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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers. The full list is below: 1. Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) -Minister of ...
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Daily Archives: August 21, 2019
Gunmen attack Nasarawa deputy governor’s convoy, kill three policemen, civilian
Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday attacked the convoy of Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, killing three policemen and a civilian ...
Read More »Confession: How soldiers killed police officers, released me – Taraba kidnap kingpin
Captured suspected kidnapper, Hamisu Bala Wadume, has explained how he escaped from the operatives of Intelligence Response Team on August 6 ...
Read More »#RevolutionNow: Sowore paid by foreign agents to topple Buhari’s govt – DSS
The Department of State Services (DSS) has alleged in fresh papers filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja that the convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, met with “foreign collaborators” in Dubai ...
Read More »Supreme Court dismisses Atiku’s appeal to access INEC server
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, seeking access to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) sever ...
Read More »Drama, confusion as EFCC raids Ambode’s residence in Lagos
It was drama and confusion in Lagos yesterday over a raid on the homes of the immediate past governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over an alleged ...
Read More »Police retirees protest gratuity underpayment
Retired police in Kwara State have alleged being short-changed by the police pension administrator in their gratuities ...
Read More »SARS operatives kill disarmed suspects in Lagos
A video posted on the social media has revealed the moment operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad shot dead two suspected phone thieves in Lagos. ...
Read More »INEC releases timetable on PVC collection, party primaries for Bayelsa, Kogi polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released timetables and other modalities for the conduct of the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states billed ...
Read More »Buhari announces new heads of govt agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday named new heads of some Federal Government agencies. The new appointees replaced their predecessors, who were appointed as ministers by ...
Read More »Court awards Rivers State N502m monthly on oil well
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday upheld the Rivers State’s entitlement to N502m monthly allocation accruing from the Oil Mining Lease 112. Justice ...
Read More »Impeachment: Kogi Deputy Governor drags State Assembly to court
The Deputy Governor of Kogi, Elder Simon Achuba has dragged the State House of Assembly to court following impeachment noticed recently served on him. Achuba ...
Read More »Gov. Ugwuanyi joins priests to bid late Fr. Offu farewell
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday, joined Bishop Callistus Onaga of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu and other members of the clergy to ...
Read More »Yobe govt, firm to build 2,600 affordable homes
The Yobe State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Family Homes Fund Limited to provide 2,600 houses within 18 months. As part ...
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