Adegboruwa sues Buhari, others over Biafra killings

Adegboruwa sues Buhari, others over Biafra killingsuman rights activist and Lagos-based lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Attorney-General of the Federation before the Federal High Court, Lagos over what he called a constant invasion of Biafra protests by soldiers and policemen, leading to severe human casualties. In the new suit, which also has the Inspector-General of Police,...

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Buhari sends list of 47 ambassadorial nominees to Senate

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a list of forty-seven ambassadorial nominees to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation. The President of the Senate, Sen.Bukola Saraki, who read the letter to the Senate said that President Buhari requested the Senate to approve the list at the shortest time possible. “I have the honour to forward the attached list of 47 career foreign service officers as ambassador designates for consideration and confirmation...

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Family awaits autopsy on football legend, Stephen Keshi

• He complained of leg pains, never recovered from wife’s death • Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki, Atiku pay tributes Shock gave way to palpable grief. Still, disbelief was etched on the faces of the members of his family: Super Eagles’ former Captain and Coach, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, could not have died. At his Benin home where he died at the age of 54, his mother and other family members await an autopsy. For now, they do not know the cause of...

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Rooney fights to prove England worth

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney is facing the biggest fight of his 13-year international career to hold onto his England place going into the European Championship. England’s talisman ever since he burst onto the scene as a preternaturally gifted 18-year-old at Euro 2004, Rooney has gone to five major tournaments as one of the first names on the team-sheet. But competition from emerging stars such as Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy, coupled...

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Government orders scaling down of military presence in Niger Delta

Against the backdrop of the threats by the joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, (NDLF) to attack Presidential Villa, strategic place, military installations in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) and other parts of the country such as Abuja, Kaduna, Lagos, an emergency security council meeting was convened on Tuesday with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presiding. The meeting ended with a directive that the heavy military presence in the Niger Delta...

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Obama hosts Indian Prime Minister, unlikely friend

President Barack Obama welcomes India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House this week in a low-key nod to the improved ties between the world’s biggest democracies.That the pair would get along was not a given: When Obama came to office in 2009, the Hindu nationalist was banned from entering the United States over his role in anti-Muslim riots.But the ban was lifted after Modi was sworn into office in May 2014 and he has since made...

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Oil prices boosted by dollar slump

Oil prices pushed higher Monday thanks to a softer dollar after last week’s disappointing US jobs report, but gains were limited as producers increased their rig count.The US Labor Department said Friday that just 38,000 new jobs were created last month, a quarter of what was expected.With a US interest rate rise not now seen before September at the earliest, the dollar tumbled — making oil cheaper for anyone buying it with other currencies.At...

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