Adebayo Emuleomo

PDP zones presidency to the North [DETAILS]

The Peoples Democratic Party in line with its current reforms and upcoming May 21 National Convention in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has reportedly zoned the positions of president and vice president to the North and South East, respectively. Following the reported zoning arrangement, the North will take the seat of the Senate President, the South... Read More

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Hilary Clinton writes BringBackOurGirls group, pledges support (READ)

United States of America presidential aspirant and former first lady, Hilary Clinton has extended her heartfelt sympathy towards the missing Chibok girls in a letter addressed to the #BringBackOurGirls BBOG advocacy group. The advocacy group marked the second year of the abduction of 276 school girls on Thursday, April 14 as Clinton pledged more support... Read More

America, boko haram, Chibok girls, hilary clinton

5 things you may have forgotten about the abduction of 276 Chibok girls

Two years ago, 276 school girls were forcefully taken away into captivity by members of the terrorist sect Boko Haram from their hostels in Chibok, Borno state. After the kidnap, sketch details of how the abduction took place started making its rounds in the media with no concrete version of how things happened exactly. As... Read More

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Minister of Interior blames social media for Fulani herdsmen attacks

The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau has tagged social media as the reason why there have been more clashes between the deadly Fulani herdsmen and farmers, across the country. Dambazau said this on Thursday, April 14 during an inaugural meeting on the Fulani Herdsmen conflict in Abuja. The minister’s blame of social media for the... Read More

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Senate makes major progress on new law that can help Saraki’s CCT trial

What can be described as a miracle took place at the National Assembly on Thursday, April 14, when a bill for the amendment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal and Bureau Act went through second reading on the floor of the Senate barely 48 hours after it was first read. If anything, the Nigerian Senate... Read More

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2 years gone: How the world united for the abducted Chibok girls (VIDEO)

When 276 girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno state, the nation was rife with outrage. Fortunately, 57 of the 276 escaped from the terrorists that same day. Some Nigerians were angry at the audacity of such horrendous action while some were incensed by the seeming negligent response of... Read More

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Boko Haram leaders livid over video leak, accuse FG of ‘cheating’

According to some security sources, leaders of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, are livid over the release of a video showing some of the kidnapped Chibok girls – who appeared to be well and alive. CNN exclusively obtained the video, which was subsequently shown to parents of the Chibok girls ahead of the second anniversary... Read More

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#BringBackOurGirls: The unfulfilled pledge to bring the abducted Chibok girls back (VIDEO)

“It may interest you to know that in a recent meeting I had with parents of the Chibok girls, I assured them that government would not rest until all the girls are rescued alive and reunited with their families. “I remain fully committed to this pledge,” President Muhammadu Buhari said, on Wednesday, April 3, 2016.... Read More

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‘Proof of life’ video should be used to rescue Chibok girls – Shehu Sani

A Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , Boko Haram, Shehu Sani says the Chibok girls abducted from Government Secondary School on April 14, 2014, are still alive. Sani, despite his optimism, stated that no negotiation is ongoing with the terrorists for the release of the girls considering the current onslaught of the military... Read More

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Chibok girls: The sorrow, pain and grief of the parents (VIDEO)

276 girls were daringly abducted on April 14, 2014 – from their hostels in Government Girls School in Chibok, Borno state by members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram – leaving behind a trail of grieving yet hopeful parents who would give anything to see their children free again. Of the 276 girls abducted, about... Read More

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From queuing for fuel to queuing on the bridge – The Ojota debacle

Frustration; disgruntlement and discontentment – This is the general mood of hundreds of Nigerians who have been queuing for at least an hour since Monday, April 11 – to use the Ojota pedestrian bridge. In a bid to enforce usage of the pedestrian bridge and curb commuters’ knack for running across the expressway, the state’s... Read More

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7,629 ‘ghost workers’ discovered in Kano state

The Kano State Government, on Tuesday, announced the discovery of 7,629 ghost workers during the course of the ongoing biometrics verification of civil workers in the state. According to the Head of Service of the state, Muhammad Na’iya, the discovery will save over N283.5 million for the state on a monthly basis. Na’iya revealed the... Read More

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President Buhari begins talks with Chinese government (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on a working visit to China, has begun talks with the Chinese government. President Buhari, as well as key Chinese figures, attended the official opening of the Business Forum on China/Nigeria Production Capacity Cooperation. The aim of the president’s visit is to garner cooperation from China for infrastructural development in... Read More

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2016 budget: ‘Unholy act by NASS is unacceptable’ – APC

In a continuation of the drama that has so far surrounded the proposed 2016 budget, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has declared support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to return the 2016 budget to the National Assembly following the alleged removal of some projects by the lawmakers before handing it over to... Read More

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Presidency denies rejecting 2016 budget from NASS

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang, has dismissed reports that President Muhammmadu Buhari rejected the 2016 budget from the National Assembly. Enang told journalists on Monday, April 11 in Abuja, that the reports in the media were untrue as President Buhari simply sent the budget to ministries for... Read More

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2 years after Chibok girls’ abduction, what has #BringBackOurGirls achieved?

On April 14, 2014, two hundred and seventy-six female students were abducted from their dormitories in Chibok Secondary School, Borno state by the rampaging terrorist sect, Boko Haram. Of the 276, fifty-seven girls managed to escape from the terrorists that same day, leaving 219 girls in the captivity of Boko Haram. Following the relaxed and... Read More

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Protest turns bloody in University of Port Harcourt (VIEWER DISCRETION)

A peaceful demonstration by students from the University of Port Harcourt against the hike in the University’s fees and other levies had reportedly turned fatal. According to reports, a student involved in the ongoing protest at the University has been shot to death by an officer of the Nigeria Police Force. The victim of the... Read More

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President Buhari arrives China for a week-long working visit (PHOTOS)

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived China on a week long working visit according to the presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu. President Buhari is in China to discuss and secure greater support from Beijing for the development of Nigeria’s infrastructure especially in the power, roads, and railway. The aviation, water supply and housing sectors are also included... Read More

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‘Despicable, barefaced lies’ | Yakubu Dogara denies 2016 budget re-padding

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has denied reports by some media outfits that key infrastructural projects were removed from the proposed 2016 budget sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. Following the submission of the revised budget to the Presidency, reports had emanated that President Buhari would not sign... Read More

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‘I will not see white and call it black’ | Shehu Sani blasts El-Rufai in new outburst

Governor Nasir El Rufai’s religious bill has taken a bashing from the Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani on Sunday, April 10. Shehu Sani is one of El-Rufai’s most vocal critic as well as a member of the All Progressives Congress – a party the governor also belongs to. The senator stated that the said... Read More

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Arik Air ditches passengers for ‘Dangote staff’ in Benin airport (PHOTOS)

A protest broke out on Sunday, at a Benin airport after passengers who were scheduled for two Arik Air flights from Benin to Lagos, were said to have found out that their flight had been chattered by members of staff of Dangote Cement. The passengers who were billed to board their flights at 16:30 to... Read More

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‘Nigerians are being misled’ | Lawmaker says Presidency lied about re-padded budget

Following the rejection of the 2016 budget which came from the National Assembly to the Presidency -by President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged ‘re-padding’, a member of the House of Representatives has come forward with explanations. Following the public backlash and criticism of the NASS over the alleged padding, Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin... Read More

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‘Defeated’ Boko Haram demands N10bn for release of Chibok girls

Terrorist sect, Boko Haram has allegedly demanded a ransom of N10billion from the Federal Government in exchange for the 219 Chibok girls who were kidnapped from their school on April 14, 2014. According to the Sunday Telegraph of London, sources close to the terrorists revealed that the demand was made “during secret contacts with the... Read More

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‘IPOB members are igniting ethnic terrorism’ – DSS

The Department of State Services has accused members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) of being complicit in the abduction/kidnap of five Hausa-Fulani residents, namely Mohammed Gainako, Ibrahim Mohammed, Idris Yakubu, and Isa Mohammed Rago at Isuikwuato LGA in Abia state. According to the statement released by Tony Opuiyo on behalf of the DSS,... Read More

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DSS captures Boko Haram’s founding member (PHOTOS)

The Department of State Services, DSS has announced the capture of one Mohammed Usman, popularly known as Khalid Al-Barnawi in a major breakthrouugh in the fight against insurgency. Usman, who was captured on Friday, April 1, in Lokoja, Kogi state while he was undercover with a false identity, is a founding member of the Jama’at... Read More

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Abuja, boko haram, DSS, Spnsor

Photo of the day: Governor Fayose takes a break from bashing Buhari to admire some ‘pears’

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose might just have a soft side after all. The governor, who is famous for his continuously hard and resilient stand against the ruling party, All Progressives Congress and a very vocal critic of President Muhammadu Buhari has, in a picture making its round on the internet, displayed his love... Read More

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Court declares Secondus’ arrest by EFCC illegal, awards damages

A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice John Tsoho has declared the arrest and detention of former Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Uche Secondus by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as illegal and further awarded damages. EFCC had arrested and detained Secondus in March for allegedly receiving vehicles on behalf of PDP.... Read More

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#PanamaPapers: Dangote, Dantata linked to ’13 shell companies’

Africa’s richest man has been linked to Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the massive Panama Papers leak. Panama-based law firm, Mossack Fonseca helped prominent global figures stash away billions of dollars in secret offshore accounts. According to the leaked papers, Dangote and his half brother, Sayyu Dantata as well as some... Read More

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President Buhari summons Kachikwu over fuel crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly requested the presence of his Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu to get a brief on the distribution of fuel across the country. Before the invitation, Kachikwu was billed to have an interactive session with the media, a session which he has since shelved. According to Channels Television, Kachikwu... Read More

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NASS finally sends details of 2016 budget to Buhari

The Appropriation Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives have forwarded to the Clerk of the National Assembly for submission to the Presidency the 2016 Appropriation Bill. The Chairmen of the committees, Danjuma Goje and Abdulmumin Jibrin released a joint statement to the effect of the submission of the budget document on Wednesday. The... Read More

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