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President Muhammadu Buhari in a meeting with South East leaders The President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said allegations of under-representation of Igbos in his government were unfounded. He said while he gave the South-East zone four substantive ministers, he could not take any decision on foreign policy and investments without the input of two of…
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The Minna Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a cattle breeder, Salisu Goro, to 10 months imprisonment for extortion. Magistrate Fati Auna, however, gave the convict an option of N15, 000 fine. Goro was docked on a count charge of extortion, punishable under Section 293 of the Penal Code. The convict admitted committing the offence and…
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A protestor is arrested by anti-riot police September 26, 2017, in Nairobi, during a demonstration to demand the removal of officials from national election oversight body, Interim Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) allegedly implicated in the manipulation of the votes tally during the August 8, presidential elections. AFP PHOTO / TONY KARUMBA Two protesters were…
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THE Nigerian Army on Friday said the increase in crimes in coastal areas of the country compelled it to step up training and operations in the amphibious environment. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, said this at Takwa Bay Island in Lagos State when he launched “Exercise Crocodile Smile II.” According to him,…
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President Muhammadu Buhari NIGERIA – The Presidency on Friday said the reported discussion between President Muhammadu Buhari and the World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, was deliberately twisted by those who it said specialise in such acts. Media reports had it that Kim disclosed in Washington DC, United States of America, that Buhari had…
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President Muhammadu Buhari (r) in a meeting with southe East Leaders led by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu ((2r) at the State House, Abuja Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/breaking-president-muhari-meets-south-east-leaders/ The President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders of thought from the South East are currently meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Those attending…
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RIVERS – There was pandemonium on Friday in Rumuaghorlu area in Obio/Akpor Local Government area of Rivers State as a middle aged man allegedly attempted to commit suicide over debts. The man, Meshack Okonye, who is the Managing Director of CMIK High Global Service, was gathered had incurred debt which debtors troops to his house…
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The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB The proscribed and outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB on Friday disclosed that the group has no plans to operate under a new name as a result of its proscription by the Federal Government. IPOB spokesman, Comrade Emma Powerful, in a statement, declared that the group would not change…
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THE Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, Benue State capital, on Friday, ordered a serving member of Benue State House of Assembly, representing Logo state constituency, Kester Kyenge and four others in prison custody till next week Thursday, 17th October, 2017. Others remanded are former council chairmen of Ukum and Ado local government areas of…
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An FCT High Court, Kubwa, on Friday discharged one Isah Abdulkadir, standing trial for alleged criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide, for lack of diligent prosecution. The Judge, Justice Bello Kawu, who struck out the case, ruled that the prosecution had consistently failed to bring the suspect to court since his first arraignment in April 2016.…