Siasia to cap Arsenal’s Iwobi against Tunisia

Arsenal’s U21 captain and Dream Team VI new call up, Alex Iwobi, will get his first cap in Nigeria’s colours in next week’s international friendly match against Tunisia’s Olympic team.
This much was revealed by Coach Samson Siasia after the youthful winger dazzled at training in Abuja where the nation’s U23 team has been preparing for the 2016 Olympic Games and this year’s All Africa Games qualifiers.

DHQ Call CNN Report About Nigerian Soldiers Satanic

Hours after the exclusive interview with the Nigerian soldiers over Boko Haram insurgency was published by CNN, the military officials accused the famous edition of fabricating stories.

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Alleged Thief Beaten & Stripped By Soldiers

An unnamed man was beaten and tortured mercilessly in Calabar by some soldiers.

According to Cyprianlah, the man was alleged to be a thief and was caught and beaten today in Calabar by some soldiers after allegedly stealing from a woman. The man was reportedly said to have pretended to want to buy short knickers from a woman for N500.

… As Babayaro tasks Dream Team VI coach on team selection

Former Nigeria defender, Celestine Babayaro, has charged Dream Team VI coach, Samson Siasia, to ensure only the best players are selected, as the team enters the last phase of preparations for the 2015 All Africa Games.

National Assembly empowers FCT to generate revenue

Finally, after15 years tussle, the National Assembly has empowered the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to independently generate revenue for the administration of the territory.
The feat was achieved on Wednesday when the Senate adopted the harmonised report of the Senate and the House of Representatives Committee on the FCT on a bill establishing the FCT Internal Revenue Service.

Saro-Wiwa group faults Buhari on UNEP’s report

A group known as Saro-Wiwa Associates, has faulted the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), over his promise to implement the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report.
National Coordinator of the group, Chief Gani Topba, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, pointed out that the Federal Government had commenced implementation of the report before Buhari’s visit to Ogoniland.

Don’t politicise detention of Odudu Ukpanah –Akpabio

Following recent calls from some members of the civil society for the release of the detained son of late Chief Albert Ukpanah Odudu, over his alleged involvement in the murder of his late father by security agencies, Governor Godswill  Akpabio has cautioned against politicising the issue.
Akpabio, who gave the advice during the inauguration of the governorship campaign council at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in