Category: News
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Meet Our Demands in Seven Days or We Kill Abducted Train Passengers- Terrorists Issue Threat
Terrorists who kidnapped passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna bound train which was attacked on 28th March 2022 have threatened to kill captives in their den if the government fails to release their children allegedly kept in a Yola detention facility. They vowed to start killing the passengers in captivity within 7 days unless their demands are…
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No Need To Tamper With Current Nigeria’s Political Structure, Presidential Aspirant, Nwajiuba
A presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and immediate past Minister of State for Education, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has said there is no need to tamper with Nigeria’s current political structure. Nwajiuba, who spoke with newsmen on Monday in Abuja, also said he would welcome the party’s decision if it…
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Newly Appointed Acting Accountant General of Federation, Anamekwe Under EFCC Probe – Report
The newly appointed acting Accountant General of the Federation, OAGF, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, has corruption allegations and is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Recall that Mr Nwabuoku was on Sunday appointed to oversee the office in the absence of the suspended AGF, Ahmed Idris, who has been in the EFCC custody…
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Police Vow To Go All Out On Criminals Terrorizing Anambra, Say Nothing Unknown About Gunmen
The Anambra State Police Command on Monday vowed to deal with criminals terrorizing some parts of Anambra adding that, there was nothing unknown about the gunmen as people tag them. The state Commissioner of Police, Echeng Echeng while addressing newsmen said the command would go all out to deal with them, even as he frowned…
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NASU Debunks Purported Plan To Suspend Strike
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) has debunked purported plan to suspend its ongoing strike. The General Secretary of the union, Peters Adeyemi, who made the clarification in Abuja on Sunday, adding that the union will be meeting on Monday in Abuja to consult with its members on the state of…
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Naira Slides To N610 Per Dollar in Parallel Market
THE nation’s currency, Naira, slid to N610 to a dollar over the weekend at the parallel market in Lagos and Abuja, thus widening the gap between the official and parallel market exchange rates to N191. The exchange rate hovered between N600 and N605 to the dollar in other cities such as Ibadan, Abeokuta and Benin…
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2023 Presidency: Six Political Parties Join Forces With Labour Party To Dislodge APC, PDP
Vanguard AFTER 15 months of discussion and engagements, six parties, on the banner of Allied political parties, and the National Consultative Front, NCFront, the umbrella body of the Third Force Movement, have agreed to join forces with the Labour Party, LP, to present a joint presidential and other candidates for the 2023 polls. This adoption…
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2023: Confusion as APC Unfolds Plan To Screen Ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, Emefiele, AFDB Boss, Adesina
The Nation Newspaper There was confusion in the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday as the National Working Committee (NWC) unfolded plans to screen former President Goodluck Jonathan, Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Chris Ngige, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele and African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwunmi Adesina. Although the nomination forms…
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Gunmen Threaten To Murder More Lawmakers in Anambra
Barely 24 hours after some unknown gunmen gruesomely murdered Hon. Okechukwu Okoye, a lawmaker who represented Aguata II constituency at the Anambra State House of Assembly, unknown gunmen have threatened to murder more Anambra lawmakers. Okoye was abducted in Aguata on May 15, but his head was found in Nnobi, Idemili South Local Government Area…
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FG Names Acting Accountant General of Federation After Suspension of Ahmed Idris
The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Mr Anamekwe Nwabuoku as the acting Accountant General of the Federation. Nwabuoku’s appointment was conveyed in a letter dated May 20th, 2022 and signed by Aliyu Ahmed, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. President Muhammadu Buhari’s former aide, Bashir Ahmad…