Month: February 2016
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Anti-Kidnapping Squad Rescues Four Girls
A Joint Special Anti-kidnapping Squad of military and police have rescued four young girls abducted by a gang of kidnapers in Kaduna State. Kaduna has experienced series of kidnappings in recent times with the abduction of over four young boys within a space of one month. One boy was later found in neighbouring Zamfara state…
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Communal clash claims lives, property in Benue
By Toryila KAJO, Makurdi What appears as a family feud between the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Oturkpo Local Government Area in Benue state, Hon. Ijachi Odeh and his junior brother, Mr. Benjamin Eje over the control of economic and political powers at Ondo and Ogobia Ogboju communities in Oturkpo has taken a fatal dimension resulting…
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Curious Concerns over Mad Woman in Gov’s Office
By Yahaya Wakili, Maiduguri This is even as tongues have been wagging on the curious presence of a practically mad woman at the entrance of Governor Kashim Shettima’s office, popularly referred to ya maira. The woman is usually stationed at the entrance pouring encomiums on the Governor as he goes out or comes in, while…
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Labour Union in Nasarawa Calls Off Strike
By Abubakar LAWAL, Lafia Finally the prolonged indefinite strike action embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Nasarawa State Chapter has been put to rest after intervention by elder’s forum who mediated between the striking workers and the state government. Addressing journalists at the end of joint negotiation meeting, Chairman of the Council, Comrade…
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Funds Hamper Loot Recovery – PACC
Committee Handicapped In Recovering From Abacha,Ibori, Diezani, Others Proposes Assets Recovery Fund Paucity of funds may be seriously working against the efforts of the Presidential Advissory Committee on Corruption, PACC, inaugurated by the present administration in recovering billions of Naira stashed away in domestic and foreign accounts by past officials who may have stolen such…
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How N2.1Bn Borno Micro Finance Bank Funds Were Looted
Assembly Demands Explanation On How Funds Disappeared We Only Acted On Instructions, We Operated within Laid Down Procedures- MD Gov Mulls Massive Sack Of Civil Servants Over Leakage Of Classifieds By Yahya WAKILI, Maiduguri and Chris RICHARDS, Abuja Managing Director Of a micro Finance Bank, established by the Borno State Government with a N2.1Billion Loan…
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Anger In The Judiciary Over Attacks On Judges, Lawyers
Gale of Damning Judgments To Follow Buhari, Oyegun, Magu’s Comments We Are Not An Appendage Of The Executive- Lawyers Remarks credited to President Muhammadu Buhari, before the International community to the effect that the Nigerian judiciary is his biggest headaches in the fight against corruption, has not gone down well with the bench, whose members…
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PDP: Sheriff Extends Olive Branch
By Peter OSSAI, Abuja Unfolds Vision For Repositioning The Party More Groups declare Support, As Borno PDP Disowns State Party Chair He Is The Best Thing To Happen To the party – Lamido Newly inaugurated chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, has unfold his vision for the turnaround of the…
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Beune South Re-run: Mark Declared Winner
Former senate president, David Mark, has been declared winner of yesterday(Saturday) Benue South re-run by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). Senator Mark of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), was declared winner having scored a total of, 84,192 votes, ahead of his closest rival Daniel Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress(APC),who pulled 71,621 votes in the election.…
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Abducted GEJ Relative’s Body Found In Otuoke, Uncle Still Missing
The body of a relative to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who is believed to have been kidnapped along with the former president’s uncle, Chief Inegite Jonathan, has been found. nationalTRAIL learnt that the body of Samuel Oki, a 35 year old man was recovered by some fishermen in Jonathan’s ancestral home of Otuoke. According to reports…