Kaduna Senator Shehu Sani has revealed the circumstances leading to the removal of the Chairman of the Northern Senators’ Forum, Abdullahi Adamu. Sani explained that N70 Million which belonged to the group was claimed to have been carted away by monkeys in a farm house. The letter announcing Adamu’s removal was read by presiding officer, Ike Ekweremadu during a plenary session…
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended the head of Security at the Akure Airport, Ondo state. The suspension follows a runway incursion by cows on Saturday which prevented an Air Peace aircraft from landing for more than 15 minutes. The cows had wandered from surrounding fields and bushes where they were foraging…
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A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has adjourned until March 22 for the continuation of hearing in the case involving former National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Col Sambo Dasuki, pending the outcome of the judgment of the Supreme Court on his appeal. The judge, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, adjourned the case after Dasuki’s counsel Mr…
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Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has decried that her husband was “trashed” after the party won the 2015 elections. Remi, who is representing Lagos Central Senatorial District at the Senate, made this known as she featured on Your View, a breakfast show of Television…
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The Senate has condemned the demolition of the secretariat of a faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State by the state government. The upper chamber asked Governor Nasir el-Rufai to either provide a replacement for the secretariat or compensate Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna-North) who was said to own the building. The Senate made…
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The factional secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna state, located along number 11 B Sambo in the state capital, has been demolished on Tuesday morning. According to THEWILL the secretariat belongs to the faction loyal to the Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central, and Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, representing Kaduna North zone, who…
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The Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Burutai, has directed troops deployed for exercise Cat Race in Benue state, to stop the menace of armed herdsmen terrorising local communities in the state or face a military court-martial. He gave the directive on Tuesday shortly after flagging off the exercise code-named, ‘Ayem Akpatuma’ in Guma local…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that he has fulfilled major promises made to electorate during his political campaign. Buhari made this known on Tuesday when he paid homage to Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Muhammadu Barkindo at his palace in Yola saying the fight against corruption and maintaining peace and security were among the priorities of…
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A Dana Airline plane on Tuesday night overshot the runway at the Port Harcourt airport and ended up in the bush where passengers onboard were evacuated. The flight originated from Lagos, Passengers shared pictures of the plane on social media. This is a developing story. Dana Air was also in the news recently when an…
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Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, former Archbishop of the Catholic Church in Lagos, has asked that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration admits its failure, The Cable reports. Okogie complained, saying that the issue is bigger than getting reelected. Nigerians are unhappy, he said, they are hungry and angry. He said: The truth is: Nigerians are not happy; Nigerians are hungry…
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