the Federal Government has revealed. In addition, hundreds of people have been killed in 2018 alone in violence involving nomadic herdsmen in states like Benue, Plateau, and Kaduna. Consequently, the Federal Government has outlined a plan to permanently solve the farmers-herders conflicts in Nigeria that has claimed the lives of thousands over the years. The presentation of the plan was made by the technical adviser to the president on National Economic Council, NEC, Andrew Kwasari, Tuesday in Abuja. The presentation event was attended by several public officials including the…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, Tuesday, charged judges and other judicial officers in the country to take decisions as heavens will not fall. Swearing in Justice Abdu Adamu Kafarati as the substantive Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, he said that the judiciary would stand behind any judicial officer hounded for taking bold and courageous decisions that have constitutional backing. According to him, the judiciary would remain an arbiter between the Executive and the Legislative arms of government. He said, “Don’t run away from your responsibility, remain courageous and firm. Since God has made it…

Former Abia state Governor, Dr. Orji Uzo Kalu has blasted former president Olusegun Obasanjo over the letter he wrote to Buhari advising him not to seek re-election come 2019. Orji Kalu who made the declaration over the weekend in Dutse while on a state visit to Jigawa, told the governor Alhaji Muhammed Badaru Abubakar that he is touring the country to sensitise Nigerians on the dire need to allow president Muhammadu Buhari to become president come 2019. “People seem to have forgotten when former president Obasanjo was literally absent for about three years travelling all over the world‎ when he was…

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari, to intervene in the death sentence passed on five Christian youths in Adamawa State. This is even as the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, faulted the sentencing of five Christians to death. They are Alex Amos, Alheri Phanuel, Holy Boniface, Jerry Gideon and Jari Sabagi. The youths were recently convicted by Justice Abdul-Azeez Waziri of the Adamawa High Court for conspiring and attacking three herdsmen at Kadamun village in Demsa Local Government Area, LGA of the state; killing one of them, Adamu Buba, and maiming the other two as…

The Federal Government has dispatched a delegation to Bauchi State to assess the level of havoc caused by the recent windstorm which destroyed an estimated 1,505 houses mainly in the state capital. Eight persons were confirmed dead while 120 others reportedly sustained various degrees of injury as a result the storm. Azare, another major town in the state was struck by a major fire disaster that destroyed the market few days after the windstorm disaster. A statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Tuesday stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Mallam Adamu Adamu, the…

Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central, has warned against the federal government’s plan to shut down a land border between Nigeria and a neighbouring country. The senator said the measure will “suffocate” legitimate businesses in the country. On Monday, Audu Ogbeh, minister of agriculture, announced that the government would soon shut down a land border to prevent smuggling of rice. Although Ogbeh did not mention the particular country and border, he said the action had become necessary to encourage local production and sustain the economy of the country. “Our other problem is smuggling. As we speak, a neighbor of ours…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to show his sincerity to the fight against corruption by instituting a probe into his campaign funds in the 2015 general elections. Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, the PDP National Publicity Secretary,  who stated this at the 2018 Ogidi Day celebration, at Ogidi, Ijumu local government area of Kogi State, claimed it was ironical that the president had been speaking with both sides of the mouth when it comes to the issue of fighting corruption. Ologbondiyan said, “The President’s remark sounded strange to us in the Peoples Democratic Party because we believe…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has debunked media reports that he will be in the United States later this month. Reports last weekend said Abubakar would speak at a trade and investment gathering in Washington D.C. later this month. The organisers listed Mr Abubakar’s name as number one amongst dozens of personalities they said had been invited to the event. Governors Nyesom Wike and Ibrahim Dankwambo, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and Trade and Investment Minister, Okechukwu Elelamah, are among those also said to have been invited. “There is no such invitation to the former vice president. We are not…

Leaders of Islamic State (IS) are sneaking battle-hardened extremists from Syria into Nigeria, according to UK Sun. Some of the fighters are reportedly sent to the Middle East for training in a “chilling exchange programme.” The tabloid said the insurgents were trained for possible attacks in Britain, quoting sources as saying the strong links between Nigeria and the UK will make it easier for IS to send its killers to Britain. “It is feared IS will exploit regular flights between Lagos and London to export more evil to the UK,” the report read. Isaac Subi, a group captain, who has…