Senator Kabir Jibril, lawmaker who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the upper legislative chamber from 2007-2011, is dead. Jibril who became a senator on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) died on Tuesday morning. He was born on the 18th of May, 1958 and graduated from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria with an LL.B in…
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Yesterday, President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the gathering of world leaders at the United NationsGeneral Assembly in New York, United States. During the speech, he pledged Nigeria’s solidarity to the United Nations and solicited the support of the international community in tackling global challenges. Read his Full Speech Below: On behalf of my country, Nigeria, I congratulate you Mr President…
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The Abia State Security Council has reviewed the curfew in the state with a decision to extend it till further notice. According to a press statement published by THEWILL from Enyinnaya Appolos, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, the curfew at Aba will now be effective from 10pm to 6am, starting from Monday. See the statement below:…
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The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has stated that Defence Headquarters’ classification of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as a terrorist organisation and the proscription of the group by South-East governors did not follow due process. In a statement issued on Monday, he insisted that both declarations announced last Friday by the military high command…
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Nigeria’s presidency has said that the version of President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly today, which is in circulation was “fake”. The said speech was published by sunnewsonline.com and reads in part: “Every year we gather here to deliberate on the affairs of the world. Sometimes we implement what we talked about…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released another timetable for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west senatorial district. Augusta C. Ogakwu, the commission’s secretary, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday revealing that the recall process will commence on October 3, 2017, with the notice of verification. The last day for the submission…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday, announced a “conditional” suspension to its over one month old strike. This was the outcome of a meeting on Monday night in Abuja by the Federal Government and the leadership of the union towards suspension of the five weeks old strike by ASUU. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator…
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The new Police Commissioner in Abia state, Mr Anthony Ogbizi, has said that suspected members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), recently arrested, will be prosecuted for murder, arson and other related crimes. Ogbizi disclosed this during a press briefing and parade of seven suspected members of IPOB at Ariaria police station in Aba. He…
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Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has expressed gratitude to God for averting bloodbath in the state, following the withdrawal of troops deployed to Abia for a one-month military exercise code-named “Operation Python Dance.” Ikpeazu made the remark on Sunday when he visited the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abia council to commiserate…
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