Month: June 2016
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2016 Olympics: Is Nigeria On Another Wild Goose Chase?
It is yet another Olympics year and participating countries from across the globe will converge in RIO De Jeinairo, Brazil to compete for honours in the various Olympics sports events. For Nigeria, the nation is once again set to fly the national flag in Brazil despite their shambolic outing at the London Olympics four years…
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N12 Million Cash Was Stolen In My House – Saraki
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has said that burglars stormed his country home in Ilorin, Kwara State and stole a whooping N12 million from an administrative office near his house. Reacting to a media report in a statement signed by his media aide, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki said the incident occurred 2 weeks ago at…
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Ear Infection: Buhari Travels To London For Treatment
By Peter OSSAI with Agency Report President Buhari has travelled to London to treat lingering ear infection that has prevented him from attending public functions recently. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Femi Adesina said Buhari will take 10 days sick leave to enable him…
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Fresh Doubts Over Boko Haram Defeat
As Gwoza Emir Vows To Remain In Exile, Faults Claims By Military Of Defeat Insurgents Rebound, Kill Royal Prince, 36 Others, Plan Ramadan Mayhem Military Intercept Spies, Kill 35, Arrest 82, Rescue 247 Hostages There is anxiety in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, and its surroundings following reports that several Boko Haram elements may…
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President In Quandary Over Growing Militancy
Places Individuals Under Watch, As FG Deploys Fighter Jets, Special Forces To Niger Delta Enlist Support Of Ex Presidents Obasanjo, Jonathan More Groups Emerge, Threaten To Disrupt Oil Production Faced with the threats by the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, the Niger delta Avengers, NDA, which have threatened to completely shut down oil production…
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Attorney General Assures NDLEA Of Better Funding
By Chris RICHARDS, Abuja Charges NASS to legislate for a drug free Nigeria Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, SAN has expressed the need for better funding of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for better service delivery of the Agency, assuring that his Ministry would ensure adequate allocation…
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Kano Killing: No Secret Trial For Bridget’s Killers – Northern CAN
By Lola Seriki- IDAHOSA, Kaduna The Northern States branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN said that the trial of the killers of 74- years-old woman, Madam Bridget Agbahime who was murdered by mob at Kofar Wambai market must not be done in secret. It would be recalled that Madam Bridget Agbahime, 74 was…
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PDP Crisis: Sheriff/Makarfi Know Fate This Week
By Peter OSSAI, Abuja Solution Party, SP, Seeks INEC Registration Barring any further adjournments, the two Federal High Courts in Lagos and Port Harcourt, which gave contradictory orders on the leadership crisis bedeviling the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will make definite pronouncements on the matters before them. Our correspondent reports that, the courts have…
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Workers Sack: Banks Poised To Defy FG Order
Commercial Banks operating in Nigeria may be getting set to square it out with the Federal Government following and Employment, Chris Nwabueze Ngige, directing them to suspend further retrenchment of their workers, pending government intervention to avoid industrial unrest. Ngige had in a statement last week stated interalia, “Following the high spate of petitions and complaints…
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Accountant General Saves N220Bn From IPPSI
By Chris DANLADI, Abuja Commences Verification Of Police Personnel The office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Idris has Saved over N220 billion since the introduction of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS from inception to date. This is in furtherance of the Federal Government initiative to promote accountability and…