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President Muhammadu Buhari Monday had separate close-door meetings with three northern governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The governors are Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State said he briefed the President on the situation of ...
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October, 2017
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10 October
Iworiso-Markson Takes Over, floats Bayelsa Community Radio
The Bayelsa State Government on Monday said it would soon establish community radio stations in the three senatorial zones of the state as part of measures to increase public awareness and enlightenment to the grassroots. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, made the announcement in Yenagoa shortly after taking over from his predecessor, Jonathan Obuebite. According to Iworiso-Markson, ...
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10 October
Senate invites 7 banks’ MDs over freezing of Patience Jonathan’s accounts
THE Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has summoned the managing directors of some banks over the freezing of the accounts of former First Lady Patience Jonathan. The committee also invited Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu over the issue. The committee’s chairman, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, gave the order at a sitting of his committee ...
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10 October
Ikeogu Oke wins NLNG ‘s $100, 000 Prize
THE Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Literature and Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has announced Ikeogu Oke as the winner of the 2017 edition. The NLNG award goes with a cash prize of $100, 000. The announcement was made by the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the prize, Emeritus Prof. Ayo Banjo, at a news conference in Lagos. ...
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10 October
FG dragged to court govt for excluding Ibos from NNPC appointments
A former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has sued the Federal Government over alleged violation of the Federal Character principle in the composition of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) board. He said none of the persons appointed to fill the nine positions is from the states that make up the Southeast geopolitical zone. According to ...
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10 October
BBOG to resume protests over remaining 113 ChibokGirls
MEMBERS of the #BringBackOurGirls (#BBOG) advocacy group will resume their marches to the Presidential Villa on Thursday. The group’s spokesperson, Sesugh Akume, in a statement yesterday, said: “As announced three weeks ago on September 14, the #BringBackOurGirls movement shall be resuming marches to the State House every three working days to underscore the issues we have been raising and seeking ...
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10 October
2 monkey pox cases in Lagos..if you notice any call : 08037170614, 09087106072,
Monkey pox, which started with an index case in Bayelsa on September 22, has spread to six other states, including Lagos. There are 31 cases, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said yesterday. NCDC National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu listed the states as Bayelsa, Rivers, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Ogun and Cross River. He said samples had been ...
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10 October
Buhari backs Baru, Kachikwu may resign in protest
President Buhari is unhappy with the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Ibe Kachikwu over what he considered an “unfounded allegations of corruption bordering on phantom $25billion contracts”. The allegations allegedly attracted concerns from other nations and some oil producing countries.President Buhari, who is said to have felt hurt, by the development,especially because his image and the reputation of his administration are ...
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10 October
Victor Malu,70, dies in Egypt during treatment, Buhari mourns
A former Chief of Army Staff under President Olusegun Obasanjo, Lt. Gen. Victor Malu, is dead. According to a family source in Makurdi, Malu died early on Monday in Cairo, where he had travelled to two weeks ago for medical treatment. The family source, who is a cousin to Malu, Bem Adoor, told one of our correspondents in Makurdi that ...
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10 October
EFCC. Fidelity bank drag oil marketers to court for N7.8bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday arraigned two oil marketers and their firms for an alleged fraud of N7.8bn. The defendants – Ogbor Eliot; Godwin Okoronkwo; Danium Energy Services Ltd.; and Petrosol Energy Ltd. – were arraigned on 10 counts before the Federal High Court in Lagos. In the charges, the EFCC alleged that the defendants conspired among ...
