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Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor Prominent Northern leaders, Tuesday, rejected the implementation of the 2014 report of the National Conference convoked by former President Goodluck Jonathan, saying that it did not address the key issues affecting them. In its place, the northern leaders are asking President Muhammadu Buhari to convene a fresh conference that […]
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor INDICATIONS emerged last night that despite denials by top officials of the administration, the Presidency had come under pressure to relocate the Villa Chapel, where Christians have been worshipping on Sundays. Informed Presidency sources familiar with the location of the Villa Chapel, which was built and inaugurated by President […]
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Monday, September 7th, 2015
THREE months after leaving office and amid accusations of misdeeds by his government, former President Goodluck Jonathan has said he worked with a great team. Jonathan’s appraisal of his cabinent was contained in separate congratulatory letters to the new President of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina; and the Vice-President of the World Bank, […]
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Sunday, September 6th, 2015

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief As President Muhammadu Buhari inquires into the Boko Haram war expenditures under the last administration, it has emerged that Nigeria’s traditional allies in the West deliberately frustrated former President Goodluck Jonathan’s efforts towards ending terrorists’ activities in the country. US President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with President Goodluck […]
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

Wednesday, September 2, 2015 advertisement TOP HEADLINES Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, immediate past Minister for Petroleum Resources, has dismissed allegations made by the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria to the effect that as former minister she “sat” on a $15 billion oil deal, describing it as spurious, unfounded and libelous. Alison-Madueke who spoke […]
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Friday, August 28th, 2015

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says former Minister of the Niger Delta, Mr Godsday Orubebe is afraid of President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned probe of several billions of naira squandered on the East-West road and on the Amnesty programme under his watch as Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, adding that this is the basis […]
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Friday, August 28th, 2015

By Levinus Nwabughiogu Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Babachir David Lawal as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) In a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said the president also appointed Alhaji Abba Kyari as his Chief of […]
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2015
Ki-Moon demands release of Chibok girls •Backs President’s anti-graft war From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, yesterday in Abuja demanded the unconditional release of over 200 girls abducted from their school in Borno State on April 14 last year. This is even as his host, President Muhammadu Buhari said over […]
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2015

By ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI PERHAPS, in response to the yearnings of Nigerians to reduce the allowances of National Assembly members, the Presidency has summoned the leadership of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) on the matter Daily Sun gathered yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari would soon meet with the Fidelis Mbah-led leadership […]
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Friday, August 21st, 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari The Federal Government has begun moves to establish special courts to try corruption-related cases as part of the efforts to fight graft in the country. Saturday PUNCH’s investigations on Friday revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari was opting for a comprehensive onslaught against the problem of corruption in the country. It was […]