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Corruption Politics, Governors, Headlines, National Politics, Niger Delta
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Governors of the South-South region who met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House today called for a majority of the corruption cases in the region to be dropped by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), SaharaReporters has learned. The meeting was attended by Governors of Edo, Ondo, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, […]
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Armed Forces, Corruption Politics, Headlines, Navy
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mohammed Umar (retd.), told a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday that he had commenced talks with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to settle the money laundering charges preferred against him out of court. Umar said this through his lawyer, Mr. […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Top Stories
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Premium Times – One of the most iconic captains of the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, and former coach of the team, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi, is dead, his family has announced. He was 54. Emmanuel Ado a brother to the late coach told PREMIUM TIMES the 54-year-old died of Cardiac arrest in the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
Ban Nigerians from entering India –Minister — 8th June 2016 Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader, Ravi Naik, used a social slur and sought a ban on Nigerians entering India and demanded that students staying illegally be screened for documents and deported immediately. “The Central government should ban Nigerians,” Naik reportedly said at a […]
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Headlines
Monday, June 6th, 2016
Afeez Hanafi Tragedy struck on Sunday as two postgraduate students of the University of Lagos drowned in the Elegushi Beach during the celebration of their friend’s birthday. It was learnt that the deceased – Adesola Ogunmefun and Funmi Odusina – graduated from the Covenant University and were on the verge of bagging Master’s Degrees in […]
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Benue, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Monday, June 6th, 2016
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday withdrew from the trial of a former Governor of Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, and the Commissioner of Finance in the immediate past administration, Mr. Omodachi Okolobia. The judge said his decision to withdraw from the case followed a publication on an online […]
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Headlines, Niger Delta
Monday, June 6th, 2016
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government on Monday night announced that it has set up a committee to negotiate with the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, that has been involved in the destruction of oil installations in the Niger Delta region. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Friday, June 3rd, 2016
Rivers lawmakers okay N12bn loan for Wike Chukwudi Akasike The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday approved two requests from the State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, to take N12bn loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The House approved the executive requests through a voice vote after an extensive debate on them (requests). Wike […]
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Headlines, Kano, State News
Friday, June 3rd, 2016
– Saharareporter Angry Muslims youths in Kano on Thursday evening decapitated a woman trader over allegations that she blasphemed Prophet Muhammad. The victim, who was said to be of Igbo extraction was accused of blasphemy during a religious argument at Wambai market. The woman, who sells plastics at the local market was in the company […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports
Friday, June 3rd, 2016
There was drama at the headquarters of the Nigeria Football Federation on Friday when the Chris Giwa-led faction of the federation attempted to break into the premises in Abuja. The group arrived the Glass House premises in a motorcade with the aim of taking over the leadership of the federation. While trying to block the […]
