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The names of the 21 Chibok girls who were released on Thursday have been made public by the Federal Government. The names were posted on the official Twitter handle of the Office of Digital Engagement in the Presidency. See full list below: Mary Usman Bulama Jumai John Blessing Abana Luggwa Sanda Comfort Habila Maryam Basheer Comfort Amos Glory Mainta Saratu …

The Senate on Thursday passed the amendment to the law establishing the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The law now extends the validity of the result of the board’s examination from one year to three years. (Punch)

The presidency on Thursday confirmed the release of 21 Chibok girls hitherto in the custody of their abductors, Boko Haram. The girls were among the 219 students stolen from their dormitory bed in Chibok community, Borno State on April 14, 2014. One of them, Amina had earlier this year escaped from their abductors’ grip and was received by President Muhammadu …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed delight over the release of 21 Chibok schoolgirls by the Boko Haram sect. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said this in his twitter handle. He stated that the president, however, cautioned “Nigerians to be mindful of the fact that more than 30,000 fellow citizens were killed via …

There are reports that twenty one of out of the over 200 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents in April 2014 has been released. A government official said the ‘insurgents group released the 21 Chibok girls to the Nigerian government’ Other sources revealed that the Chibok girls were rescued in Banki area of Borno state where Boko Haram …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared a businessman, Mr. Goodie Ibru, wanted over allegations bordering on capital market fraud and lingering crisis on shares in Ikeja Hotels Plc. The commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement yesterday, explained that Ibru is wanted for alleged money laundering. “The public is hereby notified that …

Amidst the diverse reactions over the arrest of seven judges by the Department of State Services (DSS) for alleged corruption, THISDAY has learnt that several more petitions against the embattled judges have continued to trickle in. A senior intelligence officer who spoke to THISDAY wednesday, also said that the affected judges would be charged to court next week. This was …

In an effort to effect its strategic plan on job creation, the federal government wednesday launched the Smart Farmer Scheme (SFS), an ICT based scheme geared to create over 490, 000 jobs as well as boast agriculture The scheme is in fulfillment of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to boast agriculture and as well as scale up creation of jobs under …

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, has forwarded the names of more judges to the Department of State Services for investigation. The PUNCH learnt on Tuesday that the names sent by the AGF to the security agency were those of judges whose cases of allegations of misconduct, contained in petitions earlier sent by …

The Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin has granted a motion ex parte to the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to inspect all the materials used in the conduct of the September 28 governorship election in the state. The three-man panel of judges led by Justice A. T. Badamasi, on Tuesday, granted the PDP …