The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Ministers now queue to buy fuel – Lai Mohammed Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Thursday said members of the Buhari-led administration experienced change a “long time ago”. 2. Emefiele’s wife abduction: Police arrest 3 more suspects The Nigeria Police force has arrested... Read More

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October 6, 2016

Senate begins probe of N330bn Amnesty funds

The Senate on Thursday began investigation into how monies set aside for the Presidential Amnesty programme have been spent over the years. The red chamber said it is undertaking the investigation due to the increase in youth restiveness in the Niger Delta region despite the huge sums budgeted. It is the belief of the Senate that... Read More

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December 8, 2012

Imagine that: Ex-militants take GEJ to court over N63.281bn amnesty money

by Rachel Ogbu Some ex-militants who claim tp be part of thr extended second phase and third phase of the amnesty project after surrendering their weapons on Friday recently sued President Goodluck Jonathan to a Federal High Court in Abuja. According to reports, this was because the ex militants were seeking to stop the expansion and... Read More

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