President Barack Obama on Tuesday returned to Chicago - where he gave his victory speech in 2008 - to deliver an emotional farewell speech in front of thousands of Americans, calling on the people to defend their democracy.
Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, has revealed the ministry’s plans for Nigeria’s Petroleum sector in 2017, assuring that the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, will be passed into law and the nation’s refineries revamped.
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has lambasted some Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, including United Nations agencies, such as UNICEF, for failing to justify the huge funds they claim to have expended on victims of the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East region.
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his administration’s commitment to prioritize healthcare delivery especially to people in rural areas and the vulnerable population of the society, such as women, and children under the age of 5.