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Desist From Illegal Land Acquisition Or Pay Heavy Price, Edo Govt Warns Property Developers

Edo State Government has warned real estate developers and other stakeholders in the real estate industry against acquiring land in various communities across the state without following due process relating to layout designs. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the illegal laying out of acquired land by developers distorts the set-out Land Use Plan …

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FG Arraigns 15 Suspected Invaders Of Mary Odili’s Residence

The Federal Government, on Wednesday, produced 15 suspected invaders of the Supreme Court judge, Mary Odili, for arraignment at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The suspects were led into Court 11 by the operatives of the Nigerian Police Force from the Force Headquarters at about 1:40 p.m. where they will be arraigned before Nkeonye Maha. The News Agency of Nigeria …

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Nigeria Owes N38tr, Seeks Fresh $5.8bn External Loan, $10m Grant

• AfDB approves $210m fresh loan for Nigeria’s agro-industrial processing projects• DMO: FG must adopt significant revenue drive to reduce rising debt, fresh borrowings• Senators are specialists in loans approval without scrutiny, says Sani Nigeria’s total public debt as of September, third quarter of 2021, is N38.005 trillion, the Debt Management Office (DMO), has said. This was disclosed in a …

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FACT-CHECK: Court Did Not Declare Marriages Conducted At Ikoyi Registry Illegal

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court did not declare as illegal or invalid marriages conducted at the Federal Marriage Registry in Ikoyi, Lagos, PREMIUM TIMES reports. Justice D.E Osiagor in his judgment on December 8, obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, granted an order restraining the Ministry of Interior from further contracting, celebrating, or registering marriages under the Marriage Act, …

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Insecurity: Buhari Has Done His Best, It’s A Waste Of Time To Expect More, Says Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the incumbent President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has done his best to proffer solutions to the security challenges confronting the nation, adding that Nigerians should not expect more from the Katsina-born retired major general. Obasanjo made this known this week when leaders of socio-cultural organisations met in Abuja at a retreat on inclusive security …

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How Two Bills Almost Destroyed Nigeria’s Democracy In 1977 – Akande

A bill to restrict the age of presidential candidates to 70 and below elicited intense acrimony on the floor of the Constituent Assembly in 1977 that it pitched the members into different camps. Although the bill was eventually passed, it was removed by General Olusegun Obasanjo, who was the head of the military regime at the time. Bisi Akande, a …

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It’ll Affect Fight Against Terrorists, Bandits — Group Berates Army For ‘Disengaging’ 36 Senior Officers

A group, Vanguard for Peace Building and Conflict Resolution, has condemned the recent disengagement of 36 senior officers by the Defence Headquarters. In a statement sent to journalists on Wednesday, December 15, the group stated that the directive allegedly by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor will affect the fight against terrorists and bandits. The statement which was …

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2023 Presidency: Tinubu Hints Of Readiness To Succeed Buhari

Ahead of the 2023 poll, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally dropped the hint that he would aspire to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, who had a closed-door meeting with Northern elders under the aegis of Northern Alliance Committee, yesterday in Abuja, assured that he …

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Saying Buhari Has Nothing More To Offer Is Untrue, Dirty Politicking —Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has faulted talk that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has nothing more to offer, saying it is untrue, fallacious and smacks of dirty politicking. This is as he revealed the effort of the regime in tackling insecurity which now has in addition banditry and kidnapping. This followed a statement by former …

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DSS Vows To Crush Sponsors Of Terrorism, Banditry, Kidnapping

The Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday vowed to crush sponsors of terrorism, armed banditry and kidnapping in the country. It also maintained that leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, remained hale and hearty in spite of insinuations to the contrary. Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, Spokesman of DSS, Dr. Peter Afunanya, said …

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