Nigerian refugees who fled to Cameroon due to the Boko Haram insurgency has started returning to their homeland on Monday in a voluntary repatriation process, an official said. Paul Nji, Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration said this in Maroua, the chief town of Cameroon’s far north region just before take-off for Nigeria’s Borno state. The…
President Biden’s two German shepherds have been moved to the family home in Delaware after one of the animals showed ongoing aggressive behavior to White House staff, according to a news report. A report published by CNN on Monday evening said that the dogs Champ and Major, had been moved after Major had what one person described…
On-Air Personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, also known as Daddy Freeze, has said he will appeal a Rivers State High Court ruling that demands he pays the sum of N5 million for adultery. The court gave the ruling against him for having sex with Benedicta Elechi who was still legally married at the time it happened. Reacting…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno Sunday said his administration discovered that 650 of 1,000 families in the Internally Displaced Person (IDPs) camps were ‘ghosts’ and have benefited from foods distributed to the vulnerable. Mr. Zulum made the discovery at midnight, during his visit to Mohammed Goni College of Islamic Legal Studies in Maiduguri, where IDPs…
With a population of 6 million, Borno State has just 200 doctors and seven pharmacists, according to Prof. Isah Marte, Chief of Staff to Prof Babagana Zulum, the state governor. Marte disclosed this at the weekend when he led a delegation to the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja. The delegation sought the…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Minister of State for Power, Mohammed Wakil. Wakil served as Minister of State for Power under the former administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. He was arrested in his residence in Abuja on Sunday, PRNigeria reports quoting an undisclosed source. Wakil will be…
Liverpool’s incredible slide continued with a sixth successive Premier League home defeat as Fulham secured a crucial win to give their survival hopes a huge boost. Mario Lemina’s goal on the stroke of half-time, after the Gabon midfielder had dispossessed Mohamed Salah, gave the visitors a deserved win and saw them draw level on 26…
The magnificent Abuja Metro railway station within the heart of the Federal Capital City in the past few months have welcome very few passengers, the station is almost in an idle state. Visiting the station, it was observed that the train was not working, the place was quiet with some personnel hanging around, there was only one car…
Abubakar Kawu Baraje has traced the origin of the current insecurity in the country to the influx of Fulani from neighboring countries like Sierra Leone, Mali, Senegal, Niger and Chad brought into the country for election purposes in 2015. He said this in Ilorin as part of activities to mark his 70th birthday anniversary. He also backed self-help initiatives of…
The Nigerian Army has declared 12 officers and 86 soldiers missing in the wake of last week’s Boko Haram attacks on Marte and Dikwa local government areas of Borno State. A signal dated March 1, 2021, from Operation Lafiya Dole Headquarters in Maiduguri, showed that the soldiers were declared as deserters, Daily Trust reports. It indicated…
