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‘Jonathan had six years of tragic and corrupt rule’ – MEND
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), on Saturday, gave a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to begin dialogue with the Odein Ajumogobia led 'Aaron Team'…
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‘Chibok girls’ plight worsens with every passing hour’ – BBOG
The Bring Back Our Girls campaigners, on Friday, disclosed that after more than a year of their first meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, the president hasn't fulfilled any of their…
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‘Killing of Nigerians abroad is unacceptable’ – FG
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Wednesday, decried the killing of a 17 year-old Nigerian, Fola Orebiyi, in London. Dabiri-Erewa said this in…
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‘I have no intention to run for 2019 election’ – Jonathan
Following media reports that former President Goodluck Jonathan might contest for the 2019 presidential election, the former president has denied the reports, saying that he has no such intentions. Speaking…
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Despite weeks of fuel price hike, NLC yet to set-up committee on minimum wage
The Nigerian Labour Congress, on Tuesday, denied reports that it has set up a new committee to deliberate on the proposed new minimum wage in the country. In a statement…
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EFCC might start going after Army chiefs in coming weeks – This is why
Again, the panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari from the Office of the National Security Adviser to investigate the procurement of arms between 2007 and 2015 has submitted another…
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‘DSS and Army can’t win the war by feeding the President with false information’ – Avengers
Militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers, on Saturday, denied the report by the Department of State Services (DSS) that several Avenger militants had been arrested by the security agency. According to…
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National Assembly insists on using confab report despite Presdiency’s refusal
Despite the resolution of the President Buhari-led government not to use the 2014 national conference report, the National Assembly, on Friday, insisted that parts of the report will be utilized…
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The Senate rules were tampered with – Senator Ojudu
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, one of the witnesses in the ongoing forgery trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday, said his role in the trial…
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APC to Presidency: Don’t forget that a cabal destroyed Jonathan’s government
The Kwara state All Progressive Congress (APC), on Thursday, threw its weight behind Senate President, Bukola Saraki's assertion that there "is a government within the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.” The…
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‘Ekweremadu in traditional attire, journalists VS security’ – Senate on trial (PHOTOS)
The trial of the Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu for forgery began in a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday. Saraki, Ekweremadu alongside two other…
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Buhari to militants: ‘In the name of Almighty God, take it easy’
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, pleaded with the Niger Delta militants to halt their continuous destruction of oil and gas installations in the region. The President, who was obviously shocked…
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Ayo Sogunro: Nigeria’s shareholding formula
By Ayo Sogunro The Nigerians I compare to corporate Directors in our continuing discussion on the Hierarchy of Nigerian Policy are the elected members of government. These are federal legislators,…
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Forgery: Ekweremadu, Saraki, others have a date with the law tomorrow
Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, will on Tuesday be arraigned before an Abuja Federal High Court in Jabi, to answer charges of forgery. However, it is…
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‘Don’t mistake our maturity for weakness’ | The Senate’s welcome gift to Buhari (READ)
The Nigeria Senate has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of attempting to disrupt the 8th Senate. The accusation came a few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria after spending 13…
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Dele Momodu: Hillary Clinton’s date with destiny
By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please, permit me to invite you on a flight to the United States of America this weekend. You must be wondering what is my own…
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AUDIO: This is why Jonathan failed to win Mo Ibrahim prize
Billionaire businessman and founder of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, Mo Ibrahim, on Thursday, explained why no former African President deserved the $5 million prize this…
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No way around it… Senate forces government to buy ‘Made in Nigeria’
The Nigerian Senate has a passed a bill that is seeking to mandate government parastatals to consider Nigerian business first during any procurement process. The bill, which was entitled -…
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CAN appoints Oritsejafor’s successor
The successor of Ayo Oritsejafor as President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has been announced. Appointed as Oritsejafor's replacement is the President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC),…
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Ambitious Dino Melaye aims ‘to become President of Nigeria’
Dino Melaye, the Senator representing Kogi West constituency believes he would be the President of Nigeria, someday. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television on Sunday, June 12, Melaye said it…
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Abiola’s family to FG: ‘Pay us presidential entitlements’
As the nation marks the 23rd anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, the family of the presumed winner of that historic election, MKO Abiola, on Sunday, called on…
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CAN hit by new crisis, Catholic church threatens to pull out
As the tenure of Ayo Oritsejafor, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), winds down, a wave of fresh crisis has hit the organization- regarding his replacement. The Catholic church has…
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China loan stunt: DSS to (possibly) arrest 5 of Fayose’s aides
Spokesperson to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, Lere Olayinka has dared the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest him for raising a voice of opposition against President Muhammadu…
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Just In: President Buhari releases list of ambassadors
After the recalling of former ambassadors, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, released the list of potential ambassadorial nominees. The list was accompanied in a letter forwarded to the President of…
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Fayose praises Buhari for taking his advice
For what is perhaps the first time ever, the Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has found a reason to commend President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayose, in a statement signed by his…
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Reno Omokri: The real problem with Buhari’s government
How can two walk together except they agree? Now if two people cannot walk together except they agree how much more three, four or a hundred? For any government, company,…
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Jonathan, our brother, failed to clean-up Niger Delta – Amaechi
Former Governor of Rivers State, now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, said that his administration did everything, including fasting and praying, to get former President Goodluck Jonathan to implement…
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Opinion: How to survive an economic crisis
By Omilola Oshikoya In the concluding part of her two-part series, Africa’s Premier Wealth Coach and Investment Consultant. Omilola Oshikoya, explores the recent challenges in the Nigerian economy, and gives practical…
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Morning Devotion: Bloody Biafra Day, A lesson in optics from Atiku, Buhari hails Jonathan & A focus on the ease of doing business
This morning on Morning Devotion, Joachim MacEbong discusses the recent killings by Biafra protesters, lessons from Past president, Atiku amongst other things. Take a listen below
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Fayose (literally) dares Buhari to stop him from traveling abroad
Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has reacted to an alleged plot of President Muhammadu Buhari to place two Nigerian governors, one from the South-South and another from the South-West…
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