The Coalition of Northern Groups on Wednesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise to the nation for allegedly dragging the country to a desperate situation. The group, in a statement by its spokesman, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, further urged the President to own up on his inadequacies and take steps to address national grievances. It said although…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), is set to arraign a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu for alleged money laundering. According to The Guardian, It was gathered that Iwu will be arraigned at a federal High Court, sitting in Lagos on a four-count charge bordering on money…
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The Federal Government has declared Monday, August, 12th and Tuesday, 13th, as public holidays to mark the 2019 Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, in Abuja on Tuesday, congratulated the Muslim faithful on the occasion. She also called on all Nigerians,…
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Governor Seyi Makinde, of Oyo State on Tuesday, approved the sum of N500, 000 as a bursary to each of the 120 Oyo State indigenes in the Nigerian Law School. Makinde, who received a delegation of the Law School students in his office, charged to persevere in the face of challenges. He said that his…
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In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday, Marriage Counsellor, Mrs Adeyemi Omoseye, has blamed the social media as the cause of the high rate of divorce in Nigeria. She said couples in Nigeria were used to forming their lives after the western culture. “In a country like Nigeria, no matter how…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has frozen three bank accounts containing a total of N9.9bn linked to the immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode. According to reports from Punch in June, loyalists of the ruling All Progressives Congress leader, Bola Tinubu, had decided to drag Ambode to the EFCC for investigation.…
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Pres. Buhari has thanked millions of Nigerians, who deliberately ignored calls on social media to join a phantom ‘revolution’ but instead went about their businesses. The President made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Monday. The statement read in parts:…
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The Buhari Media Organisation has criticised Nobel Laurate, Prof Wole Soyinka, and Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana (SAN), for their comments over the Federal Government’s handling of the ‘#RevolutionNow’ protests. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, the group accused the duo of encouraging a move it said was …
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The Department of State Services has confirmed receipt of a court order granting the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky to travel to India for medical attention. According to Pumch, the service said it was currently liaising with relevant stakeholders to allow him travel to seek medical attention in India. This was…
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Nigerian Forward, Samuel Chukwueze has returned to his Spanish club Villarreal ahead of the 2019-20 season. The winger has teamed up with the rest of Javier Calleja’s squad after helping the Super Eagles finish third in the Africa Cup of Nations The forward was given an extended break after featuring in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, where…
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