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Femi Adesina to Nigerians: ‘Go and fight pipeline vandals if you want electricity’

Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina has asked Nigerians to take up arms and fight pipeline vandals if they really want stable electricity. It would be recalled that during an interview with Al Jazeera, President Muhammadu Buhari said that anyone who was not okay with Nigeria’s addition to the Coalition of Islamic States against Terror should head... Read More

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Dasukigate: ‘A minister or the President ordered release of $2.1bn arms fund’

A former Director of Funds in the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mohammed Dikwa, over the weekend, told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission that the $2.1 billion Arms procurement fund were released to the Office of the National Security Adviser under the former National Security Adviser(NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki, based on either... Read More

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300 individuals, firms involved in Dasukigate to return N116bn

Details have emerged of how the 300 individuals and companies involved in the questionable award of contracts amounting to N116 billion by the Office of the National Security Adviser, will return the said monies to the federal government. The anti-graft agencies involved in the investigation will determine whether about N75 billion should be recovered back... Read More

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Kachikwu should resign… he still has the orientation of PDP – APC

The South-South and the South-East regional chapters of the All Progressives Congress have thrown their weight behind the recent unabashed criticism of the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, by the National Leader of the APC, Bola Tinubu. In a statement released on Sunday by the APC’s National Vice-Chairman, South South region, Hilliard Eta,... Read More

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‘Goodluck Jonathan can be tried for corruption, if…’ – Sagay

The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, has said that former President Goodluck Jonathan will be held liable if any case of corruption is established against him. Sagay faulted the statement made by the spokesperson for the Peoples Democratic Party Ministers’ Forum, Abubakar Suleiman, that Jonathan cannot be held liable as no... 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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‘They never believed in change’ | Garba Shehu blasts National Orientation Agency

The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said on Sunday, that the National Orientation Agency has refused to believe in the change agenda of the current administration. While announcing on Sunday that the presidency is set to begin town hall meetings across Nigeria, Shehu said: “We have an... Read More

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‘Buhari must step up… and think very well before making policy statements’ – Fayose

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised the presidency to go beyond apologizing to Nigerians for the wrong policies and actions made by the Muhammadu Buhari administration, saying that the President needs to step up. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Idowu Adelusi. The governor... Read More

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‘Critical Nigerians will eat their words when the goodies start coming’ – Femi Adesina

“It is a four years mandate. We still have 36 months to go. I just pray that those who have been so critical, so cynical will be humble enough to eat their words when the goodies start coming,” says the Presidential Spokesman Femi Adesina. Adesina, who stated this on Sunday while speaking during Channels television... Read More

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Fuel scarcity: ‘Blame your party, not Kachikwu’ – Lawmaker tells Tinubu

The Chairman, House of Representative Committee on Agricultural Colleges and Institutions, Linus Okorie, on Sunday, condemned the recent scathing statements made by the National leader of All Progressive Congress (APC), Ahmed Tinubu, on the fuel scarcity. Okorie, who represents Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo federal Constituency of Ebonyi state, in a signed statement said that Tinubu had used the... Read More

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‘I’m not aware Metuh was my classmate in Law School’ – Justice Abang

Following the revelation that he was a classmate of embattled National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, Justice Okon Abang has said that he had no relationship with Metuh either as a practicing lawyer or while in school. Justice Abang stated this referral to a petition written by Metuh calling for his... Read More

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‘We want to assist the military in crushing Boko Haram’ – Borno hunters

The Chief Hunter of Borno state, Mallam Maigana Maidurma, on Sunday, called on the Nigerian military to allow hunters in the Boko Haram ridden state to join in the fight against terrorism. Maidurma, who noted that hunters in the state were familiar to the environment around Sambisa forest, also said his colleagues were ready to... Read More

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Doyin Okupe drums up unexpected support for under-fire NNPC boss (READ)

Former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, Doyin Okupe, has come up as an unlikely supporter of the under-pressure Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu. Kachikwu had come under heavy fire and criticism when he stated that he was not a magician and that the fuel scarcity in the... 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

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Why recovered funds can’t yet be made public – Presidency

The Presidency has revealed the reason why the funds alleged to be recovered from looters of the nation’s treasury cannot be made public just yet. Speaking to the press, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu said that until the funds are used as evidence in court against the people... Read More

funds, looters, Osinbajo, Presidency, Zonal

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

Nigerian Airforce to ‘deploy more personnel’ to North East

In a bid to to carry out more aerial bombardment of Boko Haram terrorists and promptly facilitate the restoration of peace in the North East part of the country, the Nigerian Airforce is set to expand its operations in the region to ensure a speedy response to counter-insurgency operations. This development was disclosed by the... Read More

Buhari is ‘limited by age, competence and exposure’ | 10 things Fayose harped on, in new interview

The EKiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, is known for his brazen and outspoken criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling party, the All Progressive Congress. In this interview with Vanguard, Gov. Fayose, again, airs his view about the presidency, the National Economic Council, the Peoples Democratic Party and the state of the country. Here... Read More

APC, Buhair, Ekiti State, Fayose, nigeria, PDP

‘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

EFCC’s probe of ONSA shifts from politicians to ‘individuals and firms’

The investigation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission into the financial activities of office of the National Security Adviser has shifted from politicians to individuals and firms. Punch Newspapers reports that the EFCC will from next week, start inviting the individuals and firms that were indicted over a fresh contract scam. As from Tuesday,... Read More

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FG to send ‘two Chibok parents’ to Cameroon to verify female bomber’s claim

The Federal Government is set to send a some members of the Chibok community, in Borno to Cameroon to verify whether the recently arrested potential suicide bomber is indeed one of the abducted Chibok girls. A suspected female bomber was arrested in Cameroon a couple of days ago before she could blow herself up. During... Read More

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31 ‘young girls’ arrested in Kano over ‘immoral acts’

31 young girls have been arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board for being involved in immoral acts within the state. The girls were arrested in a hotel, says the spokesman of the board, Sani Tanko, while speaking to reporters. Tanko revealed that they were rounded up during a special operation at the Sabon Gari... Read More

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Gift of loyalty: Fayose buys ‘car’ for lawmaker detained for 18 days by DSS

Afolabi Akanni, a lawmaker in the Ekiti State House of Assembly, has been gifted with a new vehicle by Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose. Akanni, who was detained for 18 days by the Department of State Services, was presented with the car gift at a ceremony held at the Jibowu Hall of the governor’s office... Read More

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Tinubu to Kachikwu: You’ve insulted Nigerians, apologise now

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has heavily chastised the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, over his recent offhandish statement regarding the persistent fuel scarcity in the country. For saying he was not a magician who could immediately end the scarcity of petrol, Tinubu released a statement... Read More

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Buhari made a dangerous, unwise decision to join Islamic coalition – Onaiyekan

The Catholic Bishop of Abuja Diocese, John Onaiyekan, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to include Nigeria in the Saudi Arabia-led Islamic coalition against terrorism. The Archbishop described the move as dangerous and unwise while noting that the countries which came together to form the alliance have not made any form of headway in their... Read More

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Garba Shehu blasts ‘psychopath’ behind PDP’s Twitter account

Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Garba Shehu has threatened to sue the ‘psychopath and coward’ behind the Twitter account of the Peoples Democratic Party. The presidential spokesperson was on Friday, accused of getting $800,000 forex at the rate of N185 from the Central Bank of Nigeria on the instructions of... Read More

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Anti-riot policeman ‘shot dead’ on Good Friday

Corporal Babatunde of the Lagos State Police Command was on Good Friday, killed by unknown gunmen in the Satellite Town area of the state. Spokesperson of the command, SP Dolapo Badmos, while confirming the incident, said Corporal Babtunde was attached to Mopol 23. According to Badmos, the deceased, an anti-riot policeman, was shot dead by... Read More

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THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Again, David Mark’s seat under threat | Bauchi govt after corrupt ghosts | More stories

Ghost workers in Bauchi would be prosecuted – Abubakar. Leadership We won’t conclude rerun in Rivers until it is safe – INEC. Vanguard Kachikwu says fuel scarcity will end in April. Leadership David Mark’s Senate seat under challenge Nation Al-Qaeda plans to attack Nigeria, says security expert. Vanguard PDP senators, ex-governors pass vote of confidence... Read More

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Lagosians to ride free on BRT buses

The government of Lagos state, in a bid to alleviate the pinching pain of fuel scarcity in the country, has offered free transportation to Lagosians during the Easter celebration. Commuters along the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Bus Franchise Scheme (BFS) corridors would have access to free bus rides for the next 2-days. Acting Managing... Read More

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