2019 poverty rate will treble --Ex-minister predicts

A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Odein Ajumogobia (SAN), has predicted that the poverty level in the country may be worse in 2019 than this year. He said Nigeria had in the last four years witnessed a continuous downward spiral in the poverty index, saying, “There is every indication that just as 2018 was worse than 2017, 2019 will be worse than 2018.” According...

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Nigeria won’t return to era of stealing public funds--Osinbajo

Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday, said Nigeria will not go back to era when money meant for the development of the country was pocketed by few individuals. Mr Osinbajo stated this in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, while launching the 6th phase of a youth empowerment initiative. He said the All Progressive Congress administration is not stealing...

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Akwa Ibom crisis: HURIWA moves against Akpabio

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, Tuesday tasked authorities of the United States of America, USA, to bar former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, from entering their country for allegedly aiding and abetting the current outburst of violence in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly.   The association, in a petition signed by its national...

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We remain unshaken in our support for Buhari's reelection--Tinubu

At a packed stadium, All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday announced the resolution of the progressives  to support continuity of good governance. “There is no going back in the resolve to return President Muhammadu Buhari for another term in office,” the former Lagos State governor said. It was at the inauguration of Isiaka...

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Jonathan goes offensive on Gov. Shettima, Buhari

                         Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has named the Governor of Borno State, Ibrahim Shettima as one of those who are working towards rubishing his new book. Jonathan said that there was a comprehensive plot to discredit his book, ‘My Transition Hours’, launched in Abuja on Tuesday. The...

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Dare me, steal public funds because you're close to me,I'll deal with you – Buhari

  President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja declared that he would ensure that all corrupt public officials who misappropriate public funds and make life difficult for the people are sent to jail.  This is as the former Governor of Benue State and Senator representing Benue North West in the senate, George Akume has accused the Benue State Government of being...

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Attack On Soldiers true,but beware Of mischievous Propaganda-- Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army has confirmed that there was an attack on soldiers in Metele in Borno State. The Army, which confirmed the attack in a statement on its official Twitter handle on Friday night, however, described the casualty figures as false and “various footages” in circulation as “old and inaccurate BHT (Boko Haram Terrorist) propaganda videos. News agency AFP...

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IS Claims responsibility over Killing of 118 Persons In ‘West African Province’

The Islamic State group has claimed to have killed 118 people in its self-styled West Africa province in the last week, after a series of attacks against military bases in northeast Nigeria that have raised fears of a resurgent Boko Haram. The Islamist militant group said in a video posted online late on Thursday that it conducted five operations in Chad and Nigeria...

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Boko Haram: Buhari Sends Defence Minister to Chad

Worried by the deteriorating security situation on the Nigeria – Chad border, President Muhammadu Buhari has dispatched the Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Mansur Dan Ali (RTD) to neighbouring Republic of Chad for an urgent meeting with President Idris Deby and Ali’s defence counterpart. A reliable diplomatic source in Abuja, on Friday, said Ali’s mission was to...

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Buhari paid me to rear rustled animals, watch over victims – Kidnap suspect

                            The Katsina State Police Command has paraded some notorious kidnappers in the state. One of the suspects, Abubakar Saidu told journalists that he is a gang member of a notorious kidnap kingpin, Tsohon Buhari popularly known as Buharin Daji, operating from the dreaded Rugu...

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EFCC probes ex-Abia gov Theodore Orji, over alleged N27bn fraud

    The immediate past Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji, is currently being interrogated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. It was learnt that Orji, who was governor from 2007 to 2015, arrived at the EFCC office in Abuja, along with his lawyer, in a cream long-sleeve Niger Delta outfit popularly referred to as ‘senator.’ Orji,...

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70 Percent Of My Appointments Will Go To Youths, Women If Elected President – Atiku

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, said if elected, 70 per cent of his appointments would go to youths and women. Abubakar said this on Wednesday in Yola while addressing a group of youths who organised a solidarity rally to endorse his candidature. Abubakar said 40 percent of appointments would...

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Defection: Two federal lawmakers decamp from APC to PDP

Two members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, have resigned their membership of the ruling party. One of them also announced his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The lawmakers, Babatunde Kolawale representing Akoko North/West Federal Constituency in Ondo and Mukaila Kazzim representing Abeokuta...

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Steer Clear from Nigeria, Buhari doesn't obey law, court orders, ex-British minister tells investors

Stay away from Nigeria, Buhari doesn't obey law, court orders, ex-British minister tells investors A former Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom, Priti Patel, has warned investors to be wary of investing in Nigeria. In an op-ed for City A.M., Patel, who is a member of the British parliament, claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari was...

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Deputy SP, Southeast Governors in a meeting with Buhari

  The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Governors of the South East geo-political zone are currently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House Villa, in Abuja, Daily Trust reports. Ekweremadu and the governors arrived the State House Villa, Abuja by 4.10pm and went straight into the President’s office for a closed door meeting. Except...

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Buhari’s govt, worst in Nigeria’s history – Agbakoba

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), said on Tuesday that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is the worst in the history of Nigeria. Agbakoba, who is one of the leaders of the National Intervention Movement, described the last four years under Buhari as locust years, saying the Coalition of United Political Parties were...

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Buhari’ll rather lose than rig 2019 elections – Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina has said his principal would rather lose the 2019 presidential election than rig it. The presidential spokesman said this during a programme on ARISE TV, yesterday. In his comments concerns raised ahead of the 2019 elections, Adesina assured that the process will be free and fair. “I’m...

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‘Don’t handover Nigeria to thieves and hooligans’ – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has beckoned on Nigerians not to hand over the nation to ‘thieves and hooligans.’ Speaking on Tuesday as former President Goodluck Jonathan presented his book, ‘My Transition Hours,’ Obasanjo said if the nation’s democracy was handed over to those in such categories, they could use it as a weapon against the people. The former president...

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44 soldiers,nine farmers murdered by Boko Haram in onslaught

Boko Haram has killed 44  soldiers and nine farmers in three days of attacks on some villages in  Borno State,  AFP has reported. According to the report, which quoted security sources, the Islamic State West Africa Province, a Boko Haram splinter group, killed at least 44 soldiers in attacks on three military bases at the weekend. It stated that out...

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Implosive crisis rocks APC as legal adviser accuses Oshiomhole of hijacking his office

The internal crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new dimension as Babatunde Ogala, national legal adviser of the party, has accused Adams Oshiomhole of hijacking his office. In an internal memo dated November 6 seen by TheCable and addressed to Oshiomhole, Ogala accused the national chairman of denigrating the party’s legal department. This...

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2019: Kashamu replaces Shittu as Ogun PDP governorship candidate

The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Buruji Kashamu has replaced Adeleke Shittu as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of next year’s elections in the state. Shittu whose name was pasted alongside other governorship candidates of 38 political parties by the Independent National Electoral...

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Avalanche of litigations trail Rivers APC

Barely thirteen days to commencement of governorship campaigns, uncertainty still hangs over the fate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State The subsisting judgment of a Rivers’ State High Court presided by Justice Chiwendu Nwogu, which nullified the ward, local government and state congresses conducted in May, and the subsequent, indirect governorship and...

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Despite corruption allegation Ganduje wins ‘2018 best governor’ award

The Telegraph newspaper has crowned Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State the Best Governor in 2018 in the areas of health and education despite an unresolved bribery allegation against him. The award came at a time Mr Ganduje is facing allegation of collecting $5 million kickback from contractors. Background The Daily Nigerian, an online medium, had first published...

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Oshiomhole's Corruption Allegations: Don't compel us, EFCC to court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court in Abuja to compel it to arrest and prosecute the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole, over allegation that he diverted public funds to his personal use. The anti-graft agency, which admitted that it was in receipt of petitions accusing...

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