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Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Saturday, said late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, was determined to end the Boko Haram insurgency war in the North-East. Zulum stated this when he joined other dignitaries like Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari; amongst others, to ... Read More »

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in an plane crash with some of his aides. Military source said Gen. Attahiru was on a trip to Kaduna. Efforts were on to locate the wreckage of the plane and evacuate remains of the victims. Read More »

  Report reaching NEWSTHUMB  from Maru local government area of Zamfara state Northwest Nigeria have it that, the current sole Administrator of the said local government Hon. Salisu Isah ( Tafidan Dangulbi) has Just officially separated with his Wife Hajiya Binta Jarma. The sole Administrator said his words: ” The bold decision I took to divorce my former wife Binta, ... Read More »

The Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has received the very disturbing news of the arrest of one of his political appointees, Mr Abidemi Rufai, in New York over alleged unemployment benefits fraud in the United States. In view of the gravity of these allegations, the Governor has ordered the immediate suspension of the accused appointee. The Governor wishes to ... Read More »

…..Risks 30 Years Imprisonment* One of the Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) to Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, Abidemi Rufai, suspected in Washington state’s $650 million unemployment fraud was arrested last week Friday, at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport by federal agents as he allegedly attempted to leave the country. NEWSTHUMB learnt that Abidemi Rufai appeared in federal ... Read More »

Johnson onifade Abeokuta      The Nigeria Ambassadors to the U.K  His Excellency Sarafa Tunji Ishola has unveiled his goodies for Nigerians and Visa applicants in the UNITED KINGDOM     The New Nigeria Ambassadors opened up on these good News after inspecting thethe Departments  of the High commission on assuming duty with a promise to ease the pains of ... Read More »

Former Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Board member Senator Binta Masi Garba yesterday recounted how she was removed for raising observations over the agency’s financial records. She alleged that her observations did not go down well with the suspended NPA Managing Director, Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman. She alleged that Ms. Bala-Usman decided her removal from the board without the knowledge or recommendation ... Read More »

….as family alleges foul play, demands identity of seven elders that prayed for him. Few days after the tragic death of a businessman cum socialite, Kayode Badru, who was burnt to death during a prayer session at a parish of the Celestial Church of Christ in Alagbado, a Lagos suburb, his widow, Kofoworola Badru, recalled his last moments with him ... Read More »

One of the three investors in Nigeria’s Backward Integration Plan on sugar, BUA Sugar Refinery has allegedly been shortchanging the Federal Government to the tune of billions of naira, which the company enjoys as concessions on import duty and levy for raw imported sugar, by not producing an ounce of sugar since the BIP was initiated, findings have revealed. BUA’s ... Read More »

… Stakeholders Seek Action on Okada, Abandoned Buildings, Others* … Residents Renew Demand for Special Status* Lagosians have asked the State Government to take decisive actions on some security issues to rein in what they describe as a disturbing trend. Among others, they demanded action against what many described as the menace of commercial motorcycles, otherwise known as Okada, kidnapping, ... Read More »