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Thursday, July 11th, 2019
The General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, has alerted that the new Nigerian passport has herdsmen inscribed in it. The fiery pastor made the statement on Thursday while condemning the Ruga programme by the federal government. That’s the new nigeria passport..it now has herdsmen inscribed in it…it’s shameful that a certain extraction […]
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Sunday, June 30th, 2019
Friday Olokor, Eniola Akinkuotu, Okechukwu Nnodim, John Charles and Enyioha Opara Despite the harsh criticism of the planned establishment of Ruga settlements across the country, the Federal Government is set to commence the pilot phase of the project in Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Kaduna and seven other states, Saturday PUNCH’s investigations have confirmed. It was learnt in […]
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2019
By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT-A socio-cultural group, Ikwerre Youth Movement, IYM, has urged the vice presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Peter Obi, to apologise to the former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, if he (Obi) could not condemn Rochas Okorocha’s statement. Amaechi had said that for Igbo to be successful in their […]
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Saturday, June 15th, 2019
Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has unsealed some properties it allegedly linked to a former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. Men believed to be EFCC personnel in a white-coloured bus with the number plate – BWR 627 AT – with police protection, […]
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Tuesday, June 4th, 2019
Tobi Aworinde, Abuja The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has defended the President’s recent trip to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, saying there are plans for Nigeria to launch the organisation’s film festival. Shehu, in a statement on Monday, also stated that Buhari, leading other African leaders, […]
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Saturday, May 25th, 2019
Former Speaker, House of Representatives, Ghali Na’ Abba has said that the governors are responsible for the insecurity situation in the country. He spoke to WILLY EYA in this interview and expressed his fears on the future of Nigeria. Spokesman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, has however, asked Na’Abba to provide concrete evidence to back his claim […]
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Friday, May 17th, 2019
Eniola Akinkuotu, ‘Femi Asu and Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced stiffer and stricter visa application processes for Nigerians. The embassy said in a statement on Tuesday that henceforth, all applicants including frequent travellers, who used to use the drop box method, would now have to appear for interviews each time […]
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Saturday, May 11th, 2019
Former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh has said that nothing is wrong with the North aspiring to contest the 2023 presidential election. In this interview with WILLY EYA, he made recommendations on what should be President Muhammadu Buhari’s priority in his second term in office. The talking point in Nigeria today is about the resurgence of killings; you […]
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Friday, May 3rd, 2019
NASS jerks up 2019 budget by N90bn, approves N8.916 trn By Henry Umoru & Emman Ovuakporie ABUJA-THE National Assembly yesterday passed the 2019 budget, by jerking the revenue size by N90billion this came asSenate President, Bukola Saraki and others got N23.678n as severance package The chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Mustafa Dawakin, APC, […]
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Friday, May 3rd, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the redepoyment of 71 staff of the State House Aso Villa, Abuja, ahead of his inauguration for a second term in office. A circular from the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHSOF), revealed that a total of 71 staff on SGL 07-14, both security and […]
