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A former Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has said the appalling state of Nigeria and the hardship of the citizens in the midst of abundance compelled him to weep openly for the nation in 2011. Buhari said this while addressing journalists during his visit to the headquarters of his political party, the Congress for Progressive Change at Utako ...

A new electricity tariff regime with potentially grave cost implications for urban dwellers, the rich and commercial concerns commences today. The new tariff regime reduces the cost of electricity for rural consumers who do not use electronics or other heavy equipment. However, more affluent consumers, commercial and industrial consumers would pay significantly higher rates above the N4 per kilowatt hour ...

The governor of Niger State, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has called on human rights and civil society groups in Nigeria to rise to the defence of the wives of the man (Alhaji Abubakar Bello Masaba) with 86 wives. Speaking in Minna on Monday, Governor Aliyu made the appeal at the National Gender Dialogue Session in Niger state, held at the ...

Frank Lampard is out of England’s Euro 2012 campaign with a thigh injury suffered in training on Wednesday. The news was confirmed after the Chelsea midfielder, 33, was examined by medical staff after a scan. Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson will be called into the squad, subject to agreement from Uefa’s medical team. “It’s a huge blow for the team, especially ...

A marriage of six years is on the brink of collapse after a city man discovered communication suggesting that his wife might have been impregnated by her ex-boyfriend. Heartbroken Trust Mutengiwa has surrendered his wife Prisca Gomba to her ex-boyfriend Umali Maduka. The Maduka family stays at St Alberts Mission in Muzarabani. “I have been married to Prisca for the ...