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October 1, 2016

Loan your money to FG | NUPENG tells those interested in buying national assets

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Friday warned that the nation’s national assets are not for sale. The Chairman, NUPENG, Port Harcourt, Rivers State Zone, Chief Charles Eleto while speaking said those who have conceived the idea of buying them should stay away. He said the union will never support the... Read More
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October 1, 2016

Independence: Plateau governor bans goodwill messages

The governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has said no goodwill message should be shared in the state during Nigeria’s 56th independence anniversary. This was revealed in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Dan Manjang on Friday. According to the statement, the ban was due to the economic recession plaguing the country.... Read More
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October 1, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Lil Wayne finds out Drake slept with his girlfriend | Davido drops a single after 11 months | Wizkid, Olamide battle for MTV EMAs

Here are some stories from yesterday and others that unravelled while you slept – and are now buzzing this morning in today’s Entertainment Roundup. Davido drops a single after 11 months HKN/DMW boss, Davido has finally released a single after 11 months. The new song titled “Gbagbe Oshi” is off his soon-to-be-released double EP, “Son... Read More
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October 1, 2016

The YNaija Tracklist: Police deploys helicopters, sniffer dogs in search of kidnapped CBN Gov’s wife | We won’t go against Senate decision on national assets sale – Presidency | Dangote Saves Nigeria $2.5bn From Cement Import

From the papers this morning – a Tracklist. Police deploys helicopters, sniffer dogs in search of kidnapped CBN Gov’s wife – YNaija We won’t go against Senate decision on national assets sale – Presidency – YNaija NJC sacks Enugu CJ, two other judges for alleged corruption – YNaija Recession: How governors loot billions through security... Read More
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October 1, 2016

NJC sacks Enugu CJ, two other judges for alleged corruption

The National Judicial Council on Friday said it has recommended the compulsory retirement of Justice Mohammed Tsamiya as the Ilorin Division of the Court of Appeal Justice. The council stated this in a statement by its Acting Director, Information, Soji Oye. According to the NJC, Tsamiya allegedly demanded N200m from one Nnamdi Oji whose case was before... Read More
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October 1, 2016

We won’t go against Senate decision on national assets sale – Presidency

The Presidency on Friday regarded as untrue, speculations that it is about selling national assets, despite the Senate’s decision against it. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters, Senator Ita Enang, said this while addressing journalists on Friday. The Senate on Tuesday had voted against selling national assets to boost the... Read More
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October 1, 2016

Police deploys helicopters, sniffer dogs in search of kidnapped CBN Gov’s wife

The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris has deployed helicopters along the Benin-Agbor Road, in a bid to track the abductors of the wife of the CBN Governor, Margaret Emefiele. Margaret was abducted on Thursday alongside four other persons along the benin-Agbor road, as the abductors are demanding a N100m ransom. A source told Punch, “We received information... Read More
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September 30, 2016

Polio: FG releases N9.8 billion for immunisation

The Federal government has released the sum of N9.8 billion for polio eradication and immunisation programme. Acting Executive Director, National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Emmanuel Odu, said this on Friday in Abuja at a news conference. The action by the Federal Government is in reaction to two new cases of polio in the country.... Read More
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September 30, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: The National Assembly finally gives the #GEO bill a chance

It’s almost victory for the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill at the Upper Chamber as the bill that had been thrown out by the senators earlier this year has now passed valiantly through the second reading. Senator Biodun Olujimi representing Ekiti South was the sponsor of the bill then and still is now. In her... Read More
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September 30, 2016

Buhari had a hand in messy Edo election – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of being party to the sham it observed during the Edo election. In a statement released by its National spokesman, Dayo Adeyeye, the party said the President’s decision to congratulate Godwin Obaseki of the APC “has shown where he belongs”. “President Buhari’s congratulatory message to Godwin Obaseki... Read More
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September 30, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: On selling assets – The vultures are anxious to feast on Nigeria’s carcass

Vultures are birds of doom. They barely wait for you to be dead before they start ripping you apart. With their long necks and scrawny attires, they wish death on you and quite often bring it on. When a veritable source told me at the beginning of the “Change” transfer, that Nigeria’s top cabal had loaded some Ghana-must-gos... Read More
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September 30, 2016

Supreme Court gives reasons for dismissing Faleke, Wada’s appeals

The Supreme Court has revealed its reasons for dismissing the appeals filed by Honourable James Faleke and former Kogi state governor Idris Wada. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun who read the lead judgment said Faleke’s appeal was an “aberration, not known to law’’. “This is a simple law. Since the election, had not been completed and the... Read More
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September 30, 2016

Opinion: Recession will grow Nigeria’s travel industry – I tell you how

by Olukayode Kolawole The International Monetary Funds (IMF) predicted in 2015 that Nigeria’s economy will slide into a recession in 2016 by 1.8 per cent. The forecast indicated that our economy will grow at a much slower pace than South Africa’s. Months after the prediction, truly, Nigeria slipped into a recession. Everywhere around the world,... Read More
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September 30, 2016

Budget Padding: Dogara sealed my office to destroy evidence – Jibrin

Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin has accused Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara of directing his cohorts to seal his office in order to destroy evidence. Security operatives sealed off Jibrin’s office following his suspension by the Ethics committee of the House for 180 legislative days. Jibrin in a statement issued on Friday said, “As... Read More
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September 30, 2016

Kerosene should be sold for N150 per litre, NNPC tells markerters

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has urged all marketers of petroleum products not to sell kerosene beyond N150 per litre. The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru made remark during a courtesy visit to the Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun in Abeokuta this week. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs... Read More
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