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Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the disengagement of 19 political appointees. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the governor, Muyiwa Adekeye, on Wednesday in Kaduna. According to the statement, the governor said “he has approved the disengagement of the first set of political appointees to depart in the ongoing right-sizing …

Bauchi State government, yesterday, confirmed 20 people dead from suspected cholera outbreak in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Aliyu Maigoro, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the epidemic at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Bauchi, said 322 cases have been reported so far. He gave the summary of the cases so far recorded in the …

The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, says the £4.2 million recovered from Mr Ibori has been paid to the Delta State government. The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has called on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to make judicious use of the £4.2 million recovered from former governor James Ibori, for the good of the people of the state. The …

No fewer than 10 INEC offices have been burnt down in the south-east and south-south zones of the country in the last one month. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of sponsoring the systematic attacks on INEC facilities in some parts of the country. The main opposition party alleged that the ruling party was doing …

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has kicked against the plan of the federal government to begin rehabilitation of grazing reserves in the country next month. “We find the move not only shocking and curious but also as a misplaced priority,” the governor said through his spokesperson, Terver Akase. Mr Akase stated that at a time the country is worried …

The £4.2 million recovered from the former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, has been paid to the Delta State Government, the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, said on Tuesday. The fund, which the federal government recently received from the United Kingdom, is part of the proceeds of crime seized from the ex-governor. Mr Idris stated this while appearing …

Several highly-placed officials of the Federal Government have brought great embarrassment to this country through their unguarded utterances. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idris Wase, blocked a petition from a section of Nigerians in the Diaspora, saying they had no right to comment on insecurity in the country. Danladi Umar, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, slapped …

The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to assert his constitutional powers to keep all Nigerians united and secured in every part of the country. The call followed the unanimous decision of the Southern Governors’ Forum in Asaba, Delta State, to ban open grazing, among other issues affecting the interest of the region. NEF’s Director of …

The Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, on Tuesday, said the £4.2m looted by a former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, which the Federal Government recently repatriated from the United Kingdom, had been returned to the state. Idris made this known in Abuja on Tuesday when he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Assessment …

Politicians seeking public office and students seeking admission into higher institutions must undergo drug integrity test, the Chairman, Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has said.  Marwa stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a paper on ‘Drug Abuse and National Security Challenge: Way Forward’, as the guest speaker at the 5th anniversary lecture …