Breaking News!! United States to provide counterterrorism aid to help Nigerian fight Boko Haram

The United States vowed Sunday to support Nigeria after a series of deadly terror attacks blamed on Boko Haram, calling for those responsible to face justice.

The Islamists have launched a series of attacks on mosques, villages and markets in Borno state in the past few days, claiming more than 200 lives.

On Sunday a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a church in the restive northeastern city of Potiskum, killing five worshippers.

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Shettima urges fleeing villagers to return, as military provides security

Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has urged fleeing residents of attacked Zabarmari and Hadamari villages to return, as troops will provide protection against any Boko Haram attacks or bombings on the affected farming and herding communities in the state.

Addressing surviving residents of Zabarmari, Governor Shettima said the fleeing villagers trooping to Maiduguri to take refuge should return to their respective houses.

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Crack in APC widens: Buhari, Tinubu disagree on way forward

Chat212 was reliably informed by Presidency sources, that part of the reasons for the seeming prolonged process of resolving the crisis in the All Progressives Congress, APC, may be the slightly differing

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Gbajabiamila, Dogara’s groups in fresh battle - Commosion in the House....

Commosion in the House....

The effort of the peace committee headed by the former Speaker of the House of Representative, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal to calm the crisis at the House hit a rock yesterday, as both Dogara’s group and Gbajabiamila’s failed to agree.

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OPINION: Nigeria and the wage arrears crisis

OPINION: Nigeria and the wage arrears crisis

The inability of many states to pay accumulated workers salaries has been in the news for sometimes. Whereas, as many as 18 States are affected by this reality, Osun and its Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, are particularly singled out for the most vociferous attacks by opposition interest groups

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NASS crisis! As Tinubu’s group insists on party supremacy

The group called on the National Chairman of the party and other committee involved in reconciliation process to come up with a better solution as soon as possible.

The crisis rocking the began when Dr. Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara emerged the Senate President and the Speaker House of Representatives, respectively against the party decision.

As if that was not enough, the leadership of both chambers ignored party’s decision on other principal officials and announced names contrary to party’s candidates.

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