Macban demands nationwide vaccination of cattle as CBPP disease breaks out in Bauchi and FCT

FULANI livestock body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has called for a nationwide vacation of all cows to curtail the outbreak of the highly contagious disease Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP).

 

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Judicial activities paralysed in Akure as high court judge is kidnapped in neighbouring Edo State

JUDICIAL activities were paralysed today at the Federal High Court in Akure the Ondo State capital following the abduction of one of the judges Justice Abdul Dogo who was kidnapped by armed gunmen at Ibilo town in Edo State.

 

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Governor Fintiri of Adamawa State names Atiku's son Adamu as one of his commissioner nominees

FORMER vice president and presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar's son Adamu has been picked by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as one of his commissioner nominees after he was included on a list of 23 sent to the state house of assembly.

 

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Bournemouth teenage goalkeeper Joseph Oluwabusola seeks to use U17 World Cup to become Nigeria's number one

BOURNEMOUTH goalkeeper Joseph Oluwabusola has his eyes set on establishing himself as Nigeria's undisputed number one at the forthcoming U17 World Cup taking place in Brazil with a view to kick-starting his international career.

 

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Putin aims to double Russian food exports to Africa over the next four to five years

RUSSIA'S President Vladimir Putin has announced that he plans to double the value of Russian food exports to Africa from the current $25bn to $50bn as part of an aggressive trade expansion programme.

 

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Rotimi Amaechi can revolutionise the Nigerian economy if he has a coherent railway policy

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Last week, Rotimi Amaechi was in China to look at the railway carriages being built. He will take delivery of 20 coaches this year but alas, this is nowhere near good enough. Nigeria cannot continue to be an eternal consumer. No economy has ever grown when it operates that way

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ICPC declare former SPIP chair Okoi Obono-Obla wanted after he fails to appear for questioning

ANTI-graft officials have declared Okoi Obono-Obla the former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP) wanted after he failed to appear before the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

 

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Three Nigerians injured in fresh attack as anti-immigrant xenophobia flares in South Africa again

THREE more Nigerians have been injured in fresh xenophobic attacks in South Africa's Mpumalanga Province barely a week after Ikenna Otugo was stabbed to death by unknown assailants in Empageni.

 

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Seven EFCC operatives arrested after audacious plan to smuggle Maina out of custody fails

SEVEN Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives have been arrested in connection with an attempt to smuggle former Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) chairman Abdulrasheed Maina out of detention.

 

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QPR midfielder Ebere Eze out of Benin and Lesotho qualifiers as he requires Fifa switch

QUEENS Park Rangers (QPR) midfielder Ebere Eze is unlikely to feature in Nigeria's forthcoming African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin Republic next month as he will not have completed his nationality switch with Fifa by then.

 

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