President Buhari Appoints Young Man As Personal Assistant

It seems to be one more northern appointment as President Muhammadu Buhari, was spotted with a young man who is reportedly his new personal assistant.

Kabir Daura shared this information on his Facebook page saying; Sabi’u Yusuf has been appointed President Buhari’s personal assistant.

According to the Facebook account of Sabi’u, he studied t Bayero University in Kano and works as Chief executive officer at Gyada United Plc.

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Ramadan: Okorocha Breaks Fast With Muslims

The Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, broke fast with  Muslims faithful saying that Ramadan is a period of spiritual rebirth that required sober reflection, The Nations reports.

Okorocha  said this while playing host to Muslim faithful to a Ramadan ‘iftar’. He tasked Christians and Muslims to unite and fight the Boko Haram menace.

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Van Persie to sign £240,000-a-week Fenerbahce deal after quitting Manchester United

Robin van Persie is set to fly to Istanbul this weekend to complete his move from Manchester United to Fenerbache.

The two clubs opened talks yesterday with the Turks hopeful of negotiating a £4.7million fee after agreeing personal terms of a £240,000-a-week with Van Persie for a three-year contract - with the option of a 12-month extension.

United still have to agree a pay-off with Van Persie for the final year of his contract at Old Trafford.

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Security threat in N-Delta over non-payment of amnesty allowances

Ex-militant leaders in the Niger Delta region, yesterday, raised fresh alarm over alleged cases of disenchantment and threats to the existing peace accord by some aggrieved youths

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NNPC, others defy DPR’s directive, sell petrol above N100/ltr

Despite warnings by the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, to marketers to desist from arbitrary pump price increase of fuel, a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, outlet at Amuwo, Festac area of Lagos State is selling petrol at N100 per litre.

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Alleged N1.35bn Fraud: You mean I’m now a prisoner? – Lamido

A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, yesterday, ordered former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido, and his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, accused of fraud, remanded in prison custody in Kano till September 28.

The former governor is facing a 28-count charge alongside his two sons, and one Wada Abubakar in connection with alleged corruption and money laundering that amounted to over N1.35 billion.

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