Nduka Obaigbena, the chairman & editor-in-chief of THISDAY Newspapers, has confirmed reports that he received money from the former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. However, he explains that the funds he received were compensation for the twin Boko Haram bombings of ThisDay office in Abuja and Kaduna on April 26, 2012. Nduka revealed this in […]
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The Anatomical Society of Nigeria (ASN) is set to review the BSc Anatomy curriculum in Nigerian universities. In a communiqué issued at the end of its 12th Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting held at the University of Benin, Edo State, the ASN said its curriculum review committee, headed by Prof. T. B. Ekanem of […]
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Fourteen people were killed, some of them decapitated, in a Boko Haram raid on a village in Borno State on Thursday, a resident and a civilian vigilante assisting the military said Friday, According to The Nation The attack happened at about 8:00 pm on Thursday in Kamuya, hometown of mother of the Chief of Army […]
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Hundreds of women and youths from Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State have demanded the cancellation of the election in the area. They said the election in the capital city was marred by irregularities and inconsistencies in the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to them, INEC officials refused to listen […]
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The Nigeria Police Force has cautioned unsuspecting job seekers not to fall victim to the activities of fraudsters parading themselves to be agents of the force, DailyPost report. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the Force Spokesperson, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Olabisi Kolawole, in Abuja. According to the statement, many […]
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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Friday said government ministries, departments and agencies as well as the military must pay for electricity supplied to them by power firms. Fashola, who stated this in Lagos during the inauguration of the dispatch of additional 220 megawatts at Egbin Power Plant, said the […]
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President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Friday assured online publishers and other social network operators that the senate would not censor the media. This is contained in a statement by his Media Assistant, Bamikole Omishore, made available to journalists in Abuja. The statement said that Saraki gave the assurance when the Executive Board […]
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has implored pilots and airline operators to comply with laid down flight regulations while the current hazardous weather pattern lasts. It said this had become necessary because of the increasing spread of harmattan dust haze in parts of the country and the risk posed to flight operations, especially in terrains […]
Read More Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has urged the Federal Government to employ more diplomacy in handling the agitation for the Republic of Biafra. Soyinka said statements like “Nigeria is indivisible”, “This won’t happen under my watch,” “Nigeria’s unity is non-negotiable” would not help matters. The Nobel laureate spoke in an interview on Channels Television programme, […]
Read More MORE shocking revelations have come on how huge cash estimated at $2billion meant for arms purchase was allegedly diverted by key government officials and politicians during the Dr. Goodluck Jonathan Presidency, The Nation report. A former Director of Finance in the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Mr. Shuaibu Salisu, said $47million was withdrawn […]
Read More The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will today begin the trial of a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Mr. Sambo Dasuki, ex-Minister of Finance Bashir Yuguda and a former Director of Finance in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Mr. Shuaibu Salisu as well as six others for alleged misappropriation N10billion. The others […]
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The Federal Government is investigating businessman Raymond Dokpesi for his alleged involvement in another fraud involving about N8billion, the government’s lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), yesterday told a Federal High Court in Abuja. Jacobs said the Federal Government was about rounding off investigations into a fresh allegation of N8.4billion the AIT/Raypower emeritus chairman collected from the […]
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