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I have to study the 2016 budget before assenting – Buhari

In line with the aim of his journey to the United States of America, President Muhammadu Buhari has began talks with United States Secretary of State, John Kerry. President Buhari travelled to the USA on Wednesday, March 30, to attend the Nuclear Security Summit, which also has in attendance about 60 different world leaders. John... Read More

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‘Jonathan refused to work with people who know the game’ – Ibrahim Mantu

In an interview with Premium Times, Ibrahim Mantu, a former Deputy President of the Senate and a close associate of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, speaks on the reasons why Jonathan lost the 2015 general elections. Mantu noted that Nigerians were tired of the Peoples Democratic Party and that the PDP was ‘over drunk with... Read More

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Ambode puts an end to ‘environmental sanitation’ in Lagos

The Ambode led administration has cancelled the compulsory environmental sanitation of the last Saturday of every month held between the hours of 7am to 10am in Lagos The Commissioner for Environment, Babatunde Adejare in the state made this known at the ministry’s monthly media chat in Lagos on Thursday. Adejare said the exercise was scrapped... Read More

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‘A jihadi element in the Nigerian Army wants to wipe us out’ – Shiite sect

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria has uncovered an alleged plot by the Nigerian Army to attack members of the Shiites sect in Katsina. The leader of the IMN, Ibraheem El Zakzaky has been in the custody of the Nigerian government since December 2015, after over 300 of their members were killed in an encounter with... Read More

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‘Wike’s destination is destruction’ – APC

The Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to act decisively in the crisis and political violence currently prevalent in Rivers state. In a statement signed by the chairman of the APC Rivers state, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, the party asked the president to look into the violence... Read More

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‘We support Buhari’s anti-corruption war’ – John Kerry (WATCH)

The Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama, on Wednesday, held a joint press conference with the United States Secretary of State, John Kerry, at the White House. Kerry, while speaking, said his country was happy with the ongoing anti-corruption war of the Nigerian government, noting that the US government has never had a “Holier... Read More

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Africa is not a total failure – Obasanjo

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has charged African leaders to set their sights on good governance that would effect growth and development in the continent. Obasanjo, speaking at the recently concluded Commonwealth Week in London, the United Kingdom, said there are good things in Africa and therefore, the people of the continent should be trained... Read More

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‘You bought your ministerial position, resign now’ – Bayelsa APC tells Minister

It would appear that the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressive Congress are finally tired of fighting the Peoples Democratic Party governor of the state, Seriake Dickson and have turned on themselves instead. The state chairman of APC, Timipa Tiwei on Wednesday, March 30 asked the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri,... Read More

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AGF, EFCC boss travel to the US… not for the Nuclear Summit – Here’s why

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, have traveled to the United States of America to hold talks on the anti-corruption war of President Muhammadu Buhari. Among the topics likely to be discussed are the war against corruption, repatriation of looted funds stashed abroad,... Read More

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Alas! ‘3 Ekiti lawmakers’ weren’t abducted by DSS… they went into hiding

Embattled members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, resolved to shun any invitation from the Department of State Services (DSS), following the 19 days detention of their colleague, Afolabi Akanni. During a pressing briefing held by the Speaker of the House, Kola Oluwawole and Information Committee Chairman, Gboyega Aribisogan, three members of... Read More

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‘If Saraki is removed, PDP will produce the next Senate President’

Peoples Democratic Party members of the Nigerian Senate have began to put measures in place that will see the party produce the next Senate President if the present SP, Bukola Saraki is removed as a result of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. According to Punch Newspapers, the All Progressives Congress senators are... Read More

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‘Fayose is running away from his shadow… he’s a Judas’ – Tope Aluko

Dr. Tope Aluko, the Peoples Democratic Party chieftain who blew the whistle on the alleged rigging of the June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State, says Governor Ayo Fayose cannot deny the allegations he’s made thus far. Aluko, the Ekiti state Secretary of the PDP, had on January 31, appeared on Channels Television, where... Read More

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‘I’m being persecuted’ | Nnamdi Kanu writes British govt… to save him from detention

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the British Government to lean on President Muhammadu Buhari to release him from prison. Kanu alongside two other Biafra proponents, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, are facing treason charges. The IPOB leader wrote a letter dated March... Read More

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Innoson has kept our fighter jets running smooth – Nigerian Air Force

Nigeria first indigenous car manufacturing company, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company (IVM), on Wednesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Air Force for the research and production of spare parts for its fighter jets. Speaking on the MoU, the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, who was represented by the Chief... Read More

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Like Buhari, ‘there are saboteurs’ in Al-Makura’s administration

The Nasarawa state Governor, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has described some members of his cabinet as saboteurs, saying that he has lost faith in some of the senior officials. Al-Makura stated this during an emergency meeting with heads of boards, ministries and parastatals (MDAs) at the council chamber of the Nasarawa state Government House. Present at... Read More

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Garba Shehu to PDP: ‘Apologise within 72 hours or face lawsuit’

The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has threatened to file a lawsuit against the Peoples Democratic Party for falsely accusing him of illegal trading in foreign exchange. The presidential spokesman gave the PDP 72 hours to apologise and withdraw the false accusation or be dragged to court.... Read More

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‘Chibok girls aren’t missing, it’s a political strategy’ – Ayo ‘Peter the rock’ Fayose

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, says the abduction of over 200 girls from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, is a ruse, which is at best, a political strategy. Fayose, while speaking on Wednesday, said he doesn’t believe that the girls were abducted in 2014 while stressing that there’s been no indication to... 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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Captured female bomber ‘is a Chibok girl’, but not among the ‘abducted schoolgirls’

Mansur Dan-Ali, the Minister of Defence, has revealed that the female suicide bomber, who was arrested in Cameroon, was indeed abducted from Chibok community in Borno, by Boko Haram insurgents. The minister made the disclosure on Wednesday, in an interview with Voice of America, where he stated that the suspect was not among the over... Read More

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Our ‘Change’ agenda is real – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday, stated that the federal government is aware of the challenges faced by Nigerians as a result of the continued fuel scarcity and inadequate power supply. Mohammed, who stated this Abuja during a media tour, also said the federal government is working hard to bring succour... Read More

Buhari can withhold assent of 2016 budget but we have the power to veto – NASS

The lawmakers of the National Assembly have said Nigerians should not blame them for the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to delay in assenting the 2016 budget till he gets the details. Abdulmumin Jibrin, Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation released a statement on Wednesday, stressing that while the president has the... 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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Kogi Assembly sealed as leadership crisis deepens

The failure of the Kogi state House of Assembly to resolve its leadership crisis which has plagued it for 3 months now has led to the closure of the Assembly complex by security agents. 5 out of the 20 members of the Kogi state House of Assembly had earlier gone ahead to impeach the speaker... Read More

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Saraki donates N5 million to victims of Kano fire

In a show of good faith, Senate President Bukola Saraki has given N5 million to the victims of the fire which recently raged at Sabon Gari market in Kano state. The donation was announced by Senator Kabiru Gaya, Chairman, Senate committee on Works when he paid a sympathy visit to Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi... Read More

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‘We can’t sleep in our homes’ – Ekiti lawmakers cry out

Eleven members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, who are loyalists of the state governor, Ayodele Fayose, have cried out that they cannot sleep in their homes again due to threats and intimidation from police officials. The lawmakers, led by the Deputy Speaker, Segun Adewunmi, stated this while speaking with newsmen at the NUJ... Read More

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Race to 2019: Godswill Akpabio is an early bird

Senate Minority Leader and former Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Godswill Akpabio is already thinking of the 2019 general election. Barely a week after a faction of the All Progressives Congress declared that President Muhammadu Buhari must gear up for the general elections in 2019, Godswill Akpabio, a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party has... Read More

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NUPENG: ‘Fuel scarcity will end soon, if…’

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural gas Workers (NUPENG), on Wednesday, informed Nigerians that the current fuel scarcity and long queues at filling stations will soon be a thing of the past. This was disclosed by the South-West Chairman of the union, Tokunbo Korodo, during an interview with newsmen. He stated that normalcy will... Read More

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Pastor Paul Adefarasin slammed with N800m lawsuit

Paul Adefarasin and his church, House on the Rock have been served with an N800 million lawsuit by a certain Gerald Chukwueke and four others through their lawyer, Moyo Onigbanjo (SAN). The suit, which will be heard on Thursday, April 7, will be presided over by Justice Adebisi Akinlade of the Lagos State High Court... Read More

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Y!TV launches exciting new show, ‘eXploring’ on ONTV!

Y!TV, the television production arm of RED, is set to launch ‘eXploring’, a television series showing on ONTV. ‎’eXploring’ is a compelling 30-minute series built on interesting interview topics and investigation that provides an in-depth look into the sights, sounds and realities of living in Nigeria – with discussions on stories, issues and events targeted... Read More

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Charles Soludo, Funmi Iyanda to debate Nigeria’s economy at Royal African Society event

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo, and a panel of experts will share their practical solutions to Nigeria’s current economic crisis in a special event organised by The Royal African Society, in partnership with Creation TV and The Frontline Club in central London on Wednesday March 30 as part... Read More

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