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The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on Wednesday the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has concluded arrangements to implicate him in the ongoing investigation and prosecution of suspected cultists in Kwara State. Saraki said it has become necessary for him to urgently bring the alleged plot by the IGP to attention of senators, Nigerians and the international community. The Senate …

The Senate has passed the 2018 Appropriation Bill following the consideration and adoption of the report by the joint National Assembly Committee on Appropriation. The report was laid before the Senate on Tuesday, while the lawmakers considered and adopted it at an extended plenary on Wednesday. The same version of the report was presented in the Senate and House of …

The Sokoto State police command has confirmed the killing of three policemen and kidnapping of an expatriate, Abul Nasir, a Syrian national working with Triacta Construction Company in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Cordelia Nwawe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the incident occurred at about 7. 20 a.m. at the company’s quarry site …

Former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, was on Wednesday arraigned at the Jos High Court for allegedly misappropriating N6.3 billion. Jang, who was arraigned alongside one Yusuf Gyang Pam by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 12- count charge, pleaded not guilty to the charges.The defence counsel, Robert Clark (SAN), pleaded that the ex-governor be granted …

Oba Ewuare II Foundation in collaboration with the National Directorate of Employment has put together a skill acquisition program at the Oba Ewuare II Foundation Complex in Benin City. The empowerment program is aimed at training 50 youths in the state including the Libya returnees. The training will be on entrepreneurship skills like liquid soap making, baby powder, hair cream, …

Benin City, Nigeria – Africa Network for Environment & Economic Justice, ANEEJ, has applauded the plan by the Buhari administration to expend the $320million loot returned from Switzerland to Nigeria on the poorest of the poor through a conditional Cash Transfer Program. Rev David Ugolor, ANEEJ Executive Director said on Tuesday that the plan by the Federal Government to comply …

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and members of the government team Monday met at the Presidential Villa on employment initiatives. The Vice President who is Chairman of the federal government Economic Management Team, (EMT). Though members of team refused to speak to journalists after the meeting, it was gathered that the meeting was to re-strategies on the federal government’s efforts towards …

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Tuesday discharged a Supreme Court judge, Sylvester Ngwuta, of charges of false declaration of assets preferred against him by the federal government. Danjuma Umar, chairman of the tribunal who presided over the case, held that the petition brought against Mr Nguta was incompetent. He said only the National Judicial Council (NJC) reserved the …

Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress caucus of the House of Representatives have endorsed former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomole, for the position of national chairman of the party. This was made known by the House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, after the aspirant and his campaign team met the lawmakers at the National Assembly complex Tuesday evening. The meeting …

President Muhammadu Buhari said on Tuesday said he would not cheat or allow anybody to cheat Nigerians. The President stated this shortly after lunching the social intervention programme initiated by Jigawa State Governor, Badaru Abubakar, in Dutse. Buhari is currently on a two-day working visit to the state. He said: “We are fully aware of the present hardship in the …