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Boko Haram kills 24 in Adamawa wake attack

Posted by admin Adamawa, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News Friday, June 17th, 2016

Kayode Idowu Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday night attacked Kuda-Kaya village in Madagali local Government Area of Adamawa state, killing 24 persons during a wake. One of the residents, Abdul Ibrahim, who spoke on Friday morning, said the insurgents, numbering over 100, came at about 10 pm on Thursday shooting indiscriminately and in the […]

Salary delays: Five states have applied for loan

Posted by admin Headlines, State News Friday, June 17th, 2016

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Five states have so far completed the process of borrowing from the Federal Government’s facilitated N90bn budget support loan from the private sector. The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the […]

Buhari extends stay in London

Posted by admin Latest Politics Friday, June 17th, 2016

Buhari and Tinubu in London on Thursday. Photo: Sunday Dare Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will not return to Nigeria from London, where he is spending his 10-day medical vacation, until Sunday. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed this to State House correspondents on Thursday shortly before the commencement of a meeting of the National […]

Oil price rises to $48 per barrel

Posted by admin Headlines, Oil Politics Friday, June 17th, 2016

World oil prices rebounded Friday from six straight sessions of losses, as investors eyed rising global equities and increasing risk appetite on receding Brexit concerns, dealers said. At about 1100 GMT, Brent North Sea crude for delivery in August was up 99 cents at $48.18 a barrel. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for July delivery […]

British lawmaker killed in shock attack

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, June 17th, 2016

A pro-EU British lawmaker was killed in a shock daylight street attack on Thursday, halting campaigning for the referendum on Britain’s membership in the bloc just a week before the crucial vote. Jo Cox, a 41-year-old mother-of-two from the opposition Labour Party, was shot in the face while lying on the ground by a […]

Sex Scandal in Ohio: US embassy revokes visas of three House members: Dogara orders investigation

Posted by admin General Politics, House, Legislature, Top Stories Friday, June 17th, 2016

Yakubu Dogara John Ameh, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday directed the investigation of three members of the House over an alleged sex scandal. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. Abdulrazak Namdas, confirmed this in Abuja, saying that the leadership of […]

Picture: Lagos: Kingpin of Babington Macaulay schoolgirls’ abduction arrested

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Friday, June 17th, 2016

Lagos: Kingpin of Babington Macaulay schoolgirls’ abduction arrested Sylva advertisement TOP HEADLINES CBN finally frees naira, value to be determined by market forces • To appoint primary, secondary dealers Lagos: Kingpin (PICTURED) of Babington Macaulay schoolgirls’ abduction arrested Flexible exchange rate: What experts are saying Dogara orders investigation of three Reps over […]

I’m not a thief –Ex-petroleum minister, Alison-Madueke

Posted by admin General Politics, Latest Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

I’m not a thief –Ex-petroleum minister, Alison-Madueke — 15th June 2016 Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has denied reports that she accumulated wealth by stealing from the public treasury. Mrs. Alison-Madueke made the denial yesterday while reacting to a story by a television channel, Al Jazeera, that she procured her Abuja […]

Abuja quack doctor arrested after 10 years’ practice

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

Friday Olokor, Abuja The police have arrested a suspected quack doctor, Victor Akpan, in the Gwarinpa area of Abuja. PUNCH Metro learnt that Akpan, who had been running a private hospital for 10 years, allegedly operated with forged and stolen certificates. As a quack doctor, he was said to have performed caesarean sections, removed fibroids and […]

Reps want 10-year validity for Nigerian passport

Posted by admin House, Legislature Tuesday, June 14th, 2016

John Ameh, Abuja the House of Representatives on Tuesday sought the reversal of the validity period of the Nigerian Passport to 10 years as was the case before the introduction of the current e-Passport regime. Under the current passport policy, the identity document expires after a period of five years and it leaves holders with […]