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Thousands of Iraqis have followed the coffin of Iranian military commander, Qasem Soleimani, killed in a United States airstrike at Baghdad airport on Thursday. Soleimani, viewed as a terrorist by the White House, was the architect of Iran’s Middle East operations and Iran has vowed to take “severe revenge” on the killing. The funeral procession…
Life Patron of Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigerian, NPAN, Alhaji Smaila Isa Funtua, has said the Igbo must play inclusive politics if they are serious about producing the President of Nigeria. Level of deprivation in S-East unbearable — S/East Devpt Union He also said the media is promoting the current clamour for Igbo presidency. Isa…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Adamawa Command, convicted 34 drug offenders and arrested 127 suspects in 2019. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Alhaji Idris Bello told journalists on Saturday in Yola that the suspects comprised of 125 men and two women while the 34 convicted persons were all men aged between 18-50…
Promoting made-in-Nigeria goods will boost entrepreneurship Miss Anita Ukah, 2018 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) says manufacturing and promotions of made-in-Nigeria goods will boost entrepreneurship and develop the economy. Ukah, an entrepreneur, said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos that it would extensively get people engaged….
By Muyiwa Adetiba The year 2019 and its baggage, came to a final, inexorable end this week. It was without a whimper. In fact, it was so seamless that one had to make an effort to notice its passage and an even greater effort to stop whatever one was doing in acknowledgement. Yet, with it…
File: Afghan civilian More than 2,200 Afghan civilians were killed in Taliban-related attacks and bomb blasts during 2019, the Afghan Interior Ministry confirmed on Saturday. “During 2019, Taliban terrorists conducted scores of suicide attacks, improvised explosive device (IED) explosions and guerrilla attacks. “And the attacks left 7,391 civilians killed and injured nationwide during the year,”…
Chief of iAir Staff, Sadique Abubakar The House of Representatives Committee on Air Force has lauded the effort of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) for destroying a terrorist logistics facility at Gujeri, Borno. The Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Muhammad Koko (APC-Kebbi), gave the commendation in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Koko lauded…
NECA As part of its expectations for 2020, the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called for synergy between the fiscal and monetary policies of the Federal Government. Its Director-General, Timothy Olawale, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. NAN reports that NECA is the…
Governor Ben Ayade, of Cross Rivers state The Cross River Government has given a 7-day ultimatum to traders on illegal structures along major streets in Calabar to relocate their businesses to Watt or Marian markets or face demolition. The state Commissioner for Environment, Mr Mfon Bassey, gave the ultimatum on Friday in Calabar during an…
Iran President, Hassan Rouhani Iran and the “free nations of the region” will take revenge on the United States for killing Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani on Friday, President Hasan Rouhani said. “There is no doubt that the great nation of Iran and the other free nations of the region will take revenge for this…