John Kerry, the United States (US) secretary of state, will visit Nigeria on Tuesday to discuss the economy with President Muhammadu Buhari.The US Diplomatic Mission in Nigeria disclosed this in a statement on Friday.According to the mission, Kerry will also visit Sokoto state, where he is billed to deliver a speech on religious tolerance.“U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will [...]
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Justin Abuah, state house director of information, has died.Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, announced this in a statement on Monday.He said that the late Abuah died on Sunday after a brief illness.“Mr Justin Onuorah Abuah, director of information, state house, has passed on,” Adesina said.“Born on January 29, 1959, Mr Abuah, fondly called OJ by all who knew and came in [...]

The Bringbackourgirls (BBOG) movement says the girls in the new Boko Haram video are the Chibok schoolgirls.In a statement on Sunday, the group, which has been campaigning for the rescue of the girls for more than two years, said that Allen Manaseh, the spokesman of Chibok Area Development Association in Abuja, identified a girl who spoke in the video as [...]

President Muhammadu Buhari has described Ejike Mbaka, a Catholic priest, as a wise counsellor and a teacher.In a statement on Thursday, the president felicitated with Mbaka, who openly supported him in the buildup to the 2015 election, on the 21st anniversary of his ordination."President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, director of Adoration Ministry, on the 21st anniversary [...]