Alhaji Shehu Gabam, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said President Muhammadu Buhari has good intentions for the country and urged the opposition to support him.

Romelu Lukaku scored two first-half goals and Ross Barkley added another as Everton claimed their first victory of the Premier League season by winning 3-0 at Southampton on Saturday.

Maiduguri – The Borno Government on Saturday announced the death of its Deputy Governor, Alhaji Zannah Umar Mustapha

Five Star Music, the label on which the young artist Skiibii was signed on has denied the talented musician pulled a stunt to market his music, saying ,” death is not something to play with.”

The Deputy Governor of Borno, Alhaji Zanna Mustapha, has been confirmed dead.

Malam Adamu Dodo, the Public Relations Officer of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola, who confirmed the passing away of the deputy governor to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, said his remain was now in the hospital mortuary.

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj-Gen (rtd) Babagana Monguno and four other Service Chiefs for Defence, Nigerian Army, Air Force and Police have declared to end Boko Haram insurgency that has claimed many lives and property in the North East sub-region of the country.

Jihadists killed a village imam in central Mali who had refused their repeated attempts to recruit him, a local official told AFP Friday.

Borno State Deputy Governor, Zannah Umar Mustapha is dead.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has alleged UEFA counterpart Michel Platini warned him he faced prison if he did not withdraw from the world football governing body’s presidential race.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Saturday that corruption was eating away at India “like a termite” as he used an independence day speech to pledge his commitment to eradicating graft and poverty.

More than 40 migrants have died in the Mediterranean, the Italian navy said Saturday, while local media said they may have suffocated below decks.

Cameroon will send nearly 2,500 soldiers to join a west African regional force to fight Boko Haram Islamists that will number 8,700 men, the defence minister said Friday.

At least four people have died and more than 20,000 have been affected by floods in Niger caused by weeks of heavy rain, the United Nations said Friday.

Centre for Citizens with Disability, an NGO, on Saturday urged government to close all barriers impeding people with disabilities (PWDs) access to justice in the country.

More than 40 migrants have died in the Mediterranean, the Italian navy said Saturday, while local media said they may have suffocated below decks.