President Muhammadu Buhari has named Tukur Buratai, a major general, as the chief of army staff. Buratai takes over from Kenneth Minimah, a lieutenant general, who was removed on Monday along with other service chiefs. Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin, a major general, will succeed Alex Badeh, an air chief marshall, as chief of defence staff. Ibok-Ete…
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Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State, and his sons, Aminu and Mustapha are currently at the federal high court in Abuja, seeking bail. According to reports by TheCable, a federal high court sitting in Kano, remanded them in Kano prison alongside one Aminu Wada Abubakar last Thursday but learnt that they were moved to…
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As part of Tony Elumelu’s $100 million commitment to empowering African entrepreneurs, 1,000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, representing 51 African countries from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) Class of 2015, converged near Lagos, Nigeria for an intensive two-day bootcamp session, an unprecedented gathering of emerging African entrepreneurs, from 10-12 July, 2015. The entrepreneurs travelled from across…
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President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked his military high command including the Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh. According to THEWILL, this was made known bysources with knowledge of the development. The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, was not relieved of his post and will continue in his…
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After earning her sixth Wimbledon championship on Saturday, tennis superstar Serena Williams brought her style A-game to the Wimbledon Champions Dinner held at The Guildhall last night July 12, 2015 in London, England. The 33-year-old wore an effortlessly elegant blush pink and cream embellished gown which was also attended by male Wimbledon winner Novak…
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President Muhammadu Buhari provided buses to convey members of the #Bringbackourgirls (BBOG) group to the inner precincts of the presidential villa. According to the Thecable.ng, the BBOG group were scheduled to meet with the president on Tuesday, had converged on the Unity Fountain, Abuja, at 9am. The procession was led by Obiageli Ezekwesili and Aishat…
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former minister of finance, is being persecuted over expenditure from the excess crude account, her media aide has said. According to Thecable.ng, Paul Nwabuikwu said the clarification by finance commissioners on expenditure from the account was an acknowledgment that “this is not an Okonjo-Iweala issue”. He said: “The statement clearly shows that Federation…
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Two suspected female suicide bombers detonated explosives at Sabon Gari market in Damboa local government area of Borno state on Tuesday, killing three persons Aderemi Opadokun, commissioner of police in the state, disclosed this in an interview with NAN in Maiduguri, capital of the state. According to Thecable.ng, Opadokun said that five other persons…
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The Presidency today said it has not included funds in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) in the bailout package approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for states to pay wages as reported in the media, click here to read our previous report. A statement by Femi Adesina, the President Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,…
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Russell Wilson and Ciara have been dating for a few months now, so you would probably assume that the two of them have taken their relationship to a physical level. As it turns out, the couple is taking things slow when it comes to the issue of sex. The one time married Wilson is a…
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