FG Suspends Basketball In Nigeria For Two Years

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate withdrawal of Nigeria from all international basketball competitions for a period of two years with immediate effect. Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Dare, represented by Ismaila Abubakar, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, said a

Buhari appeals to ASUU to end strike, confers awards

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to consider the plight of students and call off the ongoing strike. He made the appeal at the 19th National productivity day and conferment of the National Productivity Order of Merit award held on Thursday. The President equally urged students in public

Buhari commissions King David University in Ebonyi(images)

President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the King David University of Medical Sciences Ụbụrụ in Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi State. The President, who is on a two-day working visit to the State, described the University as a wonderful and excellent project. The buildings commissioned inside the university include the Teaching Hospital, the administrative block

Buhari’s Administration Has Divided Nigerians Along Religious, Ethnic Lines – Kukah

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Sunday accused the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of dividing Nigeria along religious and ethnic lines. In his Easter message, the cleric said Nigerians have never experienced a greater level of division. Kukah, as a fierce critic of the Buhari government, cautioned religious leaders against falling prey

If i die now, i’m trying to provide life for other people – Sheik Khalid (video)

A committee of the mosque at Apo Legislative Quarters, Abuja, on Monday, has sacked its Chief Imam, Nuhu Khalid, over a sermon he delivered last Friday criticising Nigerian leaders including President Muhammadu Buhari over insecurity in the country. In his sermon, the cleric, who was lamenting the security situation and disregard for human lives, said the high