Spokesperson of Switzerland Foreign Ministry, Noemie Charton, said Switzerland took part in negotiations that secured the release of 82 girls kidnapped by the insurgent group, Boko Haram. It would be recalled that 82 out of the over 200 girls kidnapped in 2014 have been released and after meeting Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, more details emerge.... Read More

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December 10, 2016

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N13,000 per bag of rice, 22-year-old MP | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N13,000 – The Lagos state government will be selling 50kg bags of rice at this price starting from December 15 at the 57 LGAs and LCDAs of the state. N1.4 trillion – The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill seeking to set this amount aside out of the N7.3 trillion 2017 budget estimate to fund... Read More

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December 10, 2016

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‘FG to pay Swiss govt. $79m to recover $400m Abacha loot’

I’m order to recover part of the monies looted by former Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, the Federal Government has reportedly agreed to pay the Government of Switzerland the sum of $79m, The Punch reports. The Chairman of the Civil Society Network Against Corruption, Mr. Olanrewaju Suraj, made the disclosure dhis during a seminar to commemorate... Read More

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October 15, 2016

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How I helped secure the release of the #ChibokGirls – Shehu Sani

Senator Shehu Sani on Friday said he played a key role in securing the release of 21 of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls from terrorist sect Boko Haram. The Federal Government on Thursday said it secured the released of the girls without swapping Boko Haram commanders. According to Sani the girls would have been released earlier... Read More

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October 14, 2016

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More #ChibokGirls will be released soon – Osinbajo

Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said more of the abducted Chibok girls will return home. Osinbajo made the disclosure while addressing State House correspondents shortly after a closed-door meeting with the girls. He expressed optimism that, in the next “few days and months, we will be bringing in more of these girls, using... Read More

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July 29, 2016

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Swiss govt. agree to return $321m Abacha loot

The Switzerland government has agreed to return the sum of $321 million stashed in the nation’s bank by the late dictator Sani Abacha. Both countries on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to effect the repatriation. The pact also seeks to block accounts linked to stolen funds. In 2005, Switzerland repatriated $722m stolen by Abacha... Read More

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February 3, 2016

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Opinion: The primitive African philosophy of wealth accumulation

I was having a discussion recently with my Lokoja neighbors, where am currently serving as a youth corper. It bothered on the concept and function of money. For my neighbors (aides to a legislator) “money answereth all things.” For their ilk, money is the prime purpose of life, “make as much money as you can,... Read More

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