Month: January 2016
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Abubakar Bello has been sworn in as Governor of Kogi state
Abubakar Bello has been sworn in a Governor of Kogi state at a colourful ceremony in Lokoja, the state capital. Gob Bello took the oath at about 12:15local time, but without a Deputy.
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Breaking: EFCC seals Borno House of Assembly, as Hon members take to their heels
N600Bn Probe:EFCC seals Borno House of Assembly, as Hon members take to their heels. , APC Chairman Ali Dalori under House Arrest, Commissioners go under as Gov Shettima rushes back to Maiduguri from his hideout in Abuja. Details Later
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Benue Boosts Agricultural Sector With N6.2Bn
Benue state government is set to prioritize agriculture with emphasis on farm mechanization, land development, rehabilitation of Agro-service Centers and Colleges of agriculture with the allocation of N6.2 billion for 2016 as against N725 million in the 2015 approved budget. Governor Samuel Ortom during presentation of the 2016 Budget Appropriation Bill at the Benue State…
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GOCOP Warns Against Charlatans
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers, GOCOP has described as unfortunate and ridiculous a statement credited to members of the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria, OPAN, with respect to the meeting held on Friday between the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and online publishers in Lagos. Besides, GOCOP decried a deliberate attempt by…
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Supreme Court Orders Governor Ikpeazu’s Re-trial over Tax
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu may have a fresh battle to contend with as the Supreme Court has ordered the Federal High Court to retry the case over the illegal payment of taxes that enabled his qualification to contest the governorship election of the state. Some of his opponents in the People’s Democratic Party led…
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N200bn Probe: Senate Gives TETfund Clean Bill Of Health
Committee Chairperson Binta Garba Masi Decries attack On Her Entourage in Mubi The Senate Committee on Tertiary Education, which investigated alleged diversion of N200 billion claimed to have been lodged into the accounts of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETfund between 2012 and 2013, is compiling its reports in which it may have given the…
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Graft War: Buhari’s Secret Pact With Jonathan
How Ex-President Exposed Rot Under His Stewardship Top Military Officers’ Accounts Frozen, Assets Under Watch Former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan may have given his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari a lead on how the nation’s treasury was massively looted by some of his men, including the squander of treasury votes by former National security Adviser, Sambo…
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Jonathan DPO, 30 Others Killed In Adamawa Attacks
There has been massive security deployment to Adamawa state, following coordinated attacks on five villages in Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa state in which a Divisional Police Officer, DPO and at least 30 others are feared killed. The immediate cause of the attacks was not known, but reports indicate that suspected Fulani men ransacked the…
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How Nigerian Troops Decimate Boko Haram- Commander
Graft Warkill 66, Rescue 370,Repel Attacks Sect Fights Back, Retakes Liberated Areas-IDPs While controversies continue to rage over the true state of affairs in Boko Haram affected areas, the Commander Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Major General Hassan Umaru has commended the efforts of Nigerian troops and renewed the call for them and the public to be more vigilant…
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Taraba Governorship Debacle Gets Messier
Aisha Accused Of Arm Twisting Judiciary,Lobbies Emirs, Elites Gov Darius Moves N250m For Legal Battle EFCC Ransacks Ministries Over Missing N38 bn Ben ADAJI, Jalingo, and Chris RICHARDS- Abuja The Taraba State Governorship debacle is taking intriguing turns as parties go ahead of the expected Supreme Court of appeals verdtct to attempt compromising the judiciary,…