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Obasanjo and Buhari’s ‘exchange’, Amnesty International accuses Nigerian troops of raping ‘rescued’ women and other stories that made headlines this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said two principal suspects out of the four gang leaders declared wanted over the banks robbery in Offa, Kwara have been arrested. Police spokesman, ACP Jimoh Moshood in a statement said those arrested: Kunle Ogunleye (35) and Michael Adikwu, a former... Read More

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The Late 5: FG declares Tuesday as public holiday, Gombe Police Command recovers State Assembly mace and other stories,

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, May 29, as a public holiday to enable Nigerians to celebrate the country’s Democracy Day. The Ministry of Interior disclosed the decision in a statement by its Permanent Secretary, Dr Muhammed Umar, on Friday. The date also coincides with the... Read More

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The Big 5: House of Reps throws out Peace Corps Bill, Amnesty International accuses Nigerian Military of rights abuses and other stories

These are the major stories you should be monitoring today: The House of Representatives on Thursday has aligned itself with President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent to the Peace Corps establishment bill. President Buhari had in February declined his assent to the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill passed by the National Assembly in 2017, citing security... Read More

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Presidential aspirant, Kingsley Moghalu declares political party

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Kingsley Moghalu, a 2019 presidential aspirant has declared the political party under which he will campaign. He made the disclosure on his Medium page. Read his speech below: A BOLD DARE, A BOLD RESPONSE TO NIGERIA’S CALL, AND A BOLD INVITATION: HAVE THE COURAGE TO... Read More

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The Big 5: Bauchi Deputy Governor resigns. FG, States and Local Govts share N701bn and other stories

Here are the major stories you should be monitoring today: The Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Nuhu Gidado, has resigned. Mr Gidado informed Governor Mohammed Abubakar of his decision in a letter dated May 16. In the letter, Mr Gidado explained that his decision was based on his commitment to serve for only a single... Read More

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Cholera

The Late 5: 12 die of cholera in Adamawa, SERAP advises Buhari to refer Obasanjo to EFCC and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Twelve people have died of cholera in Adamawa state in the past four days, State Health Commissioner said on Wednesday, in the latest outbreak of the disease in the region. “A total of 142 people were infected and medical teams have been dispatched to the affected... Read More

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The Big 5: CAN tells Buhari to suspend second term ambition, Atletico Madrid defeat Super Eagles in Uyo and other stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today: The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Tuesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend his second term ambition, until he had addressed and put to an end the killings by herdsmen. This was contained in a statement by its spokesman, Pastor Bayo Oladeji, said, “While... Read More

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The Late 5: ‘Dapchi schoolgirls refuse to resume due to security fears’; Donald Trump says summit with Kim Jong-un may be postponed and other stories

The Cardinal of the Abuja Catholic Diocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has called on Nigerians to rise above religious, political and ethnic divides to save the country from drifting into anarchy. Onaiyekan gave the advice on Tuesday during a sermon for the burial of two catholic priests; Rev Frs. Felix Tyolaha and Joseph Gor, at Ayati,... Read More

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The Big 5: FG launches N64m website, Igbo leaders call for 6-year tenure for Presidents and other stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Federal Government on Monday launched an upgraded website aimed at bringing governance close to the people. The Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, who declared the website open, stated that the upgraded website was created as a functional platform that would deliver... Read More

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The Late 5: Former PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh collapses in Court, Offa banks robbery suspects arrested and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said two principal suspects out of the four gang leaders declared wanted over the banks robbery in Offa, Kwara State have been arrested and confessed to be the gang leaders in the group. Police spokesman, ACP Jimoh Moshood in a statement... Read More

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The Big 5: IGP directs SARS commander to sue Wike, Housewives abducted by Gunmen in Kaduna and other stories.

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Rivers State Commander of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS), Mr. Akin Fakorede, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), to sue the Rivers State Government for libellous publications against him. Fakorede, had earlier made a request... Read More

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The Late 5: Kogi reveals why it can’t pay salaries, Man beaten to death for killing cow in India and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Kogi state government says it is unable to pay salaries regularly because of the N500 million loan servicing bill it has to settle monthly. In an interview with NAN on Sunday, Kingsley Fanwo, the State Director General, Media and Publicity, said the loans between N400... Read More

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The Big 5: SSANU and 2 other unions warm up for strike, Dino Melaye mocks APC over parallel congresses and other stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: A strike action may be impending in the universities following accusations by members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), that the federal government is failing to honour its own part of agreements reached with non-teaching staff, seven weeks after suspension of its industrial... Read More

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The Late 5: PDP accuses FG of clamping down opposition, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gets married and other stories.

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the federal government and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of commencing what it called a total clampdown on the entire opposition and dissenting voices across the land. The party made the allegation Saturday at a press conference addressed... Read More

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After several months of promises, NASS passes 2018 budget; NEC says NNPC, 15 others under-remitted N8.1trn between 2010 and 2015 and other stories that drove conversation this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi picked the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti. With 941 of the delegates to the rescheduled primary of the party throwing their weight behind him,... Read More

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The Late 5: FG dismisses claims on shutdown of Ikoyi Registry, Health Sector Unions call for sack of Health Minister and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Federal Government has faulted claims by the Lagos State Government that a Federal High Court had shut down the Ikoyi marriage registry, insisting that the report was false. The Director of Legal Services, Ministry of Interior, Bola Odugbesan, made the clarification in a statement in... Read More

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The Big 5: State Governors threaten to take over subsidy payment, Court rules marriages at Federal Registries as unconstitutional and other top stories

These are the major stories you should be monitoring today: The National Economic Council (NEC), comprising the 36 State Governors has threatened to take over the responsibility of subsidising petroleum products in their states based on consumption, following the huge amount of money being spent annually by the Nigerian National Petroluem Corporation (NNPC) on fuel... Read More

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Herdsmen

The Late 5: FG introduces biometrics to check herdsmen crisis, NNPC and 15 others under-remitted N8.1trn to FG and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Federal Government has introduced the use of biometric registration to monitor the movement of people, goods and livestock into the country. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who disclosed this at a special town hall meeting to address farmers/herdsmen crisis on Thursday in Abuja, said... Read More

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The Big 5: NASS pass 2018 budget of N9.12trn, FG says Leah Sharibu has not been abandoned and other stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: The two chambers of the National Assembly, passed the 2018 budget totaling N9.120, 334,988,225 at Wednesday’s plenary following the adoption of the report presented by its committee on Tuesday. The budget is over N500 billion higher than the N8.612 trillion proposed by President Muhammadu Buhari to... Read More

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The Late 5: FG urged to reduce number of Universities, Dino Melaye granted bail by court and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Kogi State High Court in Lokoja on Wednesday granted bail to the Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, who is standing trial on gun-running allegation. Justice Nasir Ajana who admitted Melaye to bail in the sum of N10 million with one surety in like sum, gave the... Read More

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The Big 5: Reps increase 2018 budget to N9trn, FG releases N10bn to rebuild properties destroyed by crisis and other top stories

Here are the stories you should be monitoring today: The 2018 budget has been increased to N9.1 trillion by the House of Representatives. The House of Representatives on Tuesday, announced an increase on the 2018 Appropriation Bill from its previous N8.6 trillion. The House committee chairman on Appropriation, Honourable Mustapha Dawaki, made the disclosure while presenting a... Read More

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The Late 5: Senate receives 2018 budget report, Kaduna inaugurates response team against rape and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration would not disappoint Nigerians, saying everything possible was being done to ameliorate their hardship. He stated this on Tuesday during an All Progressives Congress(APC) rally in Dutse as part of activities of his two day working visit to Jigawa.... Read More

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The Big 5: CJN says attackers of Rivers High Court must not go scot-free, Security tightened at the Senate ahead of Omo-Agege’s resumption and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today: The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has warned that the attackers of the Port Harcourt Division of the Rivers State High Court’s complex last Friday must not be allowed to go unpunished. In a statement issued on his behalf on Monday, he... Read More

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The Late 5: Leah Sharibu marks 15th birthday in Boko Haram’s custody, Pregnant New Zealand PM reveals plans after birth and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Nathan Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu, the last abductee of Boko Haram militants from the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, has accused the Federal Government of keeping quiet over her continuous captivity. “It is very sad and the family is very weak. The... Read More

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Rice

The Big 5: States share N593.1bn between January and March, Adeosun says N1.5tn was spent on capital projects in 2017 and other top stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. The 36 states of the federation have so far withdrawn about 593.1 billion from the Federation Account as revenue generated in the first quarter of 2018. The breakdown is contained in the monthly Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria... Read More

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The Late 5: Fayose thanks APC for favour done him, Mohamed Salah crowned Premier League Player of the Year and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose on Sunday told his predecessor and current Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi not to celebrate yet, describing Fayemi’s victory, at the rescheduled governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress held on Saturday, as pyrrhic. Fayose went on... Read More

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The Big 5: WHO says Nigeria, other African countries at risk of Ebola; Fayemi picks APC ticket for Ekiti governorship election and other stories

These are the stories you should be monitoring today. The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has picked the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti. With 941 of the delegates to yesterday’s rescheduled primary of the party throwing their weight behind him, Fayemi... Read More

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The Late 5: 18 Year Old Girl killed during Oyo LG Polls, Hamburg SV relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time in 55 years and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday left Abuja to attend the inauguration of President Julius Bio in Freetown, Sierra Leone. According to a statement by Mr Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Osinbanjo is expected to return to... Read More

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Nigerian Police personnel lament deduction, lateness in payment of their salaries; Minister proposes extra year for graduates to make them employable and other stories that made headlines this week

These are the top ten stories that drove conversation this week. Ahead of next month’s FIFA World Cup in Russia, Nigeria’s Super Eagles will take on La Liga club, Atleticó Madrid, on May 22 at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. It is the first time the Spanish team will be visiting the... Read More

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The Late 5: CAN General Secretary, Dr. Musa Asake dies at 66, Super Eagles to play Atletico Madrid and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Rev. Dr. Musa Asake, The General Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) is dead. He was aged 66. According to a statement issued by Pastor Bayo Oladeji, Special Assistant on Media to the CAN President, Asake died on Friday after a brief illness. Asake... Read More

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