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Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has castigated the People Democratic Party (PDP) over its recent comment, insisting that imposing Douye Diri as governor is incompatible with democratic norms. In a statement credited to its state Secretary, ...
Read More »Army releases 223 children cleared of ties with Boko Haram terrorists
The Nigerian Army has released no fewer than 223 children, including 10 girls from its administrative custody and Maiduguri Maximum Security Prison after they were cleared of suspected ties with the Boko Haram sect. Some of the children had been ...
Read More »U.S. places $7m bounty for information on B’Haram leader, Shekau
The United States Department of State has announced a $7 million or N2.5 billion reward for anyone that provides credible information that will lead to the arrest of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. Rewards for Justice Programme (RJP), the counterterrorism ...
Read More »Benue people still under herdsmen attacks, killings, says Rep member as abducted priest regains freedom
Representative of Kwande/Ushongo Federal constituency of Benue State, Bob Tyough, has raised the alarm that herdsmen are still attacking and killing his people on daily bases. In a statement made available to newsmen, he said the reaction became necessary to ...
Read More »Ohanaeze writes IGP, alleges herdsmen’s provocative activities in South East
Ohanaeze Ndigbo has raised the alarm over what it described as acts of provocation allegedly being perpetrated by armed herdsmen to cause disaffection and derail the peace in parts of Igboland. The group, in an open letter, addressed to the ...
Read More »Governor Wike inaugurates 17 perm secs as Rivers Assembly clears nine commissioners
Governor Nyesom Wike has inaugurated 17 new permanent secretaries in Rivers State. This comes as the House of Assembly screened and confirmed the nine commissioner-nominees whose names were submitted on Monday for clearance. The governor, while swearing in the permanent ...
Read More »Nigeria to accept tripartite panel’s decision on border closure, Buhari pledges
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the willingness of his administration to implement the decision of the tripartite committee, made up of Nigeria, Benin and Niger, on the partial closure of the country’s land border once the report is ready. During ...
Read More »NIMC moves to hasten issuance of National Identity Numbers
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said it is putting measures in place to ensure the harmonisation and integration of existing databases of Federal Government agencies to hasten the issuance of the National Identification Number (NIN). The move, according ...
Read More »Malami arraigns NITDA former Director General for alleged N50 million scam
The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has arraigned former Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Peter Jack, at a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Court sitting in Apo District for an alleged N50 million contract ...
Read More »Ex-agitators urge Buhari to name substantive coordinator for amnesty programme
The National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-agitators (NCNDE-A) yesterday enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a substantive Coordinator for the presidential amnesty programme. Its Spokesman, Jator Abido stressed that the new coordinator must be appointed from within the Amnesty Programme ...
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