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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
By Ayo Balogun – The NFF President Amaju Pinnick, has been named a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), organizing committee for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), for 2015/2017 season. Besides Pinnick, other notable Nigerian Football stakeholders such as former member of the FIFA Executive Committee, Dr. Amos Adamu. Adamu,has also been co-opted […]
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – President Mohammadu Buhari has written to the Senate asking for approval to appoint 15 Special Advisers. Buhari in a letter to President of the Senate, David Mark which was read on the floor of the red chamber on Tuesday said that the appointment will enable him to do his work as […]
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – There are strong indications that the newly-sworn in Governor of Enugu state, Chief Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, is presently in a serious dilemma over appointment of his personal aides and other key government functionaries. Five days after his inauguration, the new Enugu State Chief Executive, is yet to make any pronouncement […]
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
At least, five people have died while hundreds are still missing after a cruise tourist ship conveying 458 passengers capsized Tuesday on the Yangtze River, in Chinese Hubei region. It was reported that the Captain of Eastern Star ship did not send emergency signal, living the residents around the river to raise the alarm, hence […]
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
By Ayo Balogun – No fewer than 21 cars, 6 tricycles, 44 shops, five houses and other valuables have been destroyed at Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos, Nigeria as a fuel tanker fell from a bridge and exploded The tragedy occurred around 1:30am on Tuesday when the tanker, with registration number, Lagos KJA 238 XN, […]
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to allow political office holders occupying tenured appointments to continue in office if they are effective in their portfolios. The group advised the new President against arbitrarily removing appointees whose positions are protected by law and are yet to expire, saying that doing so would become a huge distraction […]
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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015
By Abdul Gafar Bello – Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva appeared off the hook of the alleged N2.45bn fraud charge, against him and in which he was recently re-arraigned, as the Prosecutors Monday, withdrew the case from the court. At Monday hearing the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
*Residents Give Him Rousing Welcome Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, started his first day in office with the flag off of the construction of seven major roads in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state, to give the city a face-lift. The roads which are to be completed within the first 100 days […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
The world Football Governing body, FIFA has provisionally banned Concacaf General Secretary, Enrique Sanz from participating in football-related activities. The Scribe coordinates Football in North and Central America as well as the Caribbean. He was one of the seven officials arrested and detained last week by the US Department of Justice on charges of racketeering, […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
By Niyi Adeyi – President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to travel for the first time, after his inauguration last Friday, this week to Chad and Niger for talks on how to finally quench bloody attack by the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents in the country. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant For Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has tasked the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Assembly Members-elect on credible opposition that “being in opposition is not a life sentence for any party”. This came even as he asked the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, not to fail on campaign promises. […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
*Pledges More Funds For Health Sector With over N900 million already committed to the fight against the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Africa, the Dangote Foundation has again risen up to the challenges after it offered to defray the cost of quarantining the Nigeria’s returnee health worker volunteers from the Ebola ravaged countries, who […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
Nigerian online publishers have hailed the appointments of Femi Adesina and Garba Shehu as the Special Adviser on Media and Senior Special Assistant on Media to President Muhammadu Buhari. The publishers, under the aegis of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), also applauded the appointment of Habib Aruna as the Chief Press Secretary to […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
By Akin Soneyin – The lingering crisis between Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose and 19 ruling APC legislators is far from being over, as all entry points into the State, Monday were manned by the security operatives, preventing the estranged lawmakers from gaining access into the South Western State. Our Correspondent also reported heavy presence […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen – Three days after the inauguration, newly-sworn in President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo are still being awaited at the Presidential Villa, FCT Abuja to resume work. However, the workers in the euphoria of the new government arrived their duty posts as early as 8.00am, in anticipation of arrival […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The new Governor of Plateau State, Barrister Simon Lalong, has approved the appointments of Hon. Rufus Bature as Secretary to the State Government and John Dafa’an is to serve as Chief of Staff, Government House. This appointment was contained in a press statement signed on Monday by the Permanent Secretary Policy […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia – Social and Economic activities in the commercial city of Aba, Abia state were totally shut down weekend as members of a Pro-Biafra group, under the aegis of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) marched round the city in honour of the fallen heroes who died during the Nigeria-Biafra civil war. Our […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
By Ayo Balogun – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to swiftly move to declare their assets publicly, consistent with their apparent anti-corruption credentials and their expressed commitments to do so in the best interest of transparency and accountability. SERAP’s request followed the declaration […]
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Monday, June 1st, 2015
The Central zone of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has announced the suspension of a group of dissident youths, who reportedly held a meeting at Emeyal community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, despite repeated warnings that the meeting earlier scheduled for Kaiama, Headquarters of Koklokuma/Opokuma LGA of the state was illegal. The suspended […]
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Sunday, May 31st, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the first set of appointments into his administration. The President on Sunday evening, May 31st 2015 named Mr Femi Adesina and Mal. Garba Shehu as his spokesmen. Femi Adesina will serve as Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) while Garba Shehu will be the new Senior Special […]
