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The body of late former President, Shehu Shagari, has departed the nation’s capital, Abuja, en route Sokoto, his hometown for burial later today. His body will be received by the Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal before being transported to his hometown in Shagari Local Government Area of the state. Shagari died on Friday evening at the national hospital in Abuja after...

Shehu Shagari passed away at the National Hospital Abuja on Friday. He was 93 years old. The news was broken by the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, on his Twitter handle. Tambuwal had tweeted: I regret to Announce the death of former President Shehu Shagari who just passed away at National Hospital Abuja. May his Soul Rest in Peace. Shehu Usman Shagari...

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed great sadness at the news of the passing away of the First Executive President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari. He said Friday night in a statement signed by his Spokesman Femi Adesina: “On behalf of my family, the government and the people of Nigeria, it is with immense sadness...

Former President of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who died Friday evening, will be buried today in Sokoto according to Islamic rites, family sources revealed. His grandson, Nuradeen Mahe, told newsmen in Sokoto that the late President would be flown from Abuja to Sokoto for burial on Saturday. Shagari, 93, died at 6:40 p.m. at the National Hospital in Abuja. Mahe said...

Without doubt, Ondo State has witnessed a very troubling experience with the activities of kidnappers in the last one month. All over the world, the most tasking challenge that may confront any government is insecurity. Nigeria, our dear nation, is not an exception. The country has continued to witness serious security challenges in more than one decade now, and it...

Former Nigerian President, Alhaji Shehu Shagari is dead, The Precision has learnt. Shagari, 92, passed on this evening at the National Hospital, Abuja after a brief illness. This is a developing story, details to come...

By Rabiu Sani/Maiduguri The Nigerian Army on Friday declared that it never lost control of Baga town in northern Borno, as against reports that Boko Haram insurgents overran the area. Maj.-Gen. Lamidi Adeosun, the Chief of Training and Operations made the clarifications in Maiduguri while fielding questions shortly after unveiling new military operations in the northeast. He spoke on behalf of...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has released the names of members of its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2019 elections, with President Muhammadu Buhari and national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, being co-chairmen. The list was released ahead of the flag off the presidential campaign in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. They are as follows: CHAIRMAN President Muhammadu Buhari CO-CHAIRMAN Asiwaju Bola Ahmed...

Eighty-seven men and officers of Nigeria police led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mudashiru Abdulahi, on Thursday combed forests and kidnappers’ den around Owo-Akoko axis of Ondo state where several travellers have been abducted in recent time. During the exercise, two suspected leaders of the notorious kidnappers group, Jahae Mohammed and Jimoh Ahmed were apprehended at Ose-Oba-Akoko along Owo-Ikare...

A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Dennis Amachree, has attributed the major cause of killings in Zamfara State to illegal mining of mineral resources. He made the disclosure on Thursday during his appearance on Channel Television breakfast show, Sunrise Daily. “Many people don’t know; what we see is fighting, killing, and all the rest,” he...