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No movement in Abuja on Saturday

The Commissioner for Police, FCT, Wilson Inalegwu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement across the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Saturday, as from 7:00am to 4:00pm. The directive is as a result of the local council elections to be held in the nation’s capital state. A statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer,... Read More

Abuja, election, FCT, movement

PDP Senators are ‘solidly behind’ Saraki

Senators of the Peoples Democratic Party have declared unwavering support for Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Clifford Ordia, a PDP Senator representing Edo Central said on Thursday, that his party will stand by Saraki who is being tried at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, over alleged false assets declaration. However, he says the opposition party would... Read More

Bukola Saraki, CCT trial, Impeachment, PDP, senate

Obasanjo visits presidential villa, meets with Buhari (PHOTOS)

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Statehouse, in Abuja, on Thursday, April 7. The reason for Obasanjo’s visit to the presidential villa, is momentarily unknown. See photos below.

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Why Nigeria can’t execute Boko Haram convicts

The Attorney General of the Federation, Mallam Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday, explained why convicted members of the Boko Haram sect cannot be executed. According to Malami, who’s also the Minister of Justice, said the laws under which the insurgents were tried, does not prescribe death sentence. He disclosed this at the launch of amnesty’s report... Read More

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‘800 Boko Haram insurgents surrender’ – Military

Not less than 800 members of the Islamic terrorist sect, Boko Haram have surrendered to the military in the last three weeks, says the Defence authorities. This information was disseminated on Wednesday, by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Rabe Abubakar. He was quoted to have said: “I can confirm that about 800 of... Read More

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EFCC Chairman’s phone numbers ‘cloned by fraudsters’

Fraudsters ‘have been impersonating’ the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, and using his name to extort money from the public. Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC’s Head Media & Publicity Unit released a statement to this effect on Wednesday, noting that “it has become necessary to alert the general public to... Read More

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Falana gives DSS 24 hour ultimatum to release Shiite leader, El-Zakzaky

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana has called for the immediate and unconditional release of leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky and his wife, Hajia Zeenat Ibraheem. Falana addressed a letter dated April 5 to the Director-General, Department of State Services (DSS), stating that his clients... Read More

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Money laundering: Diezani to appear before UK court

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke is expected to appear at the Westminster Magistrate’s Court in London on Tuesday. Diezani, who was arraigned in October 2015, is expected to answer to money laundering and bribery allegations. She was arrested alongside four others by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and was subsequently granted... Read More

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‘Nigeria made a lot of money without planning for the rainy day’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the indiscipline of the Peoples Democratic Party to effectively manage Nigeria’s economy has led to the prevalent harsh economic conditions. Buhari said the party, while it held sway for 16 years, failed to plan for the rainy day despite high revenue from oil. The President made the comments at... Read More

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Nigerian troops discover ‘IED equipment’ in Borno primary school

Troops of 22 Brigade Garrison, Army Headquarters Strike Group (AHQ SG) on Sunday, recovered devices used in making Improvised Explosive (IED) in a primary school in Boboshe village, Borno state. During the patrol, the soldiers also captured three Boko Haram insurgents at Kadawu and 3 others at Garna. A statement was released to this effect... Read More

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‘We cheated our brothers from the North by helping Jonathan’ – PDP BoT chairman

The Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees Chairman, Senator Jibrin Wali, on Sunday, said that the party lost the 2015 election because Northern leaders forced Jonathan on Nigerians. Senator Wali made the assertion during the wedding ceremony of the daughter of former Governor of Niger State, Abdulkadir Kure. While apologizing for the mistakes of the... Read More

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Level of destruction in Agatu, unimaginable – UN

A representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Angele Dikongue Atangana, on Saturday, stated that the attacks in Agatu local government area of Benue State, has ruined the area. Atangana made this observation when she was led on the tour of the area... Read More

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Why El-Rufai’s religious bill is dangerous – Catholic Church

The Nigerian Catholic Church, has warned Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai to desist from pushing for the enactment of a religious bill to regulate preaching of religious sermons in the state. While addressing a press conference in Abuja, the Director of Caritas International, a department under the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), Rev. Fr.... Read More

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Ali-Modu Sheriff ‘will successfully destroy the PDP’ – Governor Shettima

“His Excellency, Senator Ali Sheriff is my boss and is someone that I am eternally indebted to. I always tend to shy away from commenting on issues directly involving him”, says Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state in an interview with Vanguard. Having made the above statement, one would think he’d actually keep to his... Read More

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Buhari has not refused to sign 2016 budget – Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari has not refused to assent to the 2016 Appropriation Bill. Mohammed also said that there is no bickering between the executive and legislative arms of government over the passage of the 2016 budget. During a visit to the office of Leadership Newspapers in Abuja,... Read More

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‘Tinubu’s courage saved Nigeria from falling apart’ – Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has saluted the ‘courage, passion and foresight’ of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. In a video tribute to commemorate Tinubu’s 64th birthday, Fashola said the former Lagos state governor made the impossible possible by making certain that several parties merged... Read More

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‘I have never slapped anyone in my life’ – El-Rufai

Following reports that he got into a physical altercation with his deputy, the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai said on Wednesday, that he has never slapped anyone in his life. El-Rufai said Barnabas Bala had been his friend since 1976 and they didn’t exchange slaps as reported by several media platforms last weekend. In... Read More

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How Tinubu convinced members of ‘New PDP’ to join APC – Amaechi

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, played a pivotal role in bringing disgruntled members of the Peoples Democratic Party into the APC. In a tribute to Tinubu who celebrated his 64th birthday on Tuesday, March 29, Amaechi said Tinubu convinced the members of the... Read More

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‘We are ready to go to Sambisa Forest’ | 10, 000 hunters yearn to fight Boko Haram

During their annual oath-taking festival, known as Salala, which was held in Adamawa on Tuesday, about 10,000 local hunters from the North-East of Nigeria volunteered for the war against Boko Haram and to help rid the country of insurgency. Clad in their warfare garbs, the hunters urged the government to utilise them in the war... Read More

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‘Suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon not one of our girls’ – Chibok community

The suspected suicide bomber that was arrested last Friday in Cameroon is not from Chibok, in Borno state, says the Chairman of the community, Tsambido Abana. The Chibok community Chairman premised his conclusion on the information made available to by the Federal Government. The government had released a statement on Monday, through the Senior Special... Read More

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EgyptAir hijacker captured in Cyprus

The man who hijacked an Egyptian plane, Seif Eldin Mustafa, has been arrested, reports say. Mustafa had on Monday morning, hijacked the Egyptair MS 181 and forced it to change route, with the aim of professing his love for his ex-wife. The hijacked plane was flying from the Egyptian city of Alexandria to the capital... Read More

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El-Rufai’s religious bill ‘will create confusion, discord and disharmony’ in Kaduna

Most Reverend Dr Matthew Man-Oso Ndagoso, the Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna Archdiocese, has said the religious bill sponsored by Governor Nasir El-rufai will create confusion, discord and violence in the state. The Archbishop said the bill, which is before the State House of Assembly, is completely unnecessary. He advised El-Rufai to operate within the existing... Read More

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‘Don’t blame FG for the economic woes of Nigeria’

Senator Ita Enang, a Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on the National Assembly, has urged Nigerians to refrain from blaming the Federal Government for the economic crunch bedeviling the nation. Speaking with journalists in Uyo on Monday, the Senator said other factors like the fall in the prices of crude oil is inadvertently... Read More

Economic crunch: Oshiomhole has a ‘survival’ blueprint for Nigerian states

Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has proffered solutions which he believes that, if taken, would help Nigerian states overcome the current economic crunch. In a paper titled, “Survival of the states and beyond — Edo State perspective”, Oshiomhole urged his fellow governors to plug revenue leakages in order to boost their Internally Generated Revenue. Oshiomhole... Read More

Adams Oshiomhole, Economic crunch, nigerian states, survival

2,000 Nigerian workers to get sacked over government’s forex policy

Foreign airlines are reportedly planning to sack about two thousand Nigerian workers, owing to their inability to transfer money to their home countries to meet operational costs because of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s policy on forex and fund transfer. The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) revealed on Sunday, that the foreign airlines... Read More

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Boko Haram operation: 2 soldiers step on ‘buried landmines’, 72 rescued, 29 killed

Troops of 114 Task Force Battalion, 28 Task Force Brigade, in conjunction with some vigilantes in their area of operation, have cleared Boko Haram terrorists from the Bita-Madube Cikin-Njubul axis of Borno state. During the operation, 2 soldiers were reported to have stepped on a buried Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ‘that seriously injured one of... Read More

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In Sokoto, ‘no BVN, no salary’ as from April

Sokoto state government has instructed all workers to submit their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN) before they would be paid salaries for the month of April. Imam Imam, spokesperson for Governor Aminu Tambuwal said on Sunday, that the decision is ‘part of efforts to sanitise the state civil service and permanently tackle the menace of ghost... Read More

BVN, salary, Sokoto

3 female child traffickers arrested in Bauchi

Three women suspected to be specialists in child trafficking have been arrested by the Bauchi State Police Command. The Public Relation Officer of the command, Haruna Mohammed, revealed on Sunday that the suspects were arrested by detectives of the command on March 25. Mohammed said one of the suspects from Plateau was arrested for selling... Read More

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Army Colonel ‘abducted’ in Kaduna

Gunmen have kidnapped an Army Colonel serving with Nigeria Army School of Infantry, Jaji, Kaduna State. The unnamed Colonel’s kidnap was announced on Sunday, by the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Usman Abdul. According to Abdul, the colonel was abducted around Kamazo near NNPC junction, Kaduna, at about 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. “The abductors dropped... Read More

‘I’m disappointed that men of God are quiet over El-Rufai’s religious bill’ – Cleric

Apostle John Suleiman of the Omega Fire Ministries has been extremely vocal on his stance against the decision of the Kaduna state government to regulate religious activities. The cleric says Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai must be forced to revoke the bill, else other northern states will follow suit. He expressed disappointment in the silence... Read More

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