Precision

The government of the day is guilty of an illicit jump. It was too hasty in declaring the defeat of Boko Haram even when there was no empirical evidence to that effect. It all began with the charge by President Muhammadu Buhari to service chiefs  shortly after assumption of office that Boko Haram must be defeated by the end of...

CBN cautions on crypto currency investment The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again cautioned Nigerians to be wary of investments in crypto currency as they are virtual currencies that are not legal tender in Nigeria. The Apex Bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okoroafor, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said crypto currencies such as Bitcoin, Ripples, Monero,...

Sokoto state government said it has introduced additional incentives to farmers to in bid boost cultivation of wheat, sesame, garlic and onion in the state. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this when he inspected a wheat farm at Taloka, Goronyo LGA. The 43 hectre farm is supported by the state government and is in partnership with some flour mills to off-take the commodity. “Our support...

•Gunmen Unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Wednesday, abducted the wife and daughter of Nasiru Yakubu, a Kaduna-based Nigerian journalist reporting for the Voice of America (VOA) Hausa Service. Mr. Yakubu while narrating the incident to our reporter said the kidnappers came to his house at Birnin Yero, a village along Kaduna-Zaria road, Kaduna State, North-West Nigeria, around 1:30 a.m....

•Rights activist Barrister Aisha Alkali Wakil alias Mama Boko Haram With a strong conviction that the Abu Musab Al-Barnawi-led faction of Boko Haram might be responsible for the abduction of Dapchi School Girls, a respected North-East human rights activist, popularly called Mama Boko Haram, Barrister Aisha Alkali Wakil, has appealed to the abductors to release the young female captives. Aisha Wakil,...

By Mayowa Okekale, Abuja  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr Olusegun Awolowo as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). According to a letter signed by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, the appointment lasts for four years.  Mr Awolowo, a lawyer and scion of the Obafemi Awolowo family, was...

Nigerian Army Logo Troops engaged and killed 10 suspected herdsmen after attacking Gwamba Village in Demsa Local Government Area of Adamawa State, North-east Nigeria.   The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Texas Chukwu revealed this in a statement on Wednesday. He said the troops of 101 Special Forces Battalion on Exercise Ayem Akpatuma (Cat Race) deployed at Numan LGA had responded to...

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An  aspirant in  the 2019 House of Representatives   election in  Akoko NorthEast/NorthWest federal constituency of  Ondo state under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Commander  Tunde Giwa-Daramola (rtd) has declared his interest to occupy the green chamber in Abuja.  He made this declaration during a familiarization meeting which offered him the opportunity to present his  programmes to...

United States President, Donald Trump on Tuesday named Brad Parscale as his campaign manager for his re-election bid. Parscale worked on Trump's 2016 campaign as its digital director. The Drudge Report called Parscale's appointment a "bold move" and said it was the earliest any president had named a campaign manager for his re-election bid. Trump's decision comes 980 days before the...