A presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration has vowed to fight corruption to standstill in spite strong resistance by some individuals and groups to thwart these efforts. Shehu, who is the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. He stressed …
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A white Oklahoma police officer charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in September 2016 has said the man’s race had nothing to do with her decision to fire her gun. Tulsa officer Betty Shelby told CBS’s 60 Minutes in an interview scheduled to air on Sunday she used lethal force because she feared 40-year-old Terence Crutcher …
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A top aide to Donald Trump has called for a primary challenge to a Republican member of Congress. In a tweet on Saturday, Dan Scavino, the White House director of social media, called on voters to defeat congressman Justin Amash of Michigan. Scavino wrote: “@realDonaldTrump is bringing auto plants & jobs back to Michigan. @justinamash is a big liability. #TrumpTrain, …
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After a keen contest, Nigeria’s representative and Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Wednesday emerged President of the ECOWAS Network of Electoral Commissions (ECONEC). In the election held during a meeting of the ECOWAS electoral commissions, Yakubu garnered 10 votes to defeat Guinean representative who got four votes. The Republic of Benin and Guinea …
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The House of Representatives has upturned President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on the extension of a Permanent Secretary whose year of service was extended by the President. The lawmakers directed that Jamila Shu’ara, until now a Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education cease to be a civil servant with immedite effect. The Head of Service of the Federation (HoCSF), …
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Edo State Police Command in collaboration with vigilantes and local hunters have concluded plans to commence tactical surveillance of forest suspected to be hideouts of notorious herdsmen and other criminals in the state. The exercise, according to the state Commissioner of Police, Haliru Gwandu, was aimed at smoking out all manner of criminals from the urban and rural communities in …
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The Nigerian Military on Thursday gave reasons why the elusive Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau has not been captured despite a huge manhunt and the capture of Camp Zairo in Sambisa forest. The Director Defence Information (DDI) , Major General John Eneche who spoke at a press forum in Abuja admitted that there was a mix-up regarding information about the …
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By Bob Majiri Etemiku Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has commenced implementation of the Civil Society Advocacy Support for Anti-Corruption crusade in Nigeria. As part of the implementation exercise, the human and environment rights group organized a two-day training in Abuja for selected Civil Society organizations on Open Government Partnership (OGP) the United Nations Convention against Corruption …
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The Presidency on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has not changed his plan to return to his doctors in London, United Kingdom for follow-ups. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this in an interview with journalists. Shehu said it was not true that Buhari had decided to bring his doctors to Nigeria …
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The once powerful speaker of Brazil’s lower house of Congress Eduardo Cunha was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison in a landmark for the country’s battle against rampant, high-level corruption. The sentence, detailed in a court document signed by top anti-corruption judge Sergio Moro, likely signals the end of the road for a man who spearheaded last year’s controversial …
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