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Mr. Sambo said this on Saturday. The Vice President, Namadi Sambo , on Saturday assured the Canadian Government that Nigeria would remain its largest trading partner in the sub Saharan Africa . A statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant, Media to the Vice President, Umar Sani, said Mr. Sambo gave the assurance at the just concluded Nigeria - Canada Investment Forum in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Sambo said Nigeria and Canada enjoyed excellent bilateral relations with a new chapter of mutually strategic relations. “Nigeria remains Canada’s largest trading partner with a trade volume of more than 3 billion dollars in the sub Saharan Africa,” he said. The vice president also noted the positive contributions of Canada to Nigeria’s successful democratic journey. “Canada recognises Nigeria’s unique role in Africa and global affairs and expressed readiness to take good advantage of the investment friendly environment provided by Nigeria through the economic, social, institutional and politi...

A 24-hour curfew has been placed on Wukari town in Taraba state after a communal clash left 39 people dead, 30 injured and about 30 houses burnt. The Taraba state police public relations officer, Mr Joseph Kwaji, who disclosed this, stated that the injured persons are now receiving treatment in various hospitals in the town, while 30 persons had been arrested in connection with the crisis. Mr kwaji explained that the situation has been brought under control and the town is now relatively calm as more security officers have been deployed to the area. Crisis broke out in Wukari on Friday during a funeral procession for a third class chief of the Jukun Traditional Council. The violence reportedly started when the mourners passed through a section of the town, chanting slogans which allegedly angered the residents of the area. The incident comes after a panel was set up to investigate clashes which occurred in the same town in February owing to a football dispute which claimed several l...

Afghanistan  President  Hamid Karzai has advised Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria to sheath their sword. He gave the advice when Nigeria’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Dauda Danladi presented his letters of credence recently in Kabul. He called on the Boko Haram members  to lay down their arms if they are true  Muslims and embrace peace as offered by Government noting that no  religion perches violence. “Boko Haram, you should stop burning schools, Mosques, Churches in the name of Islam.  You should not destroy your country if you are true Muslims you should protect lives because in Islam if you kill one it is as if you have killed the whole of humanity and if you save life is as if you have save the whole of humanity” He said Afghans have seen the futility of violence and put behind them the ugly past and  have now embrace peace through dialogue. He recalled the activities of the Taliban’s saying it was externally motivated and the people were used by ...