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NFF sets new target for Falcons

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, January 26th, 2018

NFF sets new target for Falcons — 26th January 2018 •Appoints Swedish tactician for team Chidera Akalonu The leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation has set three major targets for the Super Falcons. The soccer federation said yesterday that the new targets informed her decision to hire top Swedish tactician Thomas Dennerby for the team. According to […]

Buhari champions anti-graft campaign at 30th AU summit

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Corruption Politics, National Politics, Presidency Friday, January 26th, 2018

— 26th January 2018 Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will, today, depart for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in a statement, yesterday, said the highlight of […]

Voters registration ends 60 days to polls-INEC

Posted by admin Headlines, INEC Politics Friday, January 26th, 2018

Voters registration ends 60 days to polls-INEC — 26th January 2018 The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has called on Nigerians who have not registered to vote with the commission to take advantage of the Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) and register to vote in the elections schedule for February 2019. INEC in a statement said the registration […]

Benue killings: Only justice can make me keep quiet –Ortom (This justice will never come in a corrupt Nigeria – God’s justice will be visited on the murderers and their sponsors)

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Friday, January 26th, 2018

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has asked those who are complaining that he is talking too much about the killing of his people by suspected herdsmen to give him justice, vowing that only justice can make him keep quiet on the matter.

Security agencies spy on Nigerians

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, January 26th, 2018

— 26th January 2018 • As FG begins social media monitoring • Buhari, security chiefs hold parley • Anti-grazing laws blamed for Benue, Taraba killings Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja The Federal Government has given a marching order to relevant security agencies to as a matter of urgency tackle the propagation of hate speeches, especially through the social […]

End fuel queues in one week –Senate tells FG, NNPC

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Legislature, Oil Politics, Senate Friday, January 26th, 2018

— 26th January 2018 •NASS is broke, says Saraki Fred Itua, Abuja Senate has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to, within one week, end long queues in fuel stations across the country. The resolution followed the unanimous adoption of an interim report of its Joint Committee […]

OBJ’s letter to Buhari baseless –Diya

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07) Thursday, January 25th, 2018

OBJ’s letter to Buhari baseless –Diya — 26th January 2018 • Good message, wrong messenger, says ADP Aidoghie Paulinus, Abuja Former Chief of General Staff, General Oladipo Diya, has said that apart from the issue of nepotism raised by ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in his letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, there is no point in the 18-page letter. […]

Igbo elders reject cattle colony

Posted by admin Latest Politics Thursday, January 25th, 2018

— 26th January 2018 Fred Ezeh, Abuja Igbo Elders Council has vowed to resist any attempt by the Federal Government to extend its cattle colony policy to South East states. Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbe suggested the implementation of cattle colony policy few weeks ago, as alternative to the open grazing which has been responsible for […]

Restructuring: El-Rufai panel recommends state police, fiscal federalism, merger of states

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Kaduna, Latest Politics, State News Thursday, January 25th, 2018

— 26th January 2018 Job Osazuwa The All Progressives Congress committee on restructuring has presented its report to the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, with the committee making several recommendations it said were based on opinions of Nigerians. Some of the panel’s key recommendations are resource control, making local government an affair of […]

Diezani faults EFCC on withdrawal of $1.3bn from NNPC’s account

Posted by admin Corruption Politics, General Politics, Latest Politics, Oil Politics Thursday, January 25th, 2018

— 26th January 2018 Henry Umahi The former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has thrown some light on the process for the release of funds requested by security/intelligent agencies in the country. Reacting to publications in traditional and new media titled “Diezani in trouble again over withdrawal of $1.3b from NNPC accounts,” she averred […]