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President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria from his four-day visit to the Russian Republic extremely happy with the success of the visit, which outcome is the best response to a few skeptical audiences back home, including a toxic newspaper editorial, “Buhari, Stay On Your Job,” by the Lagos-based Punch Newspaper asking him to not travel. Based upon the results, it must be concluded that the President’s mission was fully accomplished. The definite high point was the decision by the Russians to agree to a government-to-government understanding that would see them return to complete the Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill and…

The language proficiency course in Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba was conducted in collaboration with a leading study institution, Laclic Services Limited, for a duration of two months at the centre. Each of the participants learnt two of the three languages during the period of study. Speaking at the occasion, Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, represented by the Chief of Administration, Maj.-Gen. Muhammed Yusuf, said that his approval for the course was informed by the adaptive nature of the domestic security environment. Buratai said that the Nigerian environment was severely undermined by plethora of threats, such as terrorism, herdsmen-farmers…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole It was a great delight watching the budget defence of the Ministry of Education on Tuesday, when they came to do so before the Joint Committee of Senate on Tertiary Education and Services. The Honourable Minister, Mr. Adamu Adamu led the delegation. He did the major defence. Then, it was the turn of Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). He made his defence, which blew everyone away. He got what is equivalent of a “standing ovation”, in praises. The committee members, Senators and Honourable members could not stop…

Millions of Californians face having their power cut as firefighters continue to battle a surge in wildfires in the state. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) said it may have to turn off power in 36 counties amid forecasts of a “historic wind event”, which it said could damage facilities and cause new fires. The warning came as wildfires forced some 50,000 people from their homes. A state of emergency has been declared in Los Angeles and Sonoma counties. California’s fire department says the state is experiencing “critical fire weather”. #RedFlagWarning in effect today through Monday throughout California due to gusty…

Police are continuing to question four suspects over the deaths of 39 people whose bodies were found inside a lorry in Essex. A man was detained at Stansted Airport on Friday on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people. Two people from Warrington were also held on the same charges, while the lorry driver has been held on suspicion of murder since Wednesday. The arrests came as efforts to remove and identify those who died continued. Police officers have been seen at the home address of the arrested couple, a man and a woman, who are both 38. The…

Leicester City equalled the 24-year-old record for the biggest ever Premier League victory as dismal 10-man Southampton were dismantled at a rainswept St Mary’s.

*VP attends National Festival for Arts and Culture in Edo *Says tourism sector has potential for growth Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says harnessing the power in Nigeria’s diverse, but fascinating cultures as a major basis for national unity would help the country prevail over the challenges confronting it and spur national development. Prof. Osinbajo added that Nigerians should amplify the positive narratives of its shared history and heritage through tourism, arts and culture, while using it as a compass to navigate the present and the future as a united country. The Vice President stated this on Friday in Benin City,…

In the morning of October 25, his parents thought he had passed on, after a long exhausting fight to keep him alive and get him the much needed surgery, everyone thought this was it but Daniel Animashaun is a fighter, he had God by his side. Daniel is a 15-month old but he has fought but he has fought for his life better than some adults. With God by his side, he has stayed alive but now he needs everyone reading this to make his surgery happen. He has his whole life ahead of him but that can be truncated…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, said it has collected the sum of N4. 012 Trillion in three quarters (January-September 2019), Executive Chairman, Tunde Fowler told Senate Committee on Appropriations today in Abuja. The amount is 77.89 billion above the N3.941 trillion collected between January-September 2018. Though the amount collected represents 60.77 per cent of the N8. 8 trillion target of the FIRS for 2019, Fowler is optimistic that FIRS will do better than the N5.3 trillion it collected last year. At the 2020 National Budget hearing before the Senate Committee on Finance, Comptroller General Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (retd)…

Retson Tedheke, the militant who became an agriculture entrepreneur has said that the worth of his farm business in Ga’ate, Nasarawa state is more than N1 billion, encouraging more Nigerians to invest in the sector. Mr Tedheke said he was surprised that many Nigerians find it difficult to believe that his 3,500 hectares farm business could be worth N1 billion after two years. He explained that he began the business through crowdfunding but has gone to source for funds through other mediums. He said Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was being modest when he said his business was worth N1 billion,…