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Tuesday, 21 November 2017 03:47

Nigerian Army promotes 136 officers to generals

Nigerian Army has promoted 136 senior officers to generals.Those promoted include 45 brigadier generals who were promoted to major generals. Also, 92 colonels were promoted to brigadier generals. A statement from army spokesperson, Sani Usman, confirmed the promotions. Here’s the statement in full:Nigerian Army Council has today, Monday, November 20, 2017, approved the promotion of 45 Brigadier Generals to the rank of Major Generals and 92 Colonels to the rank of Brigadier Generals respectively. Some of those promoted to the rank of Two-Star Generals (Major Generals) include H.O. Otiki, Acting Commander Defence Headquarters Garrison; O.O. Soleye, Acting Director Veteran Affairs,…

Monday, 20 November 2017 06:11

Ex-VP Alex Ekwueme is dead

A former Vice President, Mr Alex Ekwueme, is dead. A statement from his family said he died at a London clinic on Sunday. The statement, signed by his brother and the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Mr Laz Ekwueme, said Ekwueme died last night at 10:00 pm. The statement reads in part: “Ekwueme family regrets to announce the peaceful passing away of their patriarch, former Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Mr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme. “The sad event occurred at the London Clinic at 10:00 pm on Sunday 19th November 2017.” The former vice president, who turned…

Monday, 20 November 2017 03:46

Buhari to submit list of new ministerial nominees to senate

If things go according to plan, President Muhammadu Buhari would present a list of his new cabinet members to the Senate this week for approval, a principal officer of the National Assembly has disclosed. Mr Buhari had recently hinted at a possible cabinet expansion following a meeting with the leadership of his All Progressives Congress (APC) as part of moves to close ranks and consolidate ahead of the 2019 elections. Even though he has not pronounced his intention to seek re-election, Buhari is said to have perfected the list of at least eight new ministers and some of the current…

Monday, 20 November 2017 03:42

Buhari, Mark, APC, PDP salute Jonathan at 60

President Muhammadu Buhari, former Senate President David Mark and others have felicitated with former President Goodluck Jonathan on his 60th birthday. Mr Buhari, in a statement yesterday by his spokesman Mr Femi Adesina, felicitated with Mr Jonathan on behalf of the Federal Executive Council and all Nigerians. Buhari, according to Adesina, joins Jonathan’s professional colleagues, associates and family in celebrating “the unique history of the Nigerian leader, who within a short period rose from being a Deputy Governor, Governor, Vice President to becoming Nigeria’s President for six years.” The president expressed belief that Jonathan’s foray into politics and ascendency to…

Monday, 20 November 2017 03:37

Queen Elizabeth and husband Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage, quietly

Queen Elizabeth and husband Prince Philip mark their platinum wedding anniversary with a small family get-together on Monday, a far cry from the pomp and celebration which greeted their marriage 70 years ago. The couple married at London's Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947, just two years after the end of World War Two, in a glittering ceremony which attracted statesmen and royalty from around the world and huge crowds of cheering well-wishers. Seventy years on, no public events are planned and Elizabeth, now 91, and her 96-year-old husband will celebrate the milestone with a private party at Windsor Castle,…

Sunday, 19 November 2017 03:05

Christian Chinese villagers told to rely on Communist Party, not Jesus, to escape poverty

* A local government's poverty-relief programme has urged Christians to swap posters of Jesus for portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping.* Officials reportedly visited poor Christian families and 600 villagers "voluntarily" removed images of Jesus and many put up pictures of Xi.* Some say the changes were not voluntary and that aid is dependent on the removal of religious symbols, a claim local officials deny.* However, an official did say they are asking religious posters to be removed from houses' living rooms, where people should not forget the "party's kindness." Thousands of Christians in an impoverished county in rural southeast…

Saturday, 18 November 2017 03:43

Anti-Corruption: Deal with corrupt people in your govt first, Fayose tells Buhari

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has told President Muhammadu Buhari to stop being hypocritical about his fight against corruption and rid his government of corrupt elements first. “Someone needs to tell the President that Nigerians no longer believe in his anti-corruption fight because he harbours the most corrupt Nigerians in his government”, Fayose said. President Buhari had said Thursday in Abuja during the presentation of the book, “Making Steady Sustainable Progress” that any public official caught will go to jail. Reacting through a statement on Friday, by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Mr Lere Olayinka,…

Saturday, 18 November 2017 03:41

Stephanie Otobo absent in court at Apostle Suleman’s defamation lawsuit

The defamation suit filed by a cleric, Mr Johnson Suleman, against Ms Stephanie Otobo has been stalled following the latter’s absence in court. Suleman filed the lawsuit against Ms. Otobo, 23, after she claimed that she was into a romantic relationship with him. The cleric is seeking N1 billion damages for the alleged defamation of his character by Otobo who failed to show up at Lagos State High Court in Ikeja where the matter came up for hearing on Thursday. The Canada-based singer was also not represented by any lawyer. Suleman’s lawyer, Mr E. L. Akpofure, said despite being served…

Saturday, 18 November 2017 03:39

Italy holds funeral for 26 Nigerian women drowned in Mediterranean

Italy held a mass funeral on Friday for 26 young Nigerian women who drowned while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea. A Roman Catholic bishop and a Muslim imam both said prayers at the simple ceremony in the southern city of Salerno, with 26 wooden coffins laid out on a stone dais. A single white rose was placed on the lid of each. Just two of the women were identified. "It is very likely that these girls were victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation," said Federico Soda, director UN migration agency IOM for the Mediterranean. A recent IOM report had…

Friday, 17 November 2017 03:50

Buhari vows to repay Nigerians for their goodwill in standing by him when ill

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he had resolved to pay back the goodwill Nigerians extended towards him during his recent health challenge by protecting their interests with all the energy at his disposal. He restated his administration’s commitment to improving security, fighting corruption and restructuring the economy. Buhari spoke at the public presentation of a book, titled, “Making steady, sustainable progress for Nigeria’s Peace and Prosperity,” at the old Banquet Hall of Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said within the limited resources available to him, his administration would continue to give priority to security by addressing herdsmen/farmers’ clashes, kidnapping and…

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Friday, 17 November 2017 03:48

Tinubu to Buhari: Do more, Nigerians are suffering

A national leader of governing All Progressives Congress, APC, and a former Governor of Lagos state, Mr Bola Tinubu, on Thursday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to use the remaining part of his tenure to build a better country and help “suffering” Nigerians. Tinubu took advantage of his position as a keynote speaker at the presentation of a book “Making steady, Sustainable Progress for Nigeria’s Peace and Prosperity: A Mid-term Scorecard on the Muhammadu Buhari Administration”, which held at the State House conference centre, Abuja, to tell Mr. Buhari that although he has done well in his first two years, he…

Friday, 17 November 2017 03:47

I don’t know Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabouts - Army chief

Chief of Army Staff, Mr Tukur Buratai, a Lt-Gen, on Thursday prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit seeking to compel him to produce the ‘missing’ leader of proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. A team of lawyers representing the IPOB leader had in the suit, prayed the court to order Buratai to produce their client either dead or alive. The lawyers led by Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor, told the court that they had not seen nor heard from their client since September 14 when Nigerian Army invaded his house “on a murderous raid,…

Friday, 17 November 2017 03:45

Google honours Chinua Achebe at 87

Technology giant, Google, honoured late Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe, on its doodle on Thursday. Google Doodle is a special logo on Google’s homepage that is temporarily alternated and intended to celebrate holidays, events, achievements and people. Surrounded by iconic images of his most famous literary works, Wednesday’s Doodle celebrates Achebe’s legacy.If he hadn’t died in March of 2013, Achebe who is one of Nigeria’s most popular novelist, poet, professor, and critic, would have clocked 87 today. Google said on its website on Thursday that Achebe had been honoured to underscore his status as a figure of 20th century literature.…

Thursday, 16 November 2017 04:07

I have many appointees ‘I didn’t know from Adam’ - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night in Abakaliki explained that many appointees in his administration were appointed purely on merit and their proven track records. Speaking at a State dinner organised in his honour, Mr Buhari emphasised that he always considered what was best for the country in his decisions. “Some of the people holding high positions in the government, like my ministers, will tell you that I didn’t know them from Adam. “I just came across their names from the records and I worked with the records. I thank God that I have a very good team,’’ he said.…

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