Month: April 2016
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Breaking: NASS Clerk Gets Details of 2016 Budget.
Finally members of the National Assembly have today (Wednesday) submitted details of the 2016 appropriation to the clerk of the National Assembly. With this submission , the budget which has been dogged by controversies is now ready for onward transmission to President Buhari for his assent. The President had insisted on details before appending his…
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Breaking: Nasarawa Lawmakers exchange Blows
Lawmakers in the Nasarawa state house of assembly today Monday went physically attacking each other with anything in sight. Trouble stared began when the assembly moved to suspend six members, over allegation of collecting bribe from the state governor. Umaru Tanko Al-Makura and approving his appointment of sole administrators for local governments in the state
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12 Years Marriage Dissolved Over Adultery
By Our Reporter An Ado-Ekiti Customary Court has dissolved a 12-year-old marriage between Femi Fajuyi and his wife, Dupe, for adultery and lack of care. The President of the court, Mr. Joseph Ogunsemi, held that since the respondent had shunned the court, the court deemed it that she had admitted the allegations. Ogunsemi observed that…
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Kidnapping: AIG Zone 7 to relocate to Kaduna
By Peter Ossai, Abuja Worried by the rising cases of kidnapping and other forms of crime in Kaduna State, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase has directed the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge Zone 7, AIG Ballah Nasarawa to relocate to the state. While in Kaduna, AIG Nasarawa is expected to…
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Nigerian Army Denies alleged tribal war at Enugu Barracks
By Our Correspondent The Nigerian Army has described the report of alleged tribal war at Enugu Barracks as baseless and at best, mere figment of the author’s cynical imagination. The Army authority on Sunday, April 3, dismissed as untrue a reported tribal war at the 82 Division, Enugu, which allegedly claimed the lives of three…
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3 Years After, Maiduguri Mammy Market Re-opens
By Our Correspondent The Maimalari Cantonment Mammy Market closed down three years ago due to the activities of insurgents in the area has been re-opened. This was announced by the General Officer Commanding, (GOC) 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Brig. General Victor Ezugwu at the launch of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS)…
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Arik Air denies increasing fares
Arik Air on Friday denied allegations that it had increased fares on its London Heathrow, New York JFK and Johannesburg routes. The denial is contained in a statement signed by Arik’s Communications Manager, Mr Ola Adebanji, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. It reads:” We wish to make it clear…
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PDP chieftain commends Buhari over security measures
Alhaji Bashir Rimi-Zaya, Publicity Secretary of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi state, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for measures taken to curb insurgency in the country. Rimi-Zayam made the commendation on Saturday in Bauchi while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said that he was impressed with the measures taken by…
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Al-Makura appoints sole administrators for 11 LGAs
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has approved the appointment of Sole Administrators in 11 out of the 13 local government areas in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Aliyu Tijani-Ahmed, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and made available to journalists on Saturday in Lafia. According to the…
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South Africa’s Zuma denies corruption charges
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma on Friday denied having acted dishonestly, when he used about 16 million dollars taxpayers’ money to upgrade his rural home, but he pledged to pay back some money. Zuma addressed the nation on television a day after the Constitutional Court ruled that his failure to accept a recommendation from the…