Month: February 2016
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Umahi’s SA On IGR Suspended Indefinitely
By McDonald Onu, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Umahi has ordered an indefinite suspension of his Special Adviser on Internally Generated Revenue, Chief Jeremiah Oketa, for action described as going beyond the authority and command of his office. The Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Senator Emanuel Onwe, announced this while briefing journalists on…
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NBA Chairman Wants Death Penalty For Corrupt Officers
By Ndidi Chukwu The Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ilorin branch, Mr. Mansuma Issa has advocated capital punishment for corrupt public servants in the country. Issa, who made the suggestion in llorin, Kwara while speaking with newsmen also said that the punishment should be extended to other African countries. He decried the level of corruption…
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Navy Foils Hijack Of Vessel, Foreign Nationals
By Chris RICHARDS The Nigerian Navy has foiled an attempt by suspected sea pirates to hijack and abduct 25 foreign nationals aboard a Maersk merchant ship carrying general cargo to Nigeria. Briefing journalists on Sunday at Onne Sea Port, Rivers, Olusegun Soyemi, the Executive Officer of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder, said the vessel…
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Auto Crash Claims 17 Lives On Ibadan-Lagos Road
By Ndidi CHUKWU The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 17 persons in an automobile crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Oyo State Sector Commander of the Commission, Mr. Yusuf Salami explained that 79 persons were also injured in the crash. According to Salami, the accident, which involved an articulated vehicle and…
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North East Development Commission Bill Will be passed Soon – Dogara
By Monday EBALU, Benin City The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogaga, has said, that members of the green chambers are doing every possible to ensure the quick passage of a law that will establish the North East Development Commission. The Speaker stated this in Benin City when he paid a visit…
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Abuja Natives Want Bala Muhammed Others Arrested
By Jonathan IPAA, Abuja Natives of the nation’s capital, Abuja have asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately arrest the former Minister of FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed and top officials of the Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS) and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) over the Senate’s revelations that they illegally allocated land…
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Arrested Burglar Cites Poverty As Cause
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a serial burglar who blamed poverty for his actions, explaining that it was the reason that he moved out of his parent’s home. Joseph David, 20, was arrested in Ikeja at about 4.40 a.m., Saturday, after he had successfully burgled…
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CCT: Senators Disagree Over Saraki’s Status
.Resign, Falana Tells Him Senate President, Bukola Saraki may yet be facing another litmus test as there are indications that the recent Supreme Court ruling that he has a case to answer at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, would put the Senate in disarray in the days ahead, even as human rights advocate, Femi…
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Dasuki, Not A Fugitive- Lawyer
Against the views in some quarters that the immediate past National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, is a fugitive, his lawyer have made clarifications that he duly retired from the Nigerian Army. Mr. Dasuki legally left the Army in 1994 and his exit in the military was officially gazetted by the Federal government through the…
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Breaking: Taraba Deputy Gov’s Mother Kidnapped- National Trail Newspaper
By Ben Adaji 63 years old mother of the Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Alhaji Haruna Manu has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen from her residence in Makera area of Mutum Biyu in Gassol Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent reports that Hajiya Beli was kidnapped along with others who have been released…