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12Insecurity: We’ll leverage on Boko Haram surrender to restore peace in N/E – Zulum
The Executive Governor of Borno state, Prof. Babagana Zulum, says his administration would join hands with Federal government to leverage on the ongoing surrender of Boko Haram insurgents to restore peace in the North East region. He said the move by the insurgents was a welcome development for which a...
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12FG urges state govts to adopt infrastructure maintenance policy
The Federal Government has urged state governments to adopt “Infrastructure Maintenance Policy’’ to stimulate the economy of their states. The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, made the call at the 27th meeting of the `National Council on Works’ on Thursday in Bauchi. “All that we need to...
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14You told child voters, bandits to ‘get rid of Jonathan, elect Buhari’, PANDEF berates NEF over confession
North should apologise to Nigerians over Buhari’s failures, says Edwin Clark group Pan Niger Delta Forum on Thursday lambasted the Northern Elders Forum over its confession that it regretted that it “got rid” of then-President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 elections to vote in the incumbent, Major General Muhammadu Buhari...
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13BREAKING: Court awards N50m damages against police over IPOB activist Ngozi Umeadi’s detention -Lawyer
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Gudu Judicial Division Abuja, has awarded N50 million damages against the police for arresting and detaining an activist of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ngozi Umeadi. Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who hailed the judgement on Thursday, said the court also ordered...
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12Gov Bello swears in new Kogi Chief Justice, President Customary Court of Appeal
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Thursday administered the oath of office to the recently confirmed Chief Judge of the State, Justice Richard Olorunfemi, and the President Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Isiaka Momoh-Jimoh Governor Bello in his address which was delivered by his deputy, Edward Onoja charged the...
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11France’s Envoy to Return to US after Talks Between Macron and Biden
France will send its ambassador back to Washington next week after French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Joe Biden agreed in a phone call Wednesday to meet next month over a submarine spat that sent relations between the longtime allies into a tailspin. The two heads of state “have...
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12Trump Sues Niece and New York Times Over Tax Story
Former US President Donald Trump is suing his niece and the New York Times over a 2018 article that alleged he was involved in “dubious tax schemes”. The lawsuit, filed in New York, accuses Mary Trump and newspaper reporters of being “engaged in an insidious plot” to obtain confidential documents....
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16FG has identified, blocked terrorism financiers in Nigeria – Malami
The Federal Government has succeeded in blocking terrorism financing in Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said. Malami told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that the federal government had also succeeded in identifying and detaining “high profile...
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19Leaked Memo: Ebonyi Govt fires back at PDP
Ebonyi State Government, yesterday fired back at the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for misinforming the general public on the State Government’s proposed arrangement to get N10 billion from the Federal Government and to have the Federal Ministry of Aviation supervise the concession of the State International Airport. This arrangement was...
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14Naira crash: PDP demands CBN gov’s resignation
The Peoples Democratic Party has demanded the resignation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over alleged mismanagement of the economy. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, made the demand on behalf of the party, at a media briefing in Abuja, on Thursday. The...
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16Insurgency: Destruction worse than imagined -Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has lamented the rate of destruction of infrastructure in Borno State and other parts of Nigeria. According to him, the destructions are worse than he had imagined. He said this at a town hall meeting in Maiduguri on Thursday, according to a...
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20BREAKING: Court awards N50m damages against police over IPOB activist Ngozi Umeadi’s detention -Lawyer
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Gudu Judicial Division Abuja, has awarded N50 million damages against the police for arresting and detaining an activist of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Ngozi Umeadi. Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, who hailed the judgement on Thursday, said the court also ordered...
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172023 Presidential Race: PDP may jettison its zoning arrangement — Sources
Indication emerged that the zoning arrangement earlier adopted by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP ahead of the 2023 general elections may be jettisoned. Recall that the party had a few weeks ago, hinted that its national chairman would emerge from the Southwest. Wikirise learnt that no fewer than four chairmanship...
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16Collection of VAT by FIRS remains – FG
The Federal Government says the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will continue to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) following the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the matter. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New...
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16Budget 2022: Experts frown as Senate passes MTEF, FSP
*Approves N13.98trn for 2022 budget *Pegs oil benchmark at $57, exchange rate at N410.15/US$, crude production at 1.88 mbpd *Projected GDP of 4.20%, inflation at 13% *Expert faults financial projections *Oil industry operators list challenges to output target *FG records N2.3trn deficit as expenditure, debt servicing rise By Emma Ujah, Abuja...