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As has been the tradition, the hierarchy of the Nigerian Army yesterday celebrated this year's yuletide period with troops in the field. This time around, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai, represented by the Chief of Administration (Army), Major General IM Alkali, Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, Major General NE Angbazo, Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General RI Nicholas, General Officer Commanding 7 Division and Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General SK Usman, along with some of the Principal Staff Officers at Headquarters 7 Division and field commanders celebrated the 2017 Christmas with the gallant troops of 26 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE.  The celebration took place at the Headquarters complex of 26 Task Force Brigade, Gwoza in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The celebration of the Christmas with the troops apart from boosting troops morale, affords an opportunity to meet and c...

She shares the pictures and wrote; People have always refer to me as "mgbeke" (local girl) that I dont know fashion or carry designer bags/shoes/clothes That I don't wear expensive hair. Well my darlings I do know and want to wear those things but I have been saving for this building right here. I can't remember d last time my family travelled for Xmas because their is no house to stay. My mother falls sick whenever she goes for August meeting and comes back. My father wanted to sell half of our compound to fix d leaking roof, buy ceiling and also patch the broken wall but I told him No. ( PAPA I WILL BUILD HOUSE FOR YOU) after saving for sometime, I wanted to use the money to buy myself another car (A bigger car) but I said to myself, what's d need for d car when we don't have roof over our head in d village moreover the car I have is still in good condition and serves me well, I can always buy another one later. Today am grateful to Almight God that it c...

Wizkid brought out Davido to join him on stage after he had earlier announced that he had a special surprise for his fans at his homecoming concert which held at Eko Hotel, Lagos yesterday. See Nigerians reaction below....

Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, University of Calabar, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu advised the Federal Government to stop establishing more universities and enhance the standard of existing ones. Mr. Iwuanyanwu gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Atta Ikeduru, Imo, on Tuesday. He said that instead of frequent approval of new universities, the government should concentrate on improving standards in the existing ones to produce quality graduates. Mr. Iwuanyanwu said the standard of education in Nigerian universities had dropped when compared with what obtained more than 40 years ago. He expressed support for the restructuring of the country with a view to tackling corruption, repositioning the local government administration and power sector. NAN

The scholarship worth N40million will cover the education of Master Jaja from Secondary School up to University Level. Governor Wike announced the Scholarship on Sunday at the State Ecumenical Centre in Port Harcourt during the Thanksgiving Service in honour of Prince Uche Secondus where the young musician performed soul lifting songs. The governor directed the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Province 5 to open an account for the musician in laision with his family for the purpose of his training. He urged the church to closely monitor and guard the young musician to ensure that he fulfils his destiny.

Olusola was reportedly apprehended on Friday, December 22, 2017, at the Sapade Motor Park by some commuters who were uncomfortable with an offensive odour coming from a polythene bag which the suspect carried. Olusola, who was said to have boarded a vehicle heading for Lagos, became a guest of the police after the commuters alerted policemen from the Isara division, who found the baby’s corpse in the bag. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said when the 42-year-old was queried on how he came by the corpse, he claimed that he was taking it to Lagos for burial. Oyeyemi noted that the suspect did not provide any convincing explanation to the cops. He said, “The suspect was arrested at Sapade Motor Park when he was about boarding a vehicle with the corpse, which was wrapped in a polythene bag. The odour coming out of the bag aroused the suspicion of people at the motor park, and they quickly alerted the police. “Upon the information, the Divisional Police Officer...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday assured Nigerians the Federal Government had no plan to increase fuel prices. “We are certainly not expecting to increase oil (fuel) prices at all; the government has absolutely no intention of increasing fuel prices and that’s it,” he told journalists after an on-the-stop assessment of the fuel situation in parts of Lagos.   A transcript of his interview with journalist was made available by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande. Osinbajo visited Oando and Total depots in Apapa and reassured Nigerians that the present administration was working round the clock to end the fuel crisis as soon as possible. He said one of the most important objectives of the administration was to ensure that the average citizen was not put through the pain of an increase in fuel price. The Vice President stated, “We have been here holding a meeting with major oil marketers and as you see everyone is at ...

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Hajia Aisha Abubakar have conferred on Nollywood Star Kenneth Okonkwo the Ambassador of Made in Nigeria goods