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Siasia Wants Olympic Gold

[Daily Trust] Head coach of Nigeria’s Under-23 football team, Samson Siasia insists success at the just-concluded 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is not “an end” as regards his project with the Dream Team VI. Source: Niger feed

Appeal Court Sacks Nyesom Wike As Riv...

[Daily Trust] The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has thrown out an appeal filed by governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state challenging the verdict of the Rivers tribunal that nullified his election. Source: Niger feed

Lieutenant Colonel Killed in Boko Har...

[Daily Trust] Maiduguri -A lieutenant colonel is feared dead in an ambush along Maiduguri Bama road when suspected Boko Haram insurgents allegedly ambushed a military convoy returning to Bama after a working visit to Maiduguri Source: Niger feed

Court 'Frees' Biafran Leade...

[Premium Times] A Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday struck out all suits filed against the founder of the Indigenous People Of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Source: Niger feed

Appeal Court Sacks Gov Wike, Orders F...

[Vanguard] The three man Court of Appeal panel sitting in Abuja has struck out the appeal of Nyesom Wike seeking a dismissal of the judgment of the Rivers election petition tribunal which sacked him as governor of the state. Source: Niger feed

DSS Drops Charges Against Nnamdi Kanu...

[Vanguard] Magistrate of the Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, Shuaibu Usman, on Wednesday discharged the Director of Radio Biafra and Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on all counts of criminal conspiracy and ownership of an unlawful society brought against him by the federal government. Source: Niger feed

Distribution in Brief

[Balancing Act] London — Nigeria’s, Daar Communications is set to stir exciting competition in the Digital Satellite TV in Nigeria. According to Daar chairman, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, the company is doing this in an amazing way, planning to put a staggering forty channels on the Daar platform for a start. Working with nine sub genres,… Read More

Nigeria to Zimbabwe – Rememberi...

[Fahamu] Sam was highly regarded for his sharp intellect and rigor. Among the young and old, men, women, children, he was a welcome presence wherever he journeyed. He was warm and kind, going out of his way to assist; he made people feel good; and he loved laughter. Source: Niger feed

Group Kicks Against Proposed Increase...

[Daily Trust] A group, Citizens Access to Electricity Initiatives (CATEIN), on Tuesday kicked against planned increase in electricity tariff by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). Source: Niger feed

Ex-Heads of State Got Armoured Cars F...

[Daily Trust] The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under the leadership of retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki procured bullet proof vehicles for all former heads of state and presidents of Nigeria, Daily Trust gathered yesterday. Source: Niger feed

Dasuki, Yuguda, Bafarawa Arraigned in...

[Daily Trust] Former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col. Sambo Dasuki has been arraigned in a new 22- counts charge ?of diversion of funds for arms/military equipment before an FCT High Court in Abuja. Source: Niger feed

Tension in Kaduna, Kano Over Arrest o...

[This Day] Kaduna/Kano/Abuja -There is palpable tension in Kaduna and Kano following the alleged arrest on Sunday by the Nigerian Army of the spiritual leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim Elzakzaky, whose members were alleged to have attempted to assassinate the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, in Zaria… Read More

Gunmen Kill 15 in Jos Community, Resi...

[Premium Times] At least 15 people were reportedly killed and several others injured in Kwata area of Zawan, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, Sunday night, following attack by gunmen. Source: Niger feed

Daily Maverick 2015 Africans of the Y...

[Daily Maverick] In 2015, Nigeria experienced its own peaceful transition. Before this, Africa’s most populous nation had never experienced an orderly, democratic change of ruling party before – a sorry state of affairs which goes a long way towards explaining why has this African giant developed so slowly. But before Buhari could take power, President… Read More