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Bag Of Rice May Cost N40, 000 By December – Minister
Christian Eze, Yenegoa As Nigerians continue to groan under the economic recession in the country, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri dropped yet another bomb shell as he declare that the price of a bag of rice may rise from its current price of N22, 000 to N40, 000…
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Contempt Of Court: Makarfi Others Flee To Escape Jail
Members of the Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by their Chairman, Senator Ahmed Makarfi may have abandoned their temporary office in Wuse, in the face of attempts to serve them Form 48, for contempt of Court. While Makarfi was said to have fled Abuja to Kaduna to avoid being served the…
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Man Hangs Self, Leaves Suicide Note For Buhari
By Patrick ODEY, Uyo There was palpable fear and tension in Mbiabong Itam communityin Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State as residents of the community woke up one fateful morning last week to a shocking revelation of a middle age man who hanged himself from the roof of his house. Chief Ekanem Edet,…
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Salient War Rages In Borno Cabinet
Gov Shettima Tackles Critics, As Loyalists Threaten Exposure/Revolt Justice Commissioner Slammed With N50Bn Suit For Defamation Critics Call Gov’s Bluff, Expose Intrigues Behind Revolt By IDPs By Yahaya WAKILI, Maiduguri There are very strong indications that all is not well with Borno State cabinet members, no thanks to the dwindling fortunes of the Government and…
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‘I Have 40 Chibok Girls In My Custody’– B/H Commander
Confirms Death of Dozens, As 23 Parents Die Out Of Frustrations Community Leader Challenges Buhari On Rescue Of Abducted Girls FG Begins Swoop Operations, Inflict Heavy Casualty On Sect Members, Abducted Girl A Commander controlling new Markas, one of the camps in which some of the abducted Chibok Girls are believed to being harboured has…
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Groups Lambast Minister Over Plot To Distract Taraba Gov
Accuses Her Of Being Driven by Religious/Tribal Sentiments To Cause Destabilization Calls On Buhari To Check AishaAlhassan’s Excesses She Is Using The Wrong Vehicle To Drive Her 2019 Ambition – Giwa A breakaway faction from the All Progressives Congress, APC and former loyalists to Minister of Women Affairs and former APC Governorship candidate in Taraba State, Hajiya Aisha Alhassan has threatened to expose…
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‘Yes, I Have Links With Boko Haram’ – Aisha Wakil
By Chris RICHARDS with agency Reports Following her declaration as a wanted person by the Nigerian Army, Ms Aisha Wakil, one of the three persons declared wanted over their alleged roles in the Boko Haram activities in Nigeria has opened up saying she is available for interrogations. A lawyer by training, Wakil claims that the…
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Makarfi/Govs Scamper As Court Halts PDP Convention
By Naomi DOUGLAS, Abuja Fines Makarfi N50, 000, Intrigues Take Centre Stage As Govs Move Against Wike, Fayose Odds Against Caretaker Committee As Deadline Expires Judiciary Moves To Correct Lapses In Court Judgments The Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by Senator Ahmed Makarfi and some of the PDP Governors who have been…
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Primary School Teacher Docked For Raping 7 Pupils
The Katsina State Police Command, have arraigned Hamisu Galadima, a primary school teacher, before a senior magistrate’s court for allegedly raping seven girls in Faskari local government area. The police prosecutor, ASP Hashimu Musa, told the court that the suspect was arrested following complaints by the victims’ parents. He said that all the girls were…
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23 Abducted Chibok Girls’ Parents Die
Dozens of Girls Feared killed, Video shows them Beg To Be Spared Community Tells Govt To Stop Playing To The Gallery As FG Claims To Be On Top Of Situation Wakil Spits Fire, As Boko Haram Vows To Continue Keeping Girls Unless… Last week’s video release, showing a few of the abducted Chibok girls may…