Governor Yahaya Bello has won APC governorship ticket to contest the election for second term INEC is conducting governorship election in the state on November 16 – Bello polled 3,596 votes cast by the delegates during the primary Governor Yahaya Bello on Thursday, August 29, emerged the standard bearer of …
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An election petition tribunal sacks the Abdulkadir Umar Sarki, a member of the House of Representatives from Bauchi state – The tribunal orders the withdrawal of certificate of returns to Sarki by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) – The election tribunal also directs INEC to conduct a rerun into …
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The federal government has reduced visa fees for American citizens barely 24 hours after the US jacked up its for Nigerians – It should be noted that visa fee increment by the US was a reciprocal move to the high fee previously charged by the Nigerian govt on its citizens …
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Kidnap kingpin Hamisu Bala Wadume has reportedly indicted some soldiers as he appears for an investigative panel set up by the army – The panel is probing the allegation that some soldiers aided Wadume’s escape when he was first arrested and killed three policemen and a civilian – Wadume reportedly …
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President Buhari has appointed four new heads of federal agencies – The agencies affected are those whose heads were recently appointed as ministers . Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said the appointments take immediate effect President Muhammadu Buhari has approved replacements for heads of federal government agencies that were recently appointed …
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Auldon Toys has signed a memorandum of understanding with Polesie, one of Europe’s biggest toy manufacturer, for a retail deal and local assembling of high-quality toys that meet international safety standard within Nigeria. The partnership, which was sealed with Nigerian-based Auldon Toys in Kobrin, Belarus, will see Polesie JV Limited …
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The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed to reward anyone with useful information on overseas traveling schedule of South-East governors and other Igbo leaders. “So if you are working in any Government House in Southeast and you know which city in the …
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Please don’t use our Emir to perfect your errors or illegalities. The leadership and outgone Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Nigeria has faulted the selection of Emir Sanusi as the Chief Scout of Nigeria because those behind the selection were trying to cover their evil deeds which I …
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Prof. Francis Otunta, the Vice Chancellor (VC), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, in Abia, has confirmed the discovery of a new drug for the treatment and cure of HIV/AIDS. Otunta told newsmen at the university campus on Wednesday that the finding followed years of scientific research by the institution. …
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– Rev Dachollom Datiri says that Nigeria will be doomed if Sharia law is enacted by the Senate – The COCIN President says the bill must be re-thought about – Datiri says it is unconstitutional to force someone to adhere to the tenets of a religion they do not practice. …
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With the economic hardship biting harder by the day, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa has urged Nigerians to embrace agriculture in order to stay afloat, saying that it has become so obvious that the federal government lack ideas to improve the economy. He made the call yesterday at a town hall meeting …
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Decrying dearth of teachers at the basic education level, the Federal Government is to engage 1.3 million recruits in the next six years to address the problem. Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who made the disclosure yesterday at the flag-off of the Teacher Development Training of the Universal Basic …
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Worried by the downturn of events in the real sector, the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has stated that the Nigeria Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP) remains a policy on paper without implementation. MAN President, Dr. Frank Jacobs, while speaking at an interactive session with the Minister of Industry, Trade and …
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The Joe Kyari-Gadzama Campaign Organisation has rejected the results of the election of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) held last weekend. A press release titled: ‘Protests Against the Results of the Nigerian Bar Association 2016 Elections’ issued a yesterday by the organisation called for the 2015 immediate cancellation of the …
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the town hall meetings being held across the country by the Federal Government provides an avenue for both the government and the governed to exchange ideas, thus fostering good governance. “It’s not so much about the government explaining its …
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Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has said President Muhammad Buhari has the vision and leadership quality to lead Nigeria out of prevailing global economic recession. Speaking at the official commissioning of the state secretariat of the Association of Concerned Civil Servants for Change in Katsina yesterday, Governor Masari …
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has waded into the crises rocking the House of Representatives over alleged padding of the 2016 budget. Yesterday, members of the national executive committee (NEC) of the party met behind closed doors with the sacked chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Mr. Abdulmumin Jibrin, …
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The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) has unveiled strategies to weather the current low oil prices in the sector. The Lagos section chairman for SPE, Ernest Mkpasi, disclosed this during its yearly general meeting, board inauguration and awards night in Lagos. “We organised a maiden workshop on strategies to weather …
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The Federal Government has threatened to sanction prison officers found culpable in cases of jailbreaks. It warned that officers involved in negligence, dereliction of duty and absenteeism would be severely punished. Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), who gave the warning during a meeting with senior prison service officers …
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The federal government’s plan to raise N4.2trillion ($14.3 billion) revenue set in the 2016 budget from its revenue agencies may not materialise, as the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has failed to meet the target set for it by the government. Just like most other government agencies, findings revealed that collections …
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Workers of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) under the auspices of the Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) have rejected the plan by the federal government to concession four major airports in the country located in Abuja, Lagos, Kano …
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Kounamon Maurice was finally able to bury his younger brother Kolofio Robert in February, more than a year after he disappeared. His family says Robert, along with 11 others, was executed by soldiers from Congo Brazzaville who were part of an African Union peacekeeping force. As he seeks justice, Maurice …
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The Board of Directors, Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), has approved the appointment of Mr Ernest Mupwaya as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. A statement by the AEDC Head of Media, Ahmed Shekarau, on Monday in Abuja stated that the appointment of Mupwaya, took …
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The Kaduna State Government said on Monday that it plans to make Kagoro hills a world-class tourists site, as part of efforts to improve the state’s revenue base. The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Dr Shehu Adamu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …
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Three crew and two officers have been killed after a Russian military helicopter was shot down in Syria. The Mi-8 transport helicopter was returning to Hmeimim base in Idlib province after delivering humanitarian aid to Aleppo when it came under attack from the ground on Monday, the Russian ministry said. …
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A militant group, Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders, NDRC, Monday, alleged that there was an Islamic agenda by northerners to conquer and enslave the people of Niger Delta because of their oil. The group in a statement by the spokesperson W O I Izon-Ebi, said: “Their first step is to use …
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Turkey has arrested 11 fugitive soldiers suspected of involvement in an attack on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hotel during the night of the failed coup, the deputy prime minister said Monday. Erdogan was staying in the western seaside resort of Marmaris on July 15 but dashed to Istanbul just before …
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Oil prices edged up in Asia on Monday as the dollar weakened while bargain-buyers moved in following a recent sell-off but analysts warned a global supply glut and weak demand will temper gains. Prices hit three-month lows last week after US data showed an unexpected increase in commercial stockpiles of …
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“We are simply saying that we have a very credible plan for dealing with the challenges we are facing, which we’ve been very honest about…there is still a long way to go…diversifying and repositioning” will bear fruit..” – Minister of Finance, PUNCH, July 25, 2016, p 40. That the Nigerian …
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The Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has expressed joy that the leadership crisis that rocked the State House of Assembly for a period of eight months has been laid to rest with an assurance that no lawmaker will be victimised over their actions. The governor gave the assurance when …
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