Month: August 2020
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POH raises a powerful team for 1999 constitution review
Raymond Gukas,Jos With a call for public memoranda for the review of the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria by the Senate, the Plateau Our Heritage, POH, is proposing a powerful team to reflect it’s interests in the proposed amendment. The deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo Agege had issued a statement in that…
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Why Nigeria Urgently Needs Judicial Commission of Inquiry-CSO
A Civil Society Organisation, Save Nigeria Movement has urged President Muhammad Buhari to immediately set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the many tragedies that have befallen the nation over the years. According to the group, it has become pertinent to administered justice to the past unresolved tragic event so that true unity,…
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NCDC confirms 296 new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 296 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday, added that only one death was recorded in the country. It said till date, 53,317 cases had been confirmed, 40,726 cases disharged while 1,011 deaths…
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AfDB: Adesina’s re-election well deserved — PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, for his re-election to serve a second term in the regional bank. The party gave the congratulatory message in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Thursday. Ologbondiyan said the re-election…
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Edo riverine community pledges support for Gov. Obaseki’s re-election
Eligible voters living around the riverine communities of Siluko border town of Edo and Ondo say they will for the for re-election of Gov. Godwin Obaseki on September 19. Obaseki is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Edo governorship election. One of the community leaders in the area, Chief Joe Aigbekumor, stated this…
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By-election: Plateau South has 671,209 registered voters, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says Plateau South, where a senatorial by-election is scheduled to hold on Oct. 31 has a total of 671,209 registered voters. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Malam Halilu Pai, disclosed this while addressing stakeholders on the commission’s preparations for the by-election. Pai said that the zone…
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AfDB: Nigerians excited over re-election of Adesina
Many Nigerians have expressed delight over the re-election of Dr Akinwumi Adesina as the President of African Development Bank (AfDB). A cross section of the people who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja said the development was worthy of jubilation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adesina…
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CBN resumes sales of foreign exchange to licensed BDC operators
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has commenced the sales of foreign exchange to the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country. The CBN made this known in a circular signed by Dr Ozoemena Nnaji, Director Trade and Exchange Department, and addressed to authorised dealers and BDC operators on Thursday. The bank…
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Alleged N75m Bribery: Coy ask DSS to investigate “Magu Boys” Lawyer
A company, Damjay Integrated Services LTD that was a victim of the Notorious “Magu Boys” syndicate under the Suspended Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has written a petition to the DSS protesting what it perceived to be an attempt by the EFCC to deceive the public by spearheading the prosecution of indicted “Magu Boys”…
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Oil drifts down as U.S. producers, refiners avoid worst of storm
Oil prices fell on Friday as a massive storm raced inland past the heart of the U.S. oil industry in Louisiana and Texas without causing any widespread damage to refineries. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell six cents, or 0.1 per cent to $42.98 a barrel as of 0202 GMT, adding to overnight…