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Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) Boko Haram has sent a proof of life video which shows 15 of the more than 200 girls abducted by Islamist fighters from the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok two years ago, CNN reported. The video showed the girls wearing black hijabs in an unspecified location, stating their names, that they were taken from Chibok and the …

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The Presidency on Wednesday dismissed an article by The Telegraph (London) allegedly accusing Nigeria of using aids giving to it by Britain to persecute President Muhammadu Buhari’s political foes rather than fight Boko Haram. A statement issued in Abuja by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, said the article was full of factual …

The Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, has debunked the allegation that suspects who are being investigated for alleged corrupt practices by the Commission are made to give their statements under duress. He said the state- of-the- art recording facilities in the EFCC interrogation rooms would not allow any interrogator to humiliate a suspect. Speaking in his …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Monday said it had arrested a 70-year- old fake Presidential Adviser on Defence Matters. Presenting the suspect who claimed to be a retired Army Colonel, to the media, the command’s Spokesman, ASP Anjuguri Manzah, said the suspect was arrested on Oct. 18 in Maitama area of Abuja, following a tip-off . “Police …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday adjourned ruling on an appeal filed by Senate President, Bukola Saraki challenging his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal indefinitely. Mrs Christy Haruna, one of the Court Clerks announced the postponement of the judgment at the open court. “I have been instructed by the court to inform parties and interested members …

Our attention has been drawn to a vacuous statement by the media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, in his futile attempt to counteract facts presented by the PDP that this administration is dictatorial and selective in its fight against corruption. Mr. Adesina, in his habitual deceptive and diversionary manner, left the critical issues of governance raised by …

Contrary to his posturing while campaigning, the President-elect Major General Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to Nigerians not to expect miracles from him. Speaking in an interview with BBC Africa, Buhari listed his immediate areas of focus as security, unemployment and corruption but emphasised that he is not a miracle worker. His words: “We are asking Nigerians their cooperation, they shouldn’t …

His Royal Majesty Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa, the monarch of Benin Kingdom has joined his ancestors. He was 92 years old. According to authoritative sources within and outside Edo State, the well-regarded king transited to the great beyond about two weeks ago. His death is still being kept secret because by Benin tradition, the death of an Oba …