Nigerians are no doubt appreciative of the fact that we are now getting more of an indication of the fiscal policy direction of the Buhari government. Kemi Adeosun has written about the fiscal policy being pursued by the Federal government. One would have thought that the Minister of Budget and National Planning (who actually controls...
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In the Nigerian music industry, the popular notion is that ‘if it cannot make you dance, then it is not music’. This wide-spread opinion has made it difficult for other acts in different genres especially alternative and Indie music to break into the market despite carving a niche for themselves. Regardless of this, aspiring Indie/alternative...
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The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, is expected to leave the country for China today. He will meet with Chinese leaders to discuss bilateral relationship and investment in Nigeria. Buhari, who recently returned from a nuclear energy summit in the United States, will be travelling alongside some state governors as well as the Ministers of Agriculture,...
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Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose might just have a soft side after all. The governor, who is famous for his continuously hard and resilient stand against the ruling party, All Progressives Congress and a very vocal critic of President Muhammadu Buhari has, in a picture making its round on the internet, displayed his love...
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Ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local council elections, billed to take place this morning, officials and ad-hoc staff of the FCT Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has began distributing election materials in the different council of the FCT. The six area council where the elections will be holding today are: Karu, AMAC, Gwagwalada, Kuje,...
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A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice John Tsoho has declared the arrest and detention of former Peoples Democratic Party Chairman, Uche Secondus by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission as illegal and further awarded damages. EFCC had arrested and detained Secondus in March for allegedly receiving vehicles on behalf of PDP....
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In these times of fuel scarcity and unstable electricity, Ebuka Nwobu aka Mazi Chukwuebuka is here to help alleviate a bit of the stress in Jonze media’s new hilarious series -One Minute Man. In this first episode, the’One Minute Man’, tackles the issue of child bride- notably the recent alleged abduction of Ese oruru. According...
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Once again, suspected Fulani herdsmen are alleged to have attacked the Obaile residence of elder statesman and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Olu Falae. According to Premium Times, about 10 Fulani herdsmen also attacked the farm of Falae, on Sunday, taking one of the security guards at the residence hostage. The security...
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Disaster is a destructive event that instigates serious loss (both lives and properties), hardship, sadness and misfortunes. Disasters could either be a natural or man-made phenomenon. Classically, no nation of the world is insulated from phenomenal occurrences, especially natural phenomenon. Though, it could still be managed. The building collapse in Taiwan caused by an earthquake...
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Your Excellency, Assalam Alaikum. It has been over six months since you graciously invited me to your office in Abuja. I must note once again that I was truly honoured and humbled by our one-on-one meeting. We spoke and interacted like two old buddies. What was more, I was all alone with you without a...
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Anti-corruption group, the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, has described Senate President, Bukola Saraki has a disgrace to Nigeria, for ‘topping the charts’ in the Panama Papers leak and also for his ongoing false asset declaration trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The group called on the Senate President to resign and face prosecution, while...
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Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has said it was a great honour to have known the deceased former Bayelsa governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. Jonathan took to his Twitter page on Friday to extol Alamieyeseigha and harp on the ‘many lives he touched’ during his lifetime. The former President said he would never forget his erstwhile boss, while...
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Former Senate President, David Mark, has expressed deep sadness over the invasion and attack on Agatu, Benue state, by Fulani herdsmen. Speaking on Friday, at a thanksgiving service to mark his 68th birthday celebration, Mark urged the Benue state government and Federal Government to ‘do everything possible to resettle the beleaguered Agatu people’. His spokesperson,...
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The Bring-Back-Our-Girls advocacy group, on Friday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify his efforts to rescue the missing 219 Chibok school girls. On April 14, 2016, it will be exactly two years since the abduction of the girls in Borno state, by Boko Haram insurgents. In a statement released on Friday, the group said:...
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After ceaseless calls for him to weigh-in on the menace of Fulani herdsmen, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that the hostile tension between the pastorals and local farmers will soon be over. Speaking at the opening of the National Agricultural Show in Keffi, Nasarawa State, the President said several plans have been put in...
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Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, was on Friday, given approval to obtain a N10 billion loan from the Excess Crude Account (ECA). The approval of the loan by the Rivers State House of Assembly, was in response to a letter Wike sent to the assembly through the Speaker. In the letter, dated April 5, 2016,...
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President Muhammadu Buhari has sent the 2016 Appropriation Bill estimate back to the federal ministries for critical review of the alterations made by the National Assembly. The 2016 budget was passed into law by the National Assembly last week after the document had been debated, modified and reduced from its original figure of N6.08 trillion...
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Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, maintained that he must lord over the trial of the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh. The PDP spokesperson had alleged that himself and Abang were classmates in Law School, and further stressed that they had a frosty...
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DSP, I write this with a mixture of a heavy heart and compelling sense of pride. Even as I mourn, I find comfort in the love, admiration, reverence and even veneration that have gushed out for you from all parts of Bayelsa, the entire Ijaw nation, and beyond, despite the political persecution and orchestrated disinformation...
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Former President, Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday, that he’s not yet done with his good works for Nigeria. Speaking at the Vanguard Personality Award, the former president said he is not yet tired, and as such, he would through his foundation, render services to Nigeria and all of humanity. Jonathan was represented by a former...
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Coming on the heels of last month’s terror attack at Brussels airport, a 29 year old Nigerian is reported to have been arrested by German authorities over an alleged connection with Islamic state in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). According to reports by international newspaper, Reuters, the unnamed Nigerian was detained by German police alongside an...
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Toeing the line of others before him, Senator Smart Adeyemi, on Friday, decamped to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party. Speaking with journalists in Abuja, Adeyemi, who represents Kogi West Senatorial District, stated that he has no regret whatsoever in dumping the PDP. While urging Nigerians to support President Muhammadu Buhari, Adeyemi...
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Senate President Bukola Saraki has dismissed calls for his resignation over the recent revelations that he is involved in the growing international Panama Paper scandal and the testimony of a witness before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki stated that those asking for his resignation were his political detractors who never wanted him to become...
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The Nigerian Army, on Friday, disclosed that its troops in the Northeast have successfully foiled an attempted suicide bombing by Boko Haram insurgents during the early hours of Friday. According to a statement by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the terrorist were intercepted and neutralized by the Nigerian army at...
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An Abuja High Court, on Thursday, ordered the the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to grant bail to Azibaola Robert. Robert is a nephew to former President Goodluck Jonathan. He was arrested on March 23 over allegation of misappropriation of $40 million allegedly received from embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. The anti-graft...
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The Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday raised an alarm over the proposed trip of President Muhammadu Buhari to China. According to the governor, President Buhari was travelling to China so he can obtain a loan of N1.84 trillion that he will use to finance the 2016 budget. Speaking through his Special Assistant on...
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According to the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, Boko Haram militancy will soon be a thing of the past as a large number of the sect members are surrundering to the Nigerian military. Abubakar stated that the terrorist were trapped and had no where to go, hence the reason why most of...
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Earlier today, a Federal High Court in Jos nullified the election of Amaju Pinnick as the President of the Nigeria Football Federation giving the contender, Chris Giwa the order to replace him. In spite of the ruling, Pinnick and the NFF board have filed an appeal alongside a stay of execution according to Premium times....
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In the bid to bring into reality the dreams of 25 young people in Nigeria, within the first quarter of the year, twen…
A group, Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has called for the resignation of Senate President Bukola Saraki over his involvement in the growing international Panama Paper scandal and revelations made during his false asset declaration trial. TMG, which is a coalition of more than 400 civic societies, in a statement called on Saraki to resign his...
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