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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Legislature, Party Politics, Senate, South-East
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA—The All Progressives Congress, APC, has explained its helplessness in the face of the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, saying the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari cannot approbate and reprobate at the same time. Buhari and Saraki South East spokesperson of the APC, Osita Okechukwu, stated this at […]
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Kaduna, Latest Politics, State News
Friday, April 8th, 2016
Buhari made me Kaduna gov –El-Rufai — 8th April 2016 •Says, I don’t see myself as nice From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday, went down memory lane when he recalled the encouragement he received from President Muhammadu Buhari. El-Rufai said Buhari was then the APC presidential candidate. He said but for Buhari, he […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Latest Politics
Friday, April 8th, 2016
CBN disburses N16.4bn to farmers under ‘Anchor Borrowers’ scheme — 8th April 2016 …To offer accrued CRR funds to banks soon By Blaise Udunze THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Thursday, disclosed it has disbursed a total of N16.4billion to 78,000 farmers since the maiden launch of the Anchor Borrowers’ scheme in Kebbi State. Rising from the […]
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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
-Sun The immediate past president of the Senate, Senator David Mark has debunked reports in the media linking him to Panama papers which alleged that he operated offshore companies, insisting that he has no connection, whatsoever, to any of the companies registered, operated or managed by the Mossack Fonseca Law Firm. In a statement […]
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EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the Managing Director of Katakar Civil Engineering Company, Mr. Azibaola Robert, and an Executive Director of the company, Mr. Dakoru Atukpa, over a $40m pipeline contract. The contract, it was learnt on Wednesday, was awarded by the Office of the National Security […]
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Latest Politics, Oil Politics
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
lalekan Adetayo President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday regretted that Nigeria has little to show for the huge resources it made from oil in the past 16 years. He said despite the fact that oil sold above $100 per barrel for the greater part of the last 16 years, leaders of the country refused to plan […]
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Corruption Politics, Delta, Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate, State News
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
John Alechenu, Sunday Aborisade, Eniola Akinkuotu, Adelani Adepegba and Oladimeji Ramon The Senate President, Bukola Saraki’s family and a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, were among some prominent Africans named in a newly discovered secret offshore assets scam released by a German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung. The German newspaper on Monday released the Panama […]
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Latest Politics, Legislature, Senate, Top Stories
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Finally, Saraki’s CCT trial commences proper — 5th April 2016 Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has dismissed an application for adjournment filed by Senate President Bukola Saraki. Ruling on the application on Tuesday, Umar held that the issue of jurisdiction of the tribunal had already been settled by the Supreme […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016
Dasuki’s bid to stop trial suffers setback — 5th April 2016 THE Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned ruling indefinitely on the application of Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (NSA) to discontinue his trial. The case was listed on the cause list of the court yesterday, but Adeniyi Ademola, the judge, did not appear. The court […]
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Economy, Latest Politics
Sunday, April 3rd, 2016
IMF 2016 economic outlook spells gloom for Nigerian economy — 3rd April 2016 …Projects GDP to be far worse than 2015 …Reserves to fall further to new lows at about $21.5bn By Blaise Udunze THE International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) 2016 economic outlook for Nigeria spells doom for the nation’s growth prospects, with the projection that gross domestic […]
