The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, yesterday, confirmed the death of 20 Nigerian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia during this year’s Hajj. hajj Chairman of the commission, Abdullahi Mukhtar, disclosed this at a pre-Arafat meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He said 14 pilgrims died from cardiac arrest and other ailments, while six lost their lives in the September 11 crane …
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Former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has announced she will be joining US investment bank Lazard’s sovereign advice division. She has also been appointed chair-elect of the board of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. The new portfolios follow her second stint as Nigeria’s finance minister, which ended in May after the Jonathan led government was voted …
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The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said that as a law-abiding citizen, he would appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday. Saraki made this known to newsmen on Monday in Abuja after the Appeal Court had dismissed a suit he filed to stop his trial at the tribunal. The senate president’s statement is coming after Monday’s issuance …
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By Alltimepost.com, All Progressives Congress’s gubernatorial aspirant in Edo State and former Federal Minister of State for Works, Engr. Chris Osa Ogiemwonyi was honored by Edo National Association Worldwide (ENAW) at its recently concluded convention in Los Angeles, California, USA. Ogiemwonyi, along with several other prominent Nigerians of Edo extraction was cited for his contribution to the ENAW Park project. …
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By Alltimepost.com, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has advocated the establishment of a National Assets Recovery Strategy (NARS) to deal with the issue of loot recovery in Nigeria. The organization made the proposal following the controversy generated by claims and counter claims of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala regarding the actual amount …
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President Muhammadu Buhari joined the people of Nigeria to mourn the passing-on of a great icon in the country yesterday after he received with immense sadness, news of the demise of Chief (Mrs.) Hannah Dideolu Awolowo. On behalf of the Federal Government and people of Nigeria, President Buhari extends sincere commiserations to the children, grand children and great grand children …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, summoned the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to appear before it on September 21 to show cause why it should not be restrained from arraigning Senate President,Bukola Saraki, over allegations bordering on false and improper declaration of assets allegedly acquired during his tenure as governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011. …
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A deputy director in the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. M.S. Hassan, applied for the arrest order following Saraki’s refusal to appear before the tribunal to enter his plea to the13- count corruption charge against him. Saraki who was billed for arraignment this morning, sent his team of lawyers to serve the tribunal with a copy …
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday declared wanted the man managing Senate President Bukola Saraki’s property company, Mr. Kennedy Izuagbe, for alleged N3.6bn money laundering. Izuagbe, managing director of Carlisle Properties and Investment Limited, a firm said to be owned by Saraki, was alleged to have conspired with others to launder the said amount while he was the …
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By Alltimepost.com Zambian Minister of Labor, Comrade Fackson Shamenda says Nigeria is now the true leader on the African continent having taken the back seat for so many years. Shamenda made the remark while speaking during a visit to Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in Benin City on Wednesday. He said it was a shame that Nigeria which all …
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