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‘For the first time, we’re not worried about where to get subsidy money’

Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Ibe Kachikwu has revealed that under his leadership, the oil corporation has saved N1 trillion in subsidy removal and $1 billion in importation programme. Kachikwu, who’s also the Minister of State for Petroleum, revealed on Tuesday, that Nigeria’s refineries are now ready to work. “All the... Read More

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APC leaders using my predicament to get favours from Buhari – Tompolo

Ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, has accused chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, in the Niger Delta of orchestrating his travails with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in order to curry favour from President Muhammadu Buhari. Former labour leader and APC chieftain, Frank Kokori, had recently called on Tompolo to... Read More

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Massive fraud: N3.2trn unpaid into national treasury in 2014 [DETAILS]

According to the federal government, not less than N3.2 trillion was unremitted into the national treasury by various Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government as well as foreign missions in the 2014 fiscal year. This disclosure was made in the 2014 Annual Audit Report presented to the National Assembly on Monday by the Auditor General... Read More

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Fani-Kayode ‘received N840m’ from N3bn traced to PDP campaign organisation [DETAILS]

N3.145bn was transferred to the private accounts of some members of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Organisation, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has learned. The funds were said to have originated from the account of the Central Bank of Nigeria and was transferred to the account of Joint Dimensions Limited, after which it... Read More

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Lekki Gardens building collapse: 4 Lagos state officials sacked by Ambode

Lagos state governor, Akinwumi Ambode has approved the termination of four officials of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) due to last week’s collapse of a building in Lekki Gardens. The collapse of the building which was said to have been sealed by the building agency, resulted in the death of 34 people. In... Read More

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‘EFCC, Army have behaved like illiterates’ | Judge orders immediate release of Dasuki’s aide

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Army have been ordered to release Colonel Nicholas Ashinze, a former aide to the ex-National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd.). An Abuja High Court sitting in Jabi, on Monday, ruled on the bail hearing of Ashinze, who has been in detention since December 23, 2015.... Read More

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How Nigerian Army killed 3 of my brothers, shot my parents – El-Zakzaky’s daughter narrates

Suhaila Ibraheem, the daughter of Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria has narrated the series of events that led to the shooting and capture of her father by the Nigerian military. Sahaila reveals that the Sheikh was shot several times as opposed to the prevailing theory that he was only shot... Read More

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‘Minister of Industry, not Osinbajo, will represent Nigeria in India’ – Presidency

Following reports that Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo cancelled his trip to India, the Presidency has reacted with some clarification. It was reported that Osinbajo’s trip to India had been cancelled as a result of the clash with President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Equatorial Guinea. Hence, the reports inferred that the Vice President was compelled... Read More

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6,000 police officers, 14 MOPOL units, AIG, DIG deployed for Rivers election

The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase has deployed six thousand police officers and 14 units of Police Mobile Force personnel to Rivers state, to prevent electoral violence and to ensure a smooth and orderly conduct of the Rivers State Supplementary elections slated for Saturday, March 19. The IG has also directed the AIG in... Read More

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‘We’ll turn the economic disaster we inherited into a blessing’ – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says it’s impossible for him to have said the Nigerian economy is beyond the control of President Muhammadu Buhari. Lai Mohammed, on Sunday, stated that his views were misrepresented and distorted to make it seem like he said the president can’t handle the nation’s economy. He said... Read More

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Ex-ministers seek out Jonathan over potential EFCC probe

Former President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to hold an important meeting with ministers who served in his administration on Sunday. The ongoing investigations of the former aides of the ex-President and the recent clamour for Jonathan’s probe is believed to be among the topics of discussion. Many of the former Jonathan ministers are said to... Read More

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Ex-Delta governor, Felix Olorogun Ibru is dead

Former Delta State governor, Felix Olorogun Ibru has passed away at the age of 80. The business tycoon, who was once a Senator, was said to have died after a brief illness. Ibru was until his death, the President-General of the Urhobo Progressive Union (UPU). He was born on 7 December 1935 at Agbarha-Otor in... Read More

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Cut off the manhood of Ese Oruru’s abductor – Pastor Bakare barks (WATCH)

Pastor Tunde Bakare of the Latter Rain Assembly has declared that the manhood of Yinusa Dahiru, the alleged abductor/lover of Ese Oruru, should be cut off. While speaking during a recent sermon in his church, Bakare said the real Sharia law dictates that Yinusa’s manhood should be cut off for taking advantage of an underage... Read More

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How Jonathan’s govt ‘withdrew N10bn’ seven weeks before Buhari’s inauguration

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is investigating the withdrawal of another N10 billion from the Signature Bonus Account (oil block account) by the government of former President, Goodluck Jonathan. According to a report by The Nation, the fund was withdrawn barely seven weeks to the inauguration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The N10 billion is... Read More

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How 40 Boko Haram insurgents were gunned down by Nigerian troops

Responding to ‘reliable information’, Nigerian troops of 113 Battalion on Thursday, carried out a fighting patrol on Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. During the operation, the troops discovered and destroyed a camp of Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram, at Alajeri village in Guzamala LGA. Colonel Sani Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, revealed... Read More

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‘I’d have corrected inconsistencies in my asset declaration forms, if… – Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, says he can’t keep up with the records and details of charges of his false asset declaration trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki was on September 22, 2015, arraigned on 13 counts of false asset declaration before the CCT. The Senate President is accused of making false asset declaration... Read More

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‘Buhari has no secret pact with Jonathan… EFCC is free to probe him’ – Presidency

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been given the green light by the Presidency, to investigate former President Goodluck Jonathan over his involvement in the ongoing arms deal probe. The calls for Jonathan’s investigation is nearing fever pitch, as several Nigerians keep urging the EFCC to look into, among other things, his role in... Read More

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‘He cares deeply about America’ | Ben Carson endorses Donald Trump (WATCH)

Stating that he wants the ‘voice of the people to be heard’, retired nureosurgeon, Ben Carson, on Friday morning, endorsed Donald Trump to clinch the Republican ticket in the race for the United States presidency. Carson, who last week suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, gave out the endorsement at a press conference... Read More

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SHOCKER: Jonathan’s govt wasted N2.2bn on ‘special prayers’ against Boko Haram

New revelation suggests that former President Goodluck Jonathan, spent a whooping N2.2 billion on prayers against Boko Haram. The last administration was said to have spent the money on special prayers in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to win the war against insurgency. The N2.2 billion was disbursed through the Office of the former National Security... Read More

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Alake of Egbaland is ‘a junior traditional ruler in Yorubaland’ – Awujale of Ijebuland

The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, has belittled the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, for including himself among the five top monarchs in Yorubaland. The Awujale of Ijebuland while citing historical events to back up his claim, described the Alake of Egbaland as a junior traditional ruler in Yorubaland. He made his contribution... Read More

Kwankwaso sponsored ‘violent rally’ at funeral of Ganduje’s mother – APC

Former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is in the bad books of his party, the All Progressive Congress for organising a violent rally in the state while paying a condolence visit to the governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, following the death of his mother. The State party chairman, Umar Doguwa, while speaking in Kano on Thursday,... Read More

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‘Buhari is not carrying us along’ – Tinubu’s daughter

Chief Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja General of Nigeria, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of not including market women in his administration. Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of the National Leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, led market women to make their voices heard at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. She bemoaned the fact that... Read More

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‘Nigeria doesn’t need 36 governors, 36 ministers…’ – Emir of Kano

Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has advised the country’s leaders to embrace ‘basic common sense’ and reduce the astronomical cost of governance. The former Central Bank Governor said the current structure sees the government spend 80-90 per cent of earnings on public officers and their litany of aides. Emir Sanusi made the assertion on... Read More

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‘You’re a murderer’ | How Okorocha was tackled by pro-Biafran in London (WATCH)

Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha was confronted by a pro-Biafra supporter on Wednesday, while speaking at Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, United Kingdom. While delivering a speech on the topic; “Nigerians’ Human Capital and State Education Initiative: The View From IMO State”, a supporter of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),... Read More

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I’m not ‘willing’ to negotiate on behalf of IPOB – Anyaoku

Emeka Anyaoku, a former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, has expressed his unwillingness to negotiate on behalf of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra. On Wednesday, the pro-Biafra group had listed Anyaoku among the credible Igbo elders that would represent IPOB in negotiations and discussions. The group had released a statement titled, ‘Beware of impostors’, where it... Read More

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DNA test proves Yakubu Gowon fathered love child, Musa Gowon

Former military Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, on Wednesday, admitted that he fathered a love-child with the late public relations expert, Princess Edith Ike Okongwu. Gowon, in a statement, said based on the result of a ‘conclusive’ paternity test, 48-year-old Musa Gowon was discovered to be his biological son. Musa returned to Nigeria towards... Read More

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11,000 ‘potential ghost workers’ discovered on FG payroll

The Federal Government has uncovered 11,000 ghost workers on its payroll in its second batch of staff audit. This new discovery is coming on the heels of the 23,000 ghost workers that were deleted from the government’s payroll in February. Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, made the disclosure to State House correspondents on Wednesday at... Read More

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Lekki Gardens ‘criminally unsealed’ collapsed building

The Lagos State Government has directed the suspension of work at Lekki Gardens as a result of the collapse of a five-storey building under construction on Kushenla Road, on Tuesday. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, stated that upon preliminary reports and investigation, “it was discovered that the collapsed building was served contravention notice... Read More

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Over-speeding caused accident which killed James Ocholi – FRSC

The impact of the accident which killed the deceased Minister of Labour and Employment, would have been at a lower intensity, if James Ocholi and his family had used seat belts at the rear seats, which they occupied. This was disclosed on Wednesday, by the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Boboye... Read More

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NNPC workers shut out of their offices | Photo: The Cable

Just In: NNPC workers embark on nationwide strike in protest to ‘unbundling’

Following the prospective ‘unbundling‘ of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, oil workers have embarked on a total strike and have also shut down the nationwide operations of the national oil company. The Minister of state for petroleum resources, Ibe Kachikwu had on Tuesday, announced the unbundling of the NNPC through the creation of seven independent... Read More

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