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Zamfara Gov Suspends Emir, District Head Over Banditry

Zamfara State governor, Hon Bello Mohammed has approved the suspension of the Emir of Maru, Alhaji Abubakar Cika Ibrahim (Banagan Maru) and district head of Kanoma, Alhaji Ahmed Lawal (Bunun Kanoma). A statement issued by the chief press secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris said the suspension was as a result of series of complaints from the […]

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ICC Acquits Ivorian Ex-President Gbagbo

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed 2010 election that left 3,000 dead and 500,000 displaced. Mr Gbagbo was captured in 2011 in a presidential palace bunker by UN and French-backed forces […]

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Police Link Saraki To Offa Robbery, Invite Him For Questioning

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The Nigeria Police Force yesterday invited Senate President Bukola Saraki for questioning in connection with Offa Bank Robbery in which 33 persons were killed. The invitation, according to the Police, followed allegations indicting him from confessions by five-gang leaders arrested for alleged active participation in Offa Bank Robbery. But in a swift reaction, Saraki said […]

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NEMA Workers Threaten Strike Amidst Ravaging Floods

By Ejike Ejike, Abuja – Employees of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), under the auspices of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), have threatened to embark on strike over non-payment of N665million unverified staff claims. The issue of unverified claims has been generating tension between the management and the workers of the […]

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Sultan Declares Sept 1 As Sallah Day

By NAN The Sultan of Sokoto and chairman Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Sepember 1, 2017 as Eid-el-Kabir day. This is contained in a statement signed by Prof Sambo Junaidu, the chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs to the Sokoto Sultanate Council. The statement, made available to the News […]

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Northern Youths To Withdraw Quit Notice Today

BY BODE GBADEBO and Jonathan Nda- Isaiah Barring any last minute change of mind, the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups (CNYG) will today suspend a clause in its Kaduna declaration, otherwise known as ‘quit notice’ issued Nigerians of the Igbo extraction to leave the 19 Northern states by October 1, LEADERSHIP gathered yesterday. A source […]

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Gunmen Kill Gov Ortom’s Economic Adviser

BY HEMBADOON ORSAR, Makurdi – Some gunmen in the early hours of yesterday shot and killed the principal special assistant to the Benue State governor on Knowledge, Economy and Investments, Dr Tavershima Adyorough. Dr Adyorough was killed by the gunmen who invaded his residence at BIPC quarters Nyiman Layout at about 12.30am yesterday. He was […]

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Court Orders Permanent Forfeiture Of Diezani’s N86bn Property To FG

BY OLUGBENGA SOYELE, Lagos Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the permanent forfeiture of a property located at Banana Island, Lagos bought for $37.5m in 2003 by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke to the federal government. Justice Obiozor, who made the order while ruling on […]

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Prison Officers Accuse CG Of Hijacking Salaries

By MSUE AZA, and CHRISTIANA NWAOGU, No fewer than 2,000 prison officers have accused the Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS), Ahmed Ja’afaru, of diverting part of their salaries, using the service’s micro finance bank. But the Controller-General who dismissed the allegation as funny and laughable said it has no iota of truth because […]

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Suspected Oil Bunkerers Takeover Oil Pipelines In Lagos

. . NNPC disowns surveillance team By CHIKA IZUORA, There is palpable fear that large scale oil theft could be triggered in the country by the return of some suspected petrol thieves posing as security surveillance operators around oil pipeline facilities in Lagos state. This fear is heightened by report by local community heads where […]

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