The President made the commendation at a farewell audience with the outgoing Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Denys Gauer, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday.
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The first civilian governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Abubakar Hashidu, passed away on Friday at the age of 74.
Members of Benue State House of Assembly on Friday scaled the high perimeter fence surrounding the Assembly Complex and jumped into the premises in an attempt to hold a parliamentary session.
Maj.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, General Officer Commanding 82 Division of Nigerian Army, Enugu, has assured Nigerians of continuous training and re-training of Nigerian Army personnel to effectively tackle security challenges.
Web search engine, Google, has unveiled Google Station aimed at providing free high-quality, high-speed Wi-Fi hotspots to millions of Nigerians.
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, on Wednesday commenced a three-day medical outreach for an estimated 2,000 Internally Displaced Persons in Katsina State.
A Nigerian Air Force officer, NAF, Squadron Leader Fredrick Oyenusi, has won the prestigious “Tie of Merit”, which is only awarded to a distinguished student of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, who obtains a ‘B’ grade.
A Court in South Africa on Friday adjourned until Nov. 30 hearing in the case of former president Jacob Zuma who appeared on corruption charges relating to a 2.5 billion dollars arms deal in the late 1990s.
Cristiano Ronaldo will be fined 3.2 million Euros (3.7 million dollars) and sentenced to 24 months in prison, a sentence he is unlikely to serve, after settling a tax evasion case with Spanish tax authorities, the prosecutor said on Friday.
He was, however, released on a bail of N5 million.
This was as the lead counsel to the suspect, Ibrahim Adelodun (SAN), bemoaned the failure of the police to release another suspect over the same incident, Alhaji Babatunde AbdulWahab, the Chief o Staff to the governor, who has been granted bail by another high court in the state
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Friday in Abuja said it has noted some media reports arising from a BBC documentary on one of its national team coaches.
The UN says for the fifth straight year, 1,500 migrants perished in the Mediterranean, with the route between Libya and Italy being the deadliest.
He was given the onerous task of ensuring his team reached the final of next year’s Africa Nations Cup tournament.
The posting affected Principal Staff Officers both at the Defence and Army Headquarters as well as General Officers Commanding
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this was contained in DPR’s report made available at a workshop organised for energy reporters in Lagos on Friday.
Former world number ones, Andy Murray and Victoria Azarenka, have been handed wildcards to compete at the Cincinnati Open next month, the tournament’s organisers have said.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed former FIFA Secretary General, Jerome Valcke’s appeal against his 10-year ban for breaching the world football body’s code of ethics.
The court ordered Governor Muhammadu Bindow to approve Mahmud Abubakar, whose name was earlier forwarded to him for approval by Mubi Emirate Council as the selected traditional ruler.
The three-man tribunal, presided by Justice H. A. Olusiyi, Justice A. O. Ayoola, and Justice A. U. Birnin Kudu dismissed the five reliefs sought by the petitioner as lacking merit and the inability of the applicant to proof his case.