2017-02-10

The NAIJ.com team has gathered the most important news that hit the headlines on Friday, February 10. Find the top stories you might have missed below.

1. BREAKING: Buhari’s doctors, aides, allegedly in heated debate over President's possible return on Saturday



Presidency sources have said that President Muhammadu Buhari plans to return to Nigeria on Saturday after his test results came in “fine.” However, Mr. Buhari’s return remains uncertain as his team of doctors in the United Kingdom has yet to certify him fit to take on the significant burden of his office.

2. UPDATE: Boko Haram kills 7 new Army recruits, injures 20 and abducts others in fresh attack



Boko Haram insurgents have ambushed a convoy of new Nigerian Army recruits in Maiduguri, Borno state capital, killing seven of them and abducting three others that included a female soldier in the attack.

3. UK media casts doubts over President Buhari's London whereabouts



In its report, IBTimes notes that the media outfit was unable to ascertain the presence of President Buhari in London after it turned up empty following a visit to the Abuja House at Holland Park in west London.

4. Army meets disabled man

The Nigerian army finally secured a meeting with the physically challenged man who was brutalized by some military personnel.

5. Nnamdi Kanu named as president of the Biafran people

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been declared as the Commander-In-Chief of the Biafran Armed Forces in a trending video showing the organisation’s main base in Spain.

6. EFCC recovers huge cash in ex-NNPC GMD's secret bunker

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered $9.8million in cash from a secret bunker owned by Dr. Andrew Yakubu who is a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

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