JUSTICE Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Federal Government to produce the immediate past National Security Adviser, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd), in court on February 16. The judge made the order with respect to the charges of money laundering and illegal possession of firearms preferred against Dasuki by […]
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YAKUBU Dogara, has called for the repositioning of the oil sector to block all leakages and guarantee efficiency in its operations. The Speaker, House of Representatives, made the call at a forensic investigation of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) oil swap deals organised by the House Ad […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, in prison custody. Justice James Tsoho made the order on Wednesday after Kanu, who has since October 14, 2015 been in the custody of the Department of State Service, […]
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The Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said he deserves commendation for building the Moshood Abiola International Airport at Ido-Osun, Osun State, for N11.5bn. A consultant to the state government on information, Mr. Sunday Akere, who spoke on behalf of the governor, said this in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Tuesday. He […]
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The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade 1, is dead, sources said last night. The monarch was 101. He would have been 102 in April. The Olubadan lost consciousness before he eventually passed on, it was gathered. Details about Oba Odulana’s death were sketchy but he had been indisposed for some time on account […]
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The Founder, Elumelu Foudation, Mr. Tony Elumelu, flanked by over one thousand young Africa Entrprenuers, who are beneficiaries of the Foundation’s seed funds FULL LETTER: 2015 was a year of big success for us: with the launch of the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP), we began to deliver on our promise to give back in […]
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THE Peoples Democratic Party has condemned in totality, what it described as the brazen display of “authoritarianism” by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government in handcuffing its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh when he appeared in court on Tuesday. The party said that the development betrayed an extra-judicial, top political witch-hunt policy of the All […]
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THERE was panic yesterday in Ido Ekiti, headquarters of Ido/Osi Local Government Area, Ekiti State and Asaba, Delta State following the confirmation of two Lassa fever cases. The victim in Ekiti State, a Nursing student, is now on admission at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti (FETHI) after testing positive to the virus on Saturday. […]
Read More CHIEF of Army Staff, Gen. Tukur Buratai, on Tuesday spoke for the first time on the bloody clash between soldiers in his convoy and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (also known as Shi’ites) in Zaria on December 12, 2015, justifying the action of his men which reportedly resulted in the death of scores […]
Read More THE Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, state, presided over by Justice I. N. Buba, has summoned the Chairman of Nigeria International Bank Limited (Citi Bank), Chief C. S. Sankey; its former Managing Director, Emeka Emuwa now Managing Director of Union Bank Plc and its Legal Adviser/Company Secretary, Mrs. Olusola Fagbure, to appear before […]
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GLOBAL electronic payments company Visa, in partnership with United Bank of Africa Plc (UBA), have announced the launch of “SmartMoney”, a 21st century banking solution comprising a prepaid card and a mobile app for the African market. The two global brands said the partnership brings together Visa Inc’s trusted payments technology and SmartMoney’s mobile app […]
Read More The Ukranian Ambassador to Nigeria, Valerii Aleksandruk, has said the 5,000 Nigerians currently studying in various higher institutions in Ukraine are safe despite the Ukrainian- Russian face-off. Aleksandruk told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday that Nigerians in the crisis-prone areas had been evacuated to safer zones. The Ukranian envoy said […]
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