A special account has been set up by the Federal Government for the stolen funds recovered in the last one year. In total, over N115.7bn in cash have been recovered from looters of the treasury. The funds were recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation; Independent...
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By Paul Akingbola Babies are awesome. They are really cute. They grow into children who through adolescence, grow to become adults. I was once a baby who just like any other, desperately wanted to grow into an adult─ I really desired it. But now, hopefully, you know the truth: I now dread it. Perhaps because most...
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Wizkid who just finished performing at the Copenhagen leg of Chris Brown’s One Hell of a Nite European tour, posed for a picture with the American celebrity back stage. See the photo he posted on Instagram. The Nigerian pop artiste will still be on the road with Chris Brown for 2 more performances in Germany (Munich and Oberhausen) and...
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President Muhammadu Buhari will as from Monday, June 6, embark on a 10-day vacation to see his doctor, in London, United Kingdom. Asides using the trip to see an E.N.T (Ear. Nose. Throat) Specialist in London, the President is also expected to use the period to rest. Premium Times recently reported that the President was...
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In April, we told you that the Danes are Wizkid‘s biggest audience, according to the worldwide iTunes/Spotify performance chart. Well, Wizkid performed on Sunday at Chris Brown‘s One Hell of A Nite concert which held at the Copenhagen Forum, Denmark. The crowd was quite excited as they even repeated lyric after lyric of his popular hit song – Caro. See some...
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I remember this encounter all the time. My wife and I were on a trip to the US a few years back. When the immigration officer at the JF Kennedy International Airport, New York, began to check our passports, he launched into a conversation with me on “the problem with Nigeria”. “Why do you think...
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It was something totally out of the blues as nobody expected it. While the entire world was fixated on the Champions League final match between Real Madrid and Athletico Madrid on the Night of Saturday, May 28, 2016, popular Lagos lawyer and PR guru Ayokunle Odekunle a.k.a Oddy left Lagos for the ancient city, Ibadan...
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The Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday, prophesied that the Nigerian economy will eventually improve but it will be too late in the life of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The Governor said this at a Thanksgiving Service marking the first anniversary of the Fifth Assembly of the Ekiti State House of Assembly at...
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Civil rights group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), on Sunday, called on the federal government to “publish the names of high-ranking public officials from whom the public funds were recovered” According to a statement released by SERAP’s executive director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, the group commended the federal government for publishing the recovered funds, saying that...
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Secessionist group, the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Sunday, condemned the killing of an Igbo woman, Bridget Agbahime, by an angry mob in Kano state. The group expressed their grievance in a statement issued by Comrade Uchenna Madu. MASSOB described Bridget’s murder as ‘gruesome’ and ‘barbaric’, noting that...
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Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has simply refused to go down. The Avengers have launched another website, www.nigerdeltaavengers.org, less than 24 hours after the old website, www.nigerdeltaavengers.com, went offline. But the militants want the world to believe this. LIKE I SAID WE WERE NEVER SHUT DOWN https://t.co/Jtw4ZXTj5x — Niger Delta Avengers (@NDAvengers) June 5, 2016...
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Unlike many others, the decision of the Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT) to indefinitely postpone the court proceedings seeking to indict Senate President Bukola Sàràkí on a 16 count charge; amongst which is alleged false declaration, of assets, is expected by me. It is those that base their political analysis on theoretical ideas like an independent...
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Online news portal, Sahara Reporters, earlier on Sunday, reported that N300 million was stolen from the bedroom of Senate President Bukola Saraki and that his accountant and aide were arrested by the Nigerian Police. Sahara Reporters had tweeted: ₦300million Goes Missing From Senate President Saraki's Bedroom, Police Arrest Aides And Accountant | Sahara https://t.co/HIHghKq05g —...
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The Northern chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), on Sunday, reacted to the gruesome murder of Bridget Agbahime by angry Muslim youths in Kano for blaspheming Prophet Mohammed. The christian body described as unacceptable and barbaric while urging the Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, to call their...
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The official website of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers – www.nigerdeltavengers.com – appears to have been shut down. The militant group has carried out back-to-back attacks on oil and pipeline installations in the Niger Delta, in the past few weeks. The group often publicises its attacks and spreads its message through the website, its Twitter...
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The fall in oil prices alone is enough for the blind to see that Nigeria is financially down. President Buhari must therefore tighten government’s belt and block all leakages. In so doing, he has to have in his sub-consciousness that the Nigeria ghost is special. Thus, the term “ghosts” as used in this article is...
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ites, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of delibrately ignoring their plight following the bloody clash between the group and military men in December 2015. This was contained in a statement signed by Ibrahim Musa, the President media forum of the IMN. While calling on the President...
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Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) is a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Agbakoba has been a vocal critic of government often raising objections to government policies. In this interview with Vanguard, Agbakoba speaks on the state of the nation, the falling economy, security and the Buhari administration. Here are 10 things we learnt from...
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There have been numerous calls for the restructuring of Nigeria along the lines of regional government as opposed to federating units that depend on the central government for revenue. In this interview with The Punch, the Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties and a one-time Governor of old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, speaks on...
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Saturday, June 5, was the 10th birthday of 2face and Pero Adeniyi‘s daughter Ehis Idibia – the bone of contention when Annie Idibia and Pero Adeniyi‘s sister recently fought on Instagram. See photos from the event.
By Obi Nwakanma Truth be told, President Muhammadu Buhari does not have the easiest job in the world. But then again, no one who runs for the president of Nigeria ever imagines it to be easy. Even on its best days, Nigeria is a very complex and volatile mix ethnic and religious differences compounded by a heritage...
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Given the candour and trenchancy of former vice president Atiku Abubakar’s views on the state of the nation last week in Abuja, federal officials may spend more time analysing his motives than understanding the import and relevance of his constructive ideas. Alhaji Atiku had at a public presentation of Chido Onumah’s book, We Are All...
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Former President Jonathan has in the strongest terms rejected the insinuation and published report that he went on exile to Cote d’Ivoire. Jonathan says a report entitled ‘Buhari Holds Secret Meeting with Jonathan, Niger Delta Tops Agenda’, is a cooked-up hogwash. He said as a former President, he’s entitled to his freedom to visit President...
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There have been whispers of a cold war between Mercy Johnson and Chioma Akpotha but it appears the two might have just confirmed it in their separate interviews with Punch when they were quizzed about the supposed acrimony. While Chioma Akpotha denied any sort of beef with her “junior colleague” or any other person in...
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Ubiquitous On-Air-Personality, Toke Makinwa has revealed that she once hoped to become a professional dancer for a famous musician. In an interview with The Nation, the popular celebrity also revealed that her mother forced her to resign from her first radio job on Cool FM. “In 1999, Cool Fm had just opened and there was...
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Sammie Okposo, a leading gospel musician, has frowned on the trend of inviting secular artistes to minister in churches. The debate about this controversial issue reared its head last year when Mavin singer, Korede Bello, was invited to sing his inspirational song – Godwin – in several churches. Sammie, however, believes “it is totally wrong”...
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Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said some of the figures inputted in the looters list by the federal government, are not accurate. Falana said he is certain that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered a lot more than 39,169,911,023.00- said to be cash at hand and 19,267,730,359.36...
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President Muhammadu Buhari is reportedly evaluating the gazette signed by late President Umaru Yar’Adua on the Niger Delta crisis. Buhari is expected to peruse and lift from the gazette, a way of dealing with the growing menace of militant group, Niger Delta Avengers. The main objective of revisiting the gazette, Punch reports, is to ascertain...
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National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has said the party is not focused on restructuring the country at the moment. Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar had on Tuesday, called for the restructuring of the country to ensure the development and growth of the federating units. “Agitations by many right-thinking Nigerians call for...
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The Nigerian Presidency on Saturday, released the breakdown of figures recovered in the past one year from treasury looters. While most Nigerians expected that the names of the looters would also be released, the Federal Government frustrated their expectations. Vanguard however, explains that the presidency chose not to release the names of looters in a...
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