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House, Legislature, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, April 28th, 2018

Motion to impeach Buhari: I have no regrets, says Senator Urhoghide • It’s a shame thugs assaulted me in Benin ν Gov Obaseki not involved –Aide Ighomuaye Lucky, Benin Senator Matthew Urhoghide yesterday said that he has no regrets for moving the motion calling for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari on the floor of […]
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Education, Headlines, Top Stories
Thursday, April 19th, 2018

Sex-for-marks: OAU suspends Professor Akindele indefinitely — 19th April 2018 A professor at the centre of a sexual harassment sex-for-marks scandal, Mr Richard Akindele, has been suspended by his university, having been found culpable and liable of serious misconduct by an investigative committee set up to look into the allegations. Akindele, a professor at the […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, First Ladies, National Politics, Patience Jonathan, Top Stories
Friday, April 13th, 2018

EFCC loses bid to seize Patience Jonathan’s $8.4m, N9.1bn — 14th April 2018 A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday, struck out a forfeiture application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for the sum of $8, 435,789.84 and N9,185, 327, 362, allegedly linked to the former first lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan and six others. The […]
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Biafra, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, April 7th, 2018

— 7th April 2018 • We arrested only 4 persons –Police Jeff Amechi Agbodo, Onitsha The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has alleged that about 40 of its members were missing after security operatives attacked them while returning from the burial of a member, Odika Esieme Chukwuma at Igbo-Ukwu in Anambra State. The deceased was allegedly […]
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Africa & World Politics, Canadian Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Saturday, March 31st, 2018

Police say two Toronto men have been charged with first-degree murder and that a third suspect is wanted in connection with the shooting death of 26-year-old Nnamdi Ogba. Toronto police were called to Scarlettwood Court, off of Scarlett Road and south of Lawrence Avenue West, after 11 p.m. on March 16 for reports of a shooting. Officers […]
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American Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Thursday, March 29th, 2018

• Makes N19b in one year, excess gain hits N4.5 billion • Official says consulate uses market-based exchange rate Though the Federal Government pegged the exchange rateat N305.25 to a dollar, the American Consulate in Nigeria exchanged N400 to a dollar in visa application fees for one fiscal year, until yesterday. This was deduced from […]
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Armed Forces, Army, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, March 25th, 2018

Theophilus Danjuma The statement coming from Danjuma, also a former Chief of Army Staff, brings a disturbing twist to the country’s insecurity crisis. Danjuma made the disclosure in Jalingo, Taraba State, yesterday, during the maiden convocation of the state’s university. Taraba has over the years witnessed alleged killings by armed herdsmen. The retired General charged […]
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Boko Haram, National Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Friday, March 23rd, 2018

24th March 2018 The Federal Government of Nigeria reached a breakthrough in securing the release of the last of the abducted Dapchi Girls, Leah Sharibu, said the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris on Saturday in Maiduguri. ………………………………. Islamist terror group Book Haram had reportedly held back on freeing Leah on account of her not […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories, Yobe
Thursday, March 15th, 2018

In Dapchi, Yobe State, President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration’s response to the abduction of 110 schoolgirls from Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, was better than that of President Goodluck Jonathan’s government. Boko Haram kidnapped 110 students from Dapchi, Yobe state on February 19, 2018, and also, abducted 274 students from Government Girls Secondary […]
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Corruption Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, March 10th, 2018

By Innocent Anaba An investigator, Usman Zakari, who appeared as the second prosecution witness for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, narrated to the court how former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Jumoke Akinjide and others allegedly took delivery of a cash sum of […]