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Monday, January 25th, 2016
-Vanguard Former Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has described as malicious attempts by Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), to link her with the $2.1 billion arms scandal. Falana had written the International Criminal Court, ICC, asking it to investigate those allegedly involved in the arms deal, including the former National Security Adviser, NSA, […]
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2016
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor & Emmanuel Elebeke ABUJA —The Federal Government said, yesterday, that 55 well-placed Nigerians stole a whopping N1.34 trillion between 2006 and 2013, an amount that would have been enough to provide significant developmental projects across the country. Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the figure while addressing a […]
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Saturday, January 16th, 2016
Some of the Generals Viewed – 79796 Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Eighteen military chiefs that President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe will start appearing before the commission on Monday. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the commission had sent invitations to some of the Generals and the companies, whose names featured in […]
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Friday, January 8th, 2016
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has described as ‘abominable distractions,’ statement by the Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Dr Austin Tam-George, that the state would demand refund from him (Soyinka) if he collected cash from the N82 million allegedly spent by immediate-past Governor, Rotimi Amaechi on a dinner to honour him. Soyinka, who reacted in […]
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Saturday, January 2nd, 2016
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu Fiery Enugu Catholic priest, and founder, Adoration Ministry, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, in a New Year sermon on Friday said there are plans by unnamed people to assassinate President Muhammadu Buhari. He said many people are plotting to kill the President because of his campaign against corruption. He said, “I am not […]
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Friday, January 1st, 2016
Says 2016 is year of change By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor & Joseph Erunke ABUJA — Taking note of the hard times in the land, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said becoming president had not removed him from the pains of the people, promising that 2016 would be the beginning of the change in the country. […]
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2015
Former President Goodluck Jonathan Eniola Akinkuotu The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has advised former President Goodluck Jonathan to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari and confess all he knows about the $2bn arms scandal. Sagay told our correspondent during an interview that if Jonathan could provide adequate information, he would […]
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Thursday, December 17th, 2015
Washington (CNN)GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson has canceled a planned trip to Israel and Africa, the candidate said Thursday. Carson planned to visit Nigeria, Kenya and Zambia at the end of the month. His Israel trip was also supposed to occur before the first caucuses. Spokeswoman Deana Bass confirmed the two trips were canceled due […]
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Monday, December 14th, 2015
Okonjo-Iweala makes public memo on arms deal The former Finance Minister and the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has released a memo in respect of the arms deal saga. The former Minister in an email said thus Compliments. For the past week, Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole and other compromised persons and […]
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Friday, November 27th, 2015
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Federal Government, yesterday, failed to persuade the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court to summon the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki( retd), to appear before it. Dasuki is answering to a five-count criminal charge bordering on money laundering and alleged illegal possession of firearms. He […]
