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34 Nigerians who were deported from the United States of America (USA) arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on Wednesday. The deportees which comprise of 32 males and two females were sent back home on various offences bothering on homicide, fraud, carrying prohibited items, impersonation, among other offences. They arrived aboard a chartered […]

President Muhammmadu Buhari has declared that his interest is for all Nigerians, irrespective of ethnicity and religion. He said beyond ethnicity, religion and geographical lines; Nigeria’s rapid development would remain a driving force for his administration. Buhari spoke at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja Wednesday while receiving Sheikh Ahmed Tijjani Ibrahim Inyass, the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has accused the National Assembly of tampering with the 2018 budget sent to them by cutting essential projects and inserting non-essential ones. Mr Buhari stated this while signing the 2018 budget into law. “I am concerned about some of the changes that the National Assembly has made to the budget proposals that […]

A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has promised to heed to the calls of many Nigerians by fostering what he called “proper restructuring” of the country when he wins the presidency next year. Atiku visited Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, to consult with Dickson and the Peoples Democratic Party in the state to support his presidential […]

Boko Haram fighters killed nine soldiers and wounded two others at Gajiram, Borno state, according to military sources, just days after 43 civilians died in deadly suicide bombings. Both attacks came as the government, which says the jihadists are on the verge of defeat, urges those displaced by the conflict to return to their homes […]

Gonen Segev, a former energy minister in Israel, has reportedly admitted contacts with Iran after being arrested in a suspected spying operation, local reports in Israel said. Mr Segev lived in Nigeria on a self-imposed exile after completing jail sentence for drugs offenses in Israel in 2010. He worked as a medical official for Israeli […]

At least four people have been injured after a gunman opened fire on a crowd celebrating Sweden’s World Cup win against South Korea, police have said. The man reportedly fired an automatic weapon at the crowd, who were celebrating Sweden’s 1-0 victory against South Korea. Witnesses reported hearing around 12 to 15 shots fired in […]

Iceland manager Iceland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson says it would be foolhardy for anyone to underestimate his team in the Russia 2018 World Cup  after they  earned a  point in their David  versus Goliath  fixture against  Argentina at  Spartak Stadium in Moscow  on Saturday. Augsburg  forward Alfred Finnbogason  secured a 1-1 draw  for  the tiny European […]

Leaders of Islamic State (IS ) are sneaking battle-hardened extremists from Syria into Nigeria, according to UK Sun. Some of the fighters are reportedly sent to the Middle East for training in a “chilling exchange programme”. The tabloid said the insurgents are trained for possible attacks in Britain. The report quoted sources as saying the strong […]

A video of Boko Haram insurgents celebrating Sallah in Sambisa forest has surfaced online. In the five minutes, 17 seconds video, the insurgents held prayers with guards welding rifles. The clip was released a day after 20 persons, including children, were killed by suicide bombers in an attack in Damboa local government area of Borno […]

President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would not become a “migrant camp” as he faced mounting pressure to stop families being separated as a deterrent to illegal immigration. “The United States will not be a migrant camp, and it will not be a refugee holding facility,” Trump said in remarks delivered […]

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has put aside Nigeria’s shock 2-0 defeat in the hands of Croatia as he insists that Nigeria still has the chance of going through from Group D. Nigeria occupy the last spot at the bottom of the Group but the German coach who blamed the defeat on defensive naivety from […]

Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, on Saturday said the team’s 0-2 loss to Croatia in their opening match of Russia 2018 was due to “many mistakes’’. Rohr, while speaking at the post-match conference of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group D fixture, said he and his players were aware they made some important mistakes […]

John Agim, acting director of defence information, says some politicians use thugs “disguised as herdsmen” to attack communities. Although he did not mention a particular state, the defence spokesman made the comment while speaking on the farmers-herdsmen clashes that have led to killings in Taraba, Benue, Zamfara and Nasarawa. In an interview with PUNCH, Agim said […]

A former Kaduna State governor, Ahmed Makarfi, says he will contest for Nigeria’s presidency in 2019. Mr Makarfi, immediate past national caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), made the disclosure in an interview with journalists in Kaduna on Sunday. According to him, he consulted widely before arriving at the decision though he […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said the just-concluded Ramadan fasting had made him much healthier and given him the time needed to attend to national issues. “I’m very grateful to the ministers and church leadership that came to say happy Eid-Filtri to those of us that have been fasting. A lot of people asked me of […]