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The man championing the campaign to unseat Speaker Yakubu Dogara for alleged padding of the budget, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has himself gone to court to stop the police from arresting or questioning him over allegations bordering on claims of his complicity in the matter. Besides that Saturday Vanguard has also obtained court papers in which Jibrin is also seeking judicial relief …

The rising rate of ethnic disturbances and religious extremism in parts of Nigeria took the centre stage yesterday, as the Federal Government was urged to prevent religion and ethnicity from becoming Nigeria’s national identity. The government was also urged to forge national cohesion in its efforts to douse ethno-religious tension as the country’s leadership must rise to the challenges posed …

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Thursday met behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari. The meeting, which lasted about an hour, was held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Soyinka was accompanied by a former Managing Director, Daily Times of Nigeria, Dr. Yemi Ogunbiyi. The agenda of the meeting described as a private one was not …

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday in Abuja released what it called the final list of candidates for the Edo State governorship election. The election is scheduled to hold on Saturday, September 10. In a document signed and issued by the Secretary to the commission, Mrs. Augusta C. Ogakwu, the commission said that 19 political parties and their candidates …

The Federal Government has disclosed plans to release N100bn for capital projects in a few days’ time, having earlier released N322bn for the same purpose. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos during the Presidential Policy Dialogue session organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He said, “We have also pledged to keep capital budget …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday said no member of the National Assembly could be investigated or prosecuted for performing the legislative duty of passing an Appropriation Act. He also took on critics, who joined a former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, to accuse him of padding the budget, saying they lacked the …

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, on Monday, relaunched the War Against Indiscipline, WAI Brigade, in Abuja, saying in this era of insecurity, violence, kidnapping, and other forms of social vices, the role of the Brigade in civil intelligence gathering cannot be over emphasized. Announcing the development on the occasion of the National and State Commanders meeting of the Community …

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, kicked off its investigation of the alleged padding of 2016 budget in line with allegations contained in the petition by the sacked chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin. Jibrin was, again, at the Force Headquarters on Monday, to make additional statements on his allegation against the …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has raised the alarm that his life is under threat. Jonathan said a list, which named him and other South-South leaders as Niger Delta Avengers sponsors, was another attempt by a group, Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, to eliminate him. A group, which split from the NDA – Reformed Niger Delta Avengers – had …

Northern youth under the auspices of Northern Youth Leaders Assembly, have threatened not to tolerate any further attack on the image of President Muhammadu Buhari, who according to them has done so much to put the nation on the path to progress. The group which made this threat in a communiqué co-signed by its Chairman, Communique Drafting Committee, Yakubu Danlami …