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Latest Politics, Niger Delta
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016
Fidelis Soriwei, Olalekan Adetayo and Geoff Iyatse the Niger Delta Avengers has denied entering into a ceasefire agreement with the Federal Government. The group said this on Tuesday in reaction to media reports saying it has signed a 30-day ceasefire pact with the government. Reports quoting sources at the Ministry of Petroleum as saying that […]
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Latest Politics
Monday, June 20th, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari resumed duty today after spending 14 days in London. This morning, with Vice President @ProfOsinbajo, in my office. Good to be back at work.pic.twitter.com/goEZx1uZXm — Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) June 20, 2016 : wp_posts
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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics
Monday, June 20th, 2016

Jide Omokore Eniola Akinkuotu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it will arraign Mr. Jide Omokore, an ally of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The EFCC will also arraign Mr. Andrew Yakubu, a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petropeum Corporation, before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, […]
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House, Latest Politics, Legislature
Sunday, June 19th, 2016
Niyi Odebode, Friday Olokor, Adelani Adepegba and Ade Adesomoju Prominent groups and civil rights activists have described as embarrassing the alleged sexual misconduct of three members of the House of Representatives during their visit to the United States The groups and individuals, in separate interviews with Sunday PUNCH, said if the allegation was established, the […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
…shifts capital adequacy compliance date for banks Oyetunji Abioye The new flexible exchange rate policy will be released today (Wednesday), the Acting Director, Corporate Communications of the Central of Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, has said. The CBN’ Monetary Policy Committee had on May 24 risen from its bi-monthly meeting and announced plans to […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
In what is the first roll-out of its N500billion social investment programmes, the Nigerian government is set to begin taking applications online for positions in the 500,000 direct teacher jobs scheme, through an internet portal namednpower.gov.ng. While the portal would be live on Saturday June 11, applications are expected to start coming in on June 12. Young […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
FG presents names of Ambassadorial nominees to Senate — 9th June 2016 President Muhammadu Buhari has released the names of 47 ambassadorial nominees. The names were contained in a letter sent to the senate, and read on the floor of the upper legislative chamber by Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday. In the letter, the […]
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Latest Politics
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
Mass sack: FG threatens to withdraw licence of GSM operators — 9th June 2016 Bimbola Oyesola Federal Government in Geneva threatened to withdraw operating license of banks or telecom operators who violated its order to put on hold the current mass sack in the two sectors. Speaking at the on-going 105th Session of the International […]