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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has obtained two separate warrants from a court to arrest a former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Ita Ekpenyong and that of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Ayodele
Read MoreAtiku begins 2019 presidential race, inspects his campaign buses with PDP logo [PHOTOS]
Few days after defecting from the All Progressives Congress, APC, campaign buses of the former vice president Atiku Abubakar has emerged online with the logo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to the photos posted on Twitter by one, JikanMadawaki
Read MorePlease, stop mocking Buhari’s corruption war, Minister Lai begs journalists
The government of Nigeria has urged all media platforms in the country to desist from making mockery of President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption fight. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this plea on Monday in Abuja during
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Buhari directs govs to clear salary arrears by Christmas
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the payment of the balance of the 50 percent of the London and Paris Club refunds, directing the 36 state governors to clear workers’ salaries by December. The president, while meeting with a delegation of
Read MoreWhat have you done to fight corruption? — Magu asks journalists
Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), wants Nigerian journalists to step up their role in the fight against corruption. Speaking on Monday at the 68th General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON),
Read MorePresident Buhari meets with Nigerian governors’ Forum in Aso rock
President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with the Nigerian Governors Forum in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The meeting is currently going on in the presidential villa and it is attended by most of the governors. More details soon….
Read More‘Accept my sympathy’ – Buhari tells Oyegun over Atiku’s exit
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with John Oyegun, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), over the resignation of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar from the ruling party. Abubakar announced his resignation on Friday, accusing the APC of anti-democratic practices.
Read MoreBuhari to depart for EU-AU summit in Cote d’ivoire
President Muhammadu Buhari will be departing the country on Tuesday for the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) summit in Abidjan, capital of Cote d’Ivoire. Two governors – Udom Emmanuel Akwa Ibom and Mohammed Abubakar (Bauchi) – are among those who
Read MoreFemale lawyer bags 7 years imprisonment for stabbing husband to death
A Female Lawyer, Yewande Oyediran, who stabbed her husband to death has been slammed with a seven-year jail term. Oyediran who killed her husband, Lowo, was on Monday sentenced to seven years in prison by Justice Muntar Abimbola for manslaughter.
Read MoreBuhari inaugurates committee to negotiate new minimum wage
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the National Minimum Wage Committee. The tripartite committee chaired by Ms. Ama People is saddled with the responsibility of negotiating a new National Minimum Wage for the Nigerian workers. Buhari inaugurated the 30-member committee inside
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