FEDERAL Government has alleged that 55 former government functionaries and top businessmen stole N1.34tn from public treasury in eight years. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the allegation at a press conference to announce a National Sensitisation Campaign against Corruption in Abuja on Monday. Although Mohammed did not disclose the authority for […]
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A Leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Chief Government Ekpemupolo, has explained why he has not appeared in court on the alleged N34 billion fraud, for which an order of arrest was issued on him. Ekpemupolo, in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, said he has nothing […]
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The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) yesterday resumed the protest against the continued detention of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, The Nation report. The protest which was announced on friday, turned bloody in Aba, Abia State, when protesters clashed with security men. Unconfirmed reports said about […]
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THOSE responsible for the multiple armed attacks on strategic oil and gas pipelines in Delta State will be fished out, the Joint Task Force (JTF) has vowed. The Commander of the JTF, Major-General Alani Gafar Okunola, who led other military officers and men to some of the sites of the destruction yesterday, said the government […]
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FORMER interim Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, has warned the party to beware of defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party in order not to allow them to kill the ruling party. Akande, who described those defecting from other parties especially those from the PDP as parasites, said if allowed, they would […]
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The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has declared as “fiction” and “fantasy” an online report in which he is quoted to have predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will stop President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election bid in 2019. The report was published by a little known online platform, […]
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IN his bid to ensure the successful take off of the social protection programmes promised by his administration, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs. Maryam Uwais as his Special Adviser for Social Protection Plan. Uwais, a lawyer with over 20 years’ experience, is said to have already started work in the office […]
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NIGERIA Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who is also the Chairman of the National Assembly, has directed a review of all security arrangements in the federal parliament in order to keep the institution abreast of the current challenges in the country. The Special Adviser to the Senate President on Security, Major General Saleh Maina (retd.), who stated […]
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Friday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate former service chiefs and other people connected to the arms purchases scandal in the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. The former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and several others have been fingered in the scam. A statement issued by the […]
Read More Lassa fever is one of the types of haemorrhagic fevers that affects human beings and could lead to sudden death. Other haemorrhagic fevers are Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), Dengue and Yellow fever. Some of the symptoms of haemorrhagic fever are high fever, serious headache and bleeding from the pores of the body parts which are […]
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FOUR months after seven Department of State Security (DSS) agents went killed at the Ikorodu area of Lagos, their family members have decried the agency’s silence on the issue. The families have therefore appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to open a thorough investigation into the operatives’ murder. They also want the President to compel the […]
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MEDICAL doctor with Rivers State-owned Braithwait Memorial Specialist Hospital, BMH, Dr. Livy Ijamala, has died from Lassa Fever, bringing to three the number of people killed by the disease in the state. Chairman of the state branch of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Dr. Furo Green, disclosed this yesterday in Port Harcourt, saying the late doctor, […]
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