June 2018

UNESCO said the settlement seems to have “served as a fort for communities and livestock, but also defined social entities and relationships linked to lineage” and was the “largest and best preserved of these traditional enclosures”. “It…
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A middle aged driver on Friday was allegedly shot dead by mobile policemen at Zangon Dawanu, in Dawakin Tofa local government area of Kano state. Eyewitnesses told Solacebase that the incident occurred around 12.30 PM when Muslims were…
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The Presidency has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday jet out of Nigeria. A statement sent to reporters by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina said Buhari will “embark on an official visit to  Mauritania to attend the…
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The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) says it will partner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to recover anchor-borrowers loan from defaulting farmers who took the loan since 2015 farming season. Kabiru Mohammed-Adamu,…
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The Bauchi State House of Assembly on Friday screened and confirmed Audu Katagum as Deputy Governor of the state. ‎The confirmation was made during a plenary presided over by the Speaker,  Kawuwa Damina.
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Five persons have been confirmed injured in the early morning head-on collision between a fuel tanker and a trailer on Friday. The tanker was laden with Kerosene, a highly flammable hydrocarbon liquid.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging the election of Senator Atiku Bagudu as the governor of Kebbi State. Delivering a ruling on the matter on Friday, Justice Ahmed Mohammed dismissed the suit for…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived in Katsina State for a two-day official visit. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the presidential aircraft carrying him and some aides landed at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua International…
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President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana has fired the head of the country’s Electoral Commission for “misbehaviour and incompetence”, Information Minister Mustapha Abdul-Hamid said. The removal of Charlotte Osei and her two deputies were…
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The Federal Government will begin drawing money from the $321m loot repatriated to Nigeria from Switzerland next month. The fund, which was part of the money stolen by the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, will be used to fund…
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