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The Late 5: APC elects Oshiomhole as National Chairman, Buhari urges party members to keep faith with the party and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The All Progressives Congress has confirmed former Edo Governor, Adams Oshiomhole as its National Chairman on Saturday. Oshiomhole and 18 others were returned unopposed after a voice affirmation by party members in an announcement made by the Chairman of the 2018 Convention Committee and Governor of Jigawa... Read More

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Ruling All Progressives Congress holds crucial National Convention

Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is holding its elective National Convention today at the Eagle Square in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The convention being the first since its ascendance into power at the centre after a historic displacement of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is a crucial convention which is expected to... Read More

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Soyinka says he’ll expose Obasanjo; FG says $322m Abacha loot will be spent on the poor and other other stories that drove conversation this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Nigerian Air Force had made claims of air strikes, but a video – five minutes, 17 seconds – of Boko Haram terrorists celebrating Sallah in Sambisa forest surfaced online. In the video, three terrorists were heard thanking their God for a successful Ramadan.... Read More

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The Big 5: Army Officer fighting Boko Haram in the North East commits suicide, Ebonyi says it has no land for ranching and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: A Nigerian Army Captain attached to troops operating at the heart of Boko Haram onslaught in Mafa Local Government Area of Borno has committed suicide. According to military sources, the incident occurred at the 7 Division Medical Centre on June 18 where the officer whose name is being... Read More

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The Late 5: FG to borrow N1.6trn to fund 2018 Budget, Policeman stoned to death in clash with Shiites and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Federal Government is to borrow N1.6 trillion to finance part of the N9.12 trillion 2018 budget. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the presentation of the approved 2018 Budget of Consolidation said N793... Read More

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The Big 5: NASS justifies Budget alteration, Defence HQ says Nigeria is not under Islamic State threat and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The National Assembly has reacted to the concerns raised by President Muhammadu Buhari on the alterations made on the 2018 Appropriation Act. Deputy Senate Leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah; and the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, spoke on behalf the legislature in separate... Read More

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The Late 5: Buhari expresses displeasure with NASS over budget, INEC cries out over increasing number of political parties and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, signed the 2018 budget of N9.12 trillion, seven months after it was presented but expressed displeasure at the alteration of the bill by the lawmakers. Buhari said “The logic behind the Constitutional direction that budgets should be proposed by the Executive is... Read More

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The Big 5: FG says Abacha’s $322 million loot to be disbursed to poorest Nigerians, finalises plans to set up 94 ranches in 10 states and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Federal Government is concluding plans to disburse $322 million fund repatriated from the accounts of former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha in Switzerland to Nigerians. National Coordinator of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu at an interactive session with newsmen recently, noted... Read More

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The Late 5: FG beefs up security at International airports over ISIS threat, Senegal gives Africa first win at World Cup and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, to lead a delegation on behalf of the Federal Government to immediately visit Bauchi following the windstorm which destroyed an estimated 1505 houses mainly in the state capital. Senior Special Assistant to the President... Read More

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The Big 5: FG to shut land border to curb rice importation, Dangote gifts Borno IDPs N2bn housing estate and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has disclosed plans by the Federal Government to shut down one of the country’s land border to avoid smuggling of foreign rice into the country. Ogbeh made the disclosure on Monday during a leadership clinic under the... Read More

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The Late 5: Video shows Boko Haram terrorists celebrating Sallah, warning ‘infidels’; civilians own 85% of world’s 1bn firearms and other stories

These are the top stories that drove conversation today. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti led by Gboyega Oguntuase Sunday, said the huge debts incurred by the Kayode Fayemi administration from 2010 to 2014 has gulped the state’s funds of about N35.34 billion in servicing of the debts and deductions from statutory allocations. “In 2015,... Read More

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The Big 5: Buhari to sign budget on Tuesday to prevent FG shutdown, PDP clears all 23 chairmanship seats in Rivers poll and other stories

These are the stories should be monitoring today: President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to sign the N9.1 trillion 2018 budget on Tuesday in a bid to forestall a shutdown of the government from that day. As reported in the Vanguard Newspapers, A government source said that the president was convinced to signing the budget into law... Read More

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The Big 5: NAF Fighter jets conduct airstrikes in Benue, Super Eagles humbled 2-0 by Croatia and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) fighter jets has on Saturday conducted air strikes on three Benue State communities, in an operation believed to be a reprisal on hoodlums in the areas. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, who confirmed the... Read More

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The Late 5: Sacked SGF says relationship with Buhari still intact, Ekiti Traditional rulers rejects soldiers for elections and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal, says his sack by President Muhammadu Buhari has not affected their relationship. Lawal who stated this in an interview on a Channels Television programme,on Friday said he still gets to meet the President... Read More

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The Late 5: Three die in Aba as Soldiers and Police engage in shoot out, Egypt and Morocco lose opening games and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Three persons have been feared dead in Abia on Friday as personnel of the Nigerian Army attached to the Forward Operation Base, Aba and Mobile Policemen engaged in heavy shootout over alleged assault on one of them. The situation which occurred at the Osisioma Ngwa junction along... Read More

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The Big 5: Shekau’s Mother says she’s yet to see him after 15 years, Mimiko rejoins Labour party and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Falmata Abubakar, mother of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau, says she is yet to see her son after he left home 15 years ago and she knows nothing about his whereabouts. Falmata who disclosed this in her native town of Shekau, Yobe during an interview with the Voice... Read More

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Late 5: Party reveals plans to fence Nigeria, Russia thrash Saudi Arabia 5-0 in World cup opener and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP) has revealed plans to construct perimeter fence around Nigeria, change the name of the country and its currency, if elected into power in 2019. This information was made known at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday by the Acting National Chairman... Read More

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The Big 5: IGP grants approval for audit of SARS detention cells, Mimiko dumps PDP and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has approved the request by the National Human Rights Commission’s (NHRC) to begin an independent audit of detention cells in all police commands and formations in Nigeria. Head of Public Complaints Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU), Assistant Commissioner of... Read More

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The Late 5: Court sacks Kogi Senator, Ekiti Assembly suspends member for sleeping during plenary and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: A Federal High Court in Abuja, has on Wednesday ordered the immediate sack of the Senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, Senator Atai Aidoko, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Gabriel Kolawole, delivering judgment in the pre-election suit, held that Aidoko was not properly nominated by... Read More

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The Big 5: Soyinka urges Buhari to stop admiring Abacha, Buhari holds closed-door meeting with APC Governors and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: Nobel laureate and activist during the June 12,1993 struggle, Professor Wole Soyinka has called on President Buhari to stop showing loyalty to “Abiola’s tormentor.” Soyinka who made the request during the Special National Honours Investiture held at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, commended the President for apologising... Read More

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The Late 5: Buhari tenders apology to Abiola over election annulment, Court convicts former Plateau Governor, Dariye and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday tendered a national apology on behalf of the Federal Government to the family of the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election that was annulled by the Military Government at the time. “We cannot... Read More

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The Big 5: FG declares June 15 and 18 public holidays, June 12 Electoral Umpire, Nwosu writes FG and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 15 and Monday, June 18 as public holidays to celebrate the 2018 Eid-el Fitr. The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd.) made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement by the Permanent Secretary,... Read More

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The Late 5: MURIC says Nigerians begged it not to sue Falz, Nigeria and Morocco signs 3 agreements and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Nigeria and the Kingdom of Morocco on Monday signed agreements on a 5,660 km long Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline (NMGP), a chemical plant and agricultural training as part of activities marking President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day visit to the country. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the... Read More

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Nigerians begged us not to sue Falz – MURIC

While we were waiting for the beginning and the end to the impending saga between Nigerian singer, Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, and Muslim group, MURIC, there seems to be a turn-around. Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) had asked the singer to pull out his music video, This Is Nigeria, from airwaves or face legal action. This was made... Read More

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The Big 5: Wike accuses FG of plot to frame him, Police Officers dismissed over use of tear gas and other stories

These are the stories that you should be monitoring today: Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, said he has uncovered a plot by the Federal Government to frame him up for gunrunning using a Lebanese businessman. The governor revealed this on Sunday during a thanksgiving service at the St. Thomas Anglican Church, Diobu, Port Harcourt, in honour... Read More

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The Late 5: Abiola’s opponent, Tofa faults declaration on June 12, 35 containers of tramadol seized by Customs and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Presidential Candidate of the National Republican Convention in the 1993 Presidential election, Bashir Tofa, on Sunday in Kano opposed President Muhammad Buhari’s decision to recognise June 12 as Democracy Day, insisting that the declaration deserves serious reconsideration. In a reaction to the declaration in a... Read More

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The Big 5: Northern Elders Forum says ‘June 12 declaration’ not enough, W.H.O warns of possible cholera spread and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed reservations on President Buhari’s declaration of June 12 as Democracy day and award of posthumous national honour on Chief M.K.O Abiola Chairman of the forum, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, who spoke in an interview with Punch Newspapers, said Buhari was taking Nigerians... Read More

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The Late 5: Buhari leaves for Morocco on Sunday, Lagos, Ogun and Osun declares public holiday on June 12 and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday, embark a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco. Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the visit was at the invitation of King Mohammed VI of Morocco,... Read More

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NASS threatens to invoke constitutional powers on the executive; Nigerian actor says gays, lesbians rule Nollywood and other stories that made headlines this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) invited Senate President, Bukola Saraki to answer allegations against him by suspects who took part in the bloody bank robbery in Offa. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Jimoh Moshood said in a statement released, that five of the 22 suspects arrested paraded... Read More

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The Late 5: New law disqualifies Jonathan from re-contesting for Presidency, Obasanjo accuses FG of plotting to silence him and other stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed a constitutional amendment that stops a vice president who completes the term of a president from contesting for the office of the President more than once. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang,... Read More

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