Nigeria to spend nearly $500m on 12 US fighter jets as Borno governor praises new Lafiya Dole commander

NIGERIA has paid the US a fresh sum of $496m for the purchase of 12 Super Tucano fighter jets to be used by the Nigerian Air Force in the ongoing military operations against Boko Haram in the northeast of the country.

 

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Nigerian mother of quadruplets stranded in London as she cannot afford £500,000 healthcare bill

NIGERIAN mother of quadruplets who gave birth in a London hospital prematurely is now stranded in the UK after successfully delivering her children but cannot leave because she cannot afford the £500,000 healthcare bill.

 

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Kano State governor invites herdsmen from all over Nigeria to come and graze in his state

KANO State governor Abdullahi Ganduje has called on all Fulani herdsmen resident in other parts of the country especially Benue and Taraba States to relocate to the state as it has a vast amount of grazing land to accommodate them and their cattle.

 

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Buhari woos Ndigbo with offer of presidential ticket in 2023 after his second term

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has stepped up his campaign for re-election next year by offering an olive branch to the southeast geo-political zone promising Ndigbo that if they back his candidacy they will produce the president come 2023.

 

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Uzoho looks to impress Clarence Seedorf as he takes over as Deportivo La Coruna's new coach

SUPER Eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho will be managed by former Dutch legend Clarence Seedorf at his club Deportivo La Coruna as he seeks to get regular football in the hope that it will earn him Nigeria's number one shirt ahead of the World Cup.

 

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Nasarawa State Police Command deploys 4,000 men and officers ahead of Buhari's visit

NASARAWA State Police Command has deployed over 4,000 officers and men to the state ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari's visit tomorrow to ensure that the event goes hitch-free.

 

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Transparency International accuses Saraki of buying two London properties worth £15m with proceeds of corruption

ANTI-corruption watchdog Transparency International has accused senate president Bukola Saraki of acquiring two properties in central London worth a combined total of about £15m with proceeds of corruption.

 

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Inspector-general of police orders arrest of Babangida's spokesman as IBB distances himself from it

INSPECTOR-general of police Ibrahim Idris has ordered the arrest of former military dictator General Ibrahim Babangida's spokesman Prince Kassim Afegbua after he published a statement asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to run for a second term.

 

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Afenifere, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Middle Belt and Niger delta groups all oppose talks with Macban

SEVERAL national pan-cultural organisations have voiced their objections to plans by the federal government to enter into talks with the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) calling it tantamount to negotiating with murderers and terrorists.

 

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Babangida adds his voice to calls for Buhari not to seek a second term next year asking him to stand down

FORMER military dictator General Ibrahim Babangida has become the latest person to write to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him not to stand for re-election next year asking him to retire at the end of his first term.

 

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