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Ag. President, Others Receive Buhari In Presidential Villa

President Muhammadu Buhari has landed at the Aso Presidential Villa, Abuja helipad after some 51 days vacation in London United Kingdom. His chopper talked ground at about 8:42 am on Friday. Meanwhile, as early as 7:00am, some key officials of his government were already gathered at the Aso Villa Helipad to receive him. Among officials were Vice President,Yemi Osinbajo,Chief of …

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Breaking News: Ogbemudia Dies At 84

Brig-Gen. Samuel Ogbemudia the two-term governor of the defunct Bendel State who raised the benchmark of governance and laid the infrastructure for development in Edo and Delta States has died at 84. General Ogbemudia Ogbemudia died in Benin on Thursday night at about 11.00 p.m. reliable sources close to him disclosed last night. Ogbemudia had a very successful military career …

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Nigerians Rejoices To The News On President Buhari’s Return Today

A cross section of Nigerians have continued to appreciate God through the social media on the reported news that President Muhammadu Buhari will be returning home from London on Friday after his medical vacation. Many Nigerians have been showering praises on the originator of the news, Mr Femi Adesina who had earlier issued a statement indicating that the president would …

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Akeredolu Freezes LG Accounts, Stops Salaries Of Political Appointees

Despite the promise by the Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, not to do anything unlawful concerning the administration of local governments, we learnt yesterday that the accounts of the 18 councils in the state had been frozen. Equally, the state government had stopped the salaries of all political appointees in the third tier of government in the state as …

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Peace Corps Sues Police, DSS, AGF, Demands N2bn For Unlawful Arrest

The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) and some of its members have filed a suit against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Inspector –General of Police (IG) and the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS) for violation of their rights. They want a Federal High Court in Abuja to award them N2 billion as compensation for …

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INEC Releases Timetable For 2019 Elections, Fixes Feb 16 For Presidential, NA Polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the timetable for the 2019 elections, indicating that it would hold the next presidential and National Assembly elections on February 16, 2019. The commission also said that governorship and that of the state assembly polls will take place on March 2nd, 2019. The announcement of the timetable for the 2019 general election …

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BREAKING NEWS: Buhari Is Back, Lands In Kaduna, Choppered To Presidential Villa Today

President Muhammadu Buhari arrived the country Today (Friday) at about 4 a.m., 51 days after he left the country on a medical vacation. Owing to the closure of the Abuja airport,  a presidency sources said that his plane was scheduled to land at the Kaduna airport in the wee hours of Friday, following which he was to be flown by …

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Apo Six Killings : Nigerian Court Sentences Two Policemen To Death Over Extra Judicial Murder

An FCT High Court has convicted and sentenced two out of five policemen accused in the extrajudicial killings of six Apo traders in 2005 to death. The accused Ezekiel Acheneche and Emmanuel Baba were convicted of homicide punishable by death under section 22 1a of the penal code while others were absolved of wrongdoing and discharged. Justice Ishaq Bello while …

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Reps Step Down Bill To Provide Free Medical Care For Pregnant Women

A bill for an Act to authorise the provision of free prenatal and postnatal health services for pregnant women in government hospitals, has been stepped down in the House of Representatives. The bill which was to be read the second time on the floor of the green chamber was not debated because copies were not made available to members on …

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UN Remembers Chibok Schoolgirls On Int’l Women’s Day

The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has called on the international community to remember the Chibok schoolgirls and thousands of other women abducted by the Boko Haram terrorists. Mohammed stated this in her speech to commemorate the 2017 International Women’s Day at the UN Headquarters in New York. “Today let us save a thought for the Chibok girls. “And …

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