Olusegun Obasanjo, former Nigerian President, has written another letter to President Buhari, warning that the “nation is at the precipice, dangerously reaching the tipping point”. This will be the 2nd time the former president who has never hidden his dissatisfaction of the Buhari-led administration, will be writing a letter. …
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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 election, has condemned the killing Mrs Funke Olakunrin, daughter of Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti by suspected herdsmen. We reported earlier that the daughter of the Afenifere leader was attacked alongside other road users by suspected Fulani herdsmen, while heading to …
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President Buhari has felicitated with Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on his 85th birthday, July 13, 2019. Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on (Media & Publicity) Femi Adesina rejoiced with the literary icon for being one of the country’s greatest prides, and a universal brand. The …
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President Buhari has approved tenure extension for the Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Ahmed Ja’afaru, by one year with effect from July 21, 2019. The Ministry of Interior spokesman, Mohammed Manga, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said Ja’afaru, whose tenure was to end on July 21, …
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Two persons have been confirmed dead and over 30 vehicles burnt in the pipeline explosion that rocked the Ijegun community in Lagos state in the early hours of today July 4th. Confirming the number of casualties, the Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Femi …
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Fresh reports coming from Aso Rock confirms that President Buhari has bowed to the pressure to suspend the establishment of Ruga settlements across the country. The suspension is coming on the heels of the public outcry against the project which the Federal Government said would stem the tide of herdsmen/farmers clashes …
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has invited the immediate past Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to appear before a Federal High Court, Abuja to explain his role in the alleged misappropriation of N2.5 billion Federal Government Digital Switch-Over (DSO), programme. A statement from the spokesperson …
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The Federal Government may soon relax the ban on the importation of vehicles through the land border. Recall that the government in January 2017, placed a ban on the importation of vehicles through land borders. According to the Nigerian Customs Service NCS, the ban was a means of controlling the …
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The federal government has declared Wednesday, May 29, as work-free day to mark the 2019 presidential inauguration. This was announced in a statement by the permanent secretary at the interior ministry, Georgina Ehuriah. According to Ms Ehuriah, the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of …
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The Federal Government has increased the monthly allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to 30,000. Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a press conference where she added that the total sum of N649.434 billion was verified by the ministry as …
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