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Monthly Archives: December, 2020

FG warns against Christmas carol, tells Nigerians abroad to stay away

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has urged Nigerians to be weary of festivities such as Christmas carols as the year winds down. It also...

Borno govt returns 3,000 displaced after jihadist violence

Some 3,000 people began returning to their homes and deserted farms in the northeast Nigerian state of Borno on Monday, six years after fleeing...

‘Hire mercenaries to wipe out Boko Haram’ — Zulum makes six recommendations to Buhari

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit mercenaries in getting rid of Boko Haram insurgents. Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan had procured...

1.6m Nigerians die of AIDS — UNAIDS

No fewer than 1.6 million Nigerians died of HIV/AIDS since the outbreak of the epidemic in 1985, Country Representative, Joint UN Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS),...

ICPC uncovers N450m hidden in bank account by court officials

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday said it had seized $919,202.07 (about N450 million) hidden in a bank...

Security agencies arrest Maina in Niger Republic

Security agencies in Niger Republic have arrested the former Chairman of the defunct  Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, in  that country. A top security...

Borno massacre: ACF, PDP, others attack Federal Govt, Presidency offers excuses, blames farmers

The Federal Government on Monday gave three different reasons why Boko Haram insurgents succeeded in attacking Kwashebe village in Borno State on Saturday and...

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