NDDC revokes contracts, asks contractors for refund; Bayelsa Queens emerge 2022 NWFL PL champions | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

APC postpones screening of presidential aspirants indefinitely Nigeria immigration introduces tracking system for passport Issuance Bayelsa Queens emerge 2022 NWFL Premier League champions FG imposes tax on phone calls to finance healthcare fund NDDC revokes contracts, asks contractors to refund monies Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top... Read More

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December 24, 2018

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The Late 5: Atiku apologises over claims he called widow of slain soldier; Agbaje promises to dismantle Lekki toll gate if elected | Other top stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Seven weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari saddled it with the assignment of investigating allegations of fraud against the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf, the committee has submitted its report. The panel headed by Dr. Bukar Hassan, a retired Permanent Secretary,... Read More

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November 3, 2018

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Ganduje dismisses the 4 clips showing him ‘rousingly’ collecting dollars; President Buhari receives an attestation to his ‘lost’ WAEC certificate | Other top stories of the week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. After killing one of the two aid workers with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Hauwa Amina Liman, members of a factional Boko Haram sect, ISWAP, who kidnapped Leah Sharibu, demanded N100 billion ransom for her release. A diplomatic source who spoke with them, claiming to... Read More

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October 31, 2018

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The Late 5: Buhari directs embattled NHIS boss to go on administrative leave; Atiku condemns plans by FG to sell off national assets to fund 2019 budget | More stories

These are the stories that drove the conversation today: Days after investigative hearing by the Kano House of Assembly on the veracity of the videos showing the Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje collecting kickbacks in dollars from contractors in the state commenced, another clip has been released. In the latest video which sparked outrage on... Read More

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October 27, 2018

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NHIS ES, Yusuf asks conspirators to “change plan”; court remands alleged rapist and killer of Ochanya #JusticeForOchanya | Other top stories of the week

These are the stories that drove conversation this week. The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), now sacked, Nnamdi Kanu resurfaced after more than a year thanking Israel for its support and also promising to bring hell with him, “the way it has never been seen before“. The spokesman of the Israeli Foreign... Read More

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October 24, 2018

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The Big 5: Shonekan is not dead – Ogun government dispels rumours; FG working on policy to limit number of children a mother can have in Nigeria | More stories

These are these stories you should be monitoring today: The Ogun Government late Tuesday, dispelled rumours on social media that the former Head of Interim National Government, Ernest Shonekan, is dead. Describing the report as a “lie from the pit of hell,” Secretary to the State Government, Taiwo Adeoluwa, in confirming that the elder statesman is still... Read More

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