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April 28, 2016

Soyinka blasts Buhari for ignoring Fulani herdsmen attacks (READ)

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has lambasted the Federal Government for failing to take a concrete line of action following a trail of destruction and killings attributed to the nomadic Fulani herdsmen across some parts of the country. In his address to the National Conference on Culture and Tourism, on Wednesday, April 27, Soyinka berated... Read More
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April 28, 2016

How Diezani shared ‘N23.3bn to election officials in 36 states’

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, is alleged to have disbursed $115m(N23.3bn) to election officials in the 36 states of the country through Fidelity Bank Plc. Consequently, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank, Nnamdi Okonkwo has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Also arrested by the... Read More
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April 28, 2016

Entertainment Roundup: Mercy Aigbe-Gentry VS Nigeria Police | Wizkid makes Drake’s album | Basketmouth gets new gig |More Stories

Here is your Entertainment Roundup for today Mercy Aigbe-Gentry VS Nigeria Police Yoruba movie actress, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry was reportedly arrested on Wednesday by the Nigerian Police in Osogbo, Osun state, following a minor scuffle with some officers. According to Vanguard newspapers, it all started when the light-skinned actress and her driver were stopped by Policemen... Read More
April 28, 2016

PDP zoning committee to submit report in favor of Ali Modu Sheriff

Ahead of its May 21 national convention in Port Harcourt, the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party will on Thursday, April 28 receive the recommendations of the party’s zoning committee. The NEC is expected to also ratify the submission of the zoning committee upon receipt. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja at the Transcorp... Read More
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April 28, 2016

Ex-Minister abducted in Ogun

Senator Iyabo Anisulowo, a former Minister of State for Education, was on Wednesday kidnapped by unknown gunmen along Igbogila road in Yewa North local government area of Ogun state. Anisulowo, who was a Senator between 2003 and 2007, was reportedly abducted alongside her security aide, while she was returning from her farm. The Ogun State... Read More
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April 28, 2016

Justice Danladi Umar reveals how he was cleared of bribery allegations

Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar on Wednesday, said he’s been cleared by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, of the bribery allegations levelled against him by a group called Anti-Corruption Network. Umar, who’s presiding over the trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has been... Read More
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April 27, 2016

‘Fulani herdsmen attacks are carried out by terrorists’ – Ijaw youths

The Ijaw Council of Youths Worldwide has questioned the Federal Government’s decision to treat vandals of oil facilities in the Niger Delta as common criminals while turning a blind eye to the incessant killings attributed to the rampaging herdsmen across the country. In a statement signed by Eric Omare, the spokesperson of the group on... Read More
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April 27, 2016

Opinion: The return of UNILAG to fascism

On the surface, the ban on students’ unionism by the senate of the University of Lagos appears as a wise decision needed to quickly tame a fledgling creature before it fully develops into a wild beast capable of taking on whatever comes its way. The proscription, which followed the closure of the school, was contained... Read More
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