Senate President Bukola Saraki has described a bomb attack on worshippers at a church in Potiskum, Yobe on Sunday as worrisome. In a statement issued by the Senate President Media Office in Abuja, he urged Boko Haram insurgents to “stop wasting innocent lives and accept the olive branch as presented by the federal government.” “My heart is with individuals and …
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A strong indication has emerged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to quiz no fewer than 120 teachers in Ogun State over an alleged N200million loan scam on Monday (today). Vanguard gathered that the anti-graft agency had invited the affected teachers through the state Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) and would interrogate them at the commission’s office …
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Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that all APC faithful must collectively come together to rise above the current crisis threatening to engulf the party. Buhari made the call in Abuja on Friday at the first National Executive Council (NEC) emergency meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) after its victory at the polls. He said party members should strive …
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday sacked the Director General of the Department of State Service, Mr. Ita Ekpenyong. The Director of Communications in the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Alhaji Haruna Imrana, announced the appointment of Mr. Lawal Musa Daura as the Acting DG of the DSS. The terse statement was issued by Imrana on …
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The Federal Government has formally hands off the payment of salaries of teaching and non-academic workers of staff schools in institutions across the country. The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission specifically said government should not be responsible for the payment of their salaries because of its overbearing effect on the budget. Part of the mandate of the commission includes …
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Lagos—Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has expressed joy at his acquittal in respect of the money laundering case against him. He said henceforth, instead of David Oluwafemi Fani-Kayode, “It shall be David Oluwafemi Olukayode. Olukayode means “the Lord has brought me joy” and today he has done precisely that”. Fani-Kayode, was, yesterday, discharged and acquitted by a Federal …
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By Alltimepost.com WASHINGTON – U.S. Defense Secretary, Ash Carter on Wednesday said some service members would be working worldwide on July 4th to secure the country and protect citizens, allies and partners. Carter wished the men and women of the Defense Department a well-deserved Independence Day holiday. The Defense Chief was joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, …
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ABUJA— Immediate past Co-ordinating Minister for the Economy & Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday described as “false and malicious,” the allegation by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, that she spent $2.1 billion from the Excess Crude Account, ECA, without authorization. Speaking through her Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Nwabuikwu, in Abuja, the ex-minister said that there was no …
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President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, appointed Mrs Amina Bala Zakari as the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the conclusion of the term of Office of Prof. Attahiru Jega. FACT 1 Amina Bala Zakari, Nee Husaini Adamu, was born on the 23rd of June 1960. FACT 2 She hails from Kazaure Local Government of Jigawa State. FACT …
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Prof. Attahiru Jega on Tuesday bowed out of office as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. He handed over to Mohammed Wali, a national commissioner of the INEC from Sokoto State, whose five-year tenure will also expire on August 11, 2015. Jega was appointed chairman of the commission by former President Goodluck Jonathan on June 30, 2010. He conducted …
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