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Corruption Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Oil Politics, Top Stories
Friday, July 10th, 2020
Mr. Andrew Yakubu ex GDM NNPC By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA Former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mr. Andrew Yakubu, who is facing money laundering charge, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that $9.7million and £74, 000.00 the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, found in his house […]
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EFCC Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, July 7th, 2020
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has been suspended by the Presidency. Magu was arrested on Monday by a combined team of Department of State Services personnel and policemen at the Wuse II office of the EFCC to face an interagency committee investigating corruption allegations against him. He was detained […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Raw Politics, South-East, Top Stories
Sunday, July 5th, 2020
By Chioma Gabriel, Editor Special Features Just recently, the governors of the southeast and other political leaders in the region including the Ohanaeze Ndigbo met in Enugu where they discussed a myriad of problems confronting the Igbo including security and economic issues. They feared southeast could be under siege following recent movement of youths […]
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House, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, July 3rd, 2020
Reps …to order assets forfeiture, okay discretionary powers for high court judges By Tordue Salem A bill seeking to strip the president of the powers to order for forfeiture of assets of accused persons, scaled second reading in the House of Representatives, yesterday. The House instead, vested the discretionary powers of forfeiture in the judges […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, Top Stories
Sunday, June 28th, 2020
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, renewed the call for the restructuring of the country, insisting that Nigeria “will remain insecure, unstable, non-progressive and stagnated at best or disintegrated at the worst” if not restructured. Obasanjo, who spoke at the Abeokuta Club Annual Sobo Sowemimo Lecture in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, declared that the […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Thursday, June 25th, 2020
…As Reps push for retaliation against Ghana …Presidency mulls foreign policy review …Ghanaian President orders investigation By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Tordue Salem, Abuja The House of Representatives took the hardline posture against Ghana yesterday over the demolition of Nigeria’s High Commission in that country, asking the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to invoke […]
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Edo, General Politics, Governors, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
Gov Godwin Obaseki By Davies Iheamnachor, Port Harcourt: A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has stopped the Governor of Edo State from taking part in the gubernatorial primary election of the People’s Democratic Party, rescheduled to hold on Thursday, 25th June, 2020. The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories
Thursday, June 18th, 2020
Agency Report President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed 12 new permanent secretaries in the Federal Civil Service. Dr Folasade Yem-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made this known in a statement signed by Mrs Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, Director Communication, in her office on Tuesday, in Abuja. The new Permanent Secretaries are Mr Akinlade […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, June 15th, 2020
…as Buhari orders investigation …Security experts, lawyers react By Dapo Akinrefon, Evelyn Usman, Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Henry Ojelu PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday directed security agencies to carry out proper investigation into the shooting that took place last Thursday within precinct of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. His reaction came as pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, some security […]
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General Politics, National Politics, Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98), Top Stories
Thursday, June 11th, 2020
Abacha’s former Chief Security Officer (COS), Major Hamza Al-Mustapha By Ibrahim Hassan – Wuyo In defense of Nigerian former head of state, General Sani Abacha, his former Chief Security Officer (COS), Major Hamza Al-Mustapha said instead of blaming the late military ruler for the billions looted during his regime, Nigerians should instead query those who […]
