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Breaking:El-Rufai meets dethroned Emir Sanusi in Nasarawa
Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State is currently meeting with the dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. The meeting is holding in Awe Local Government Area of Nasarawa State where Sanusi was banished to. Recall that El-Rufai had appointed Sanusi into the board of the Kaduna Investment Promotion Agency, KADIPA, shortly after he was dethroned by the Kano State government He also appointed the dethroned Emir as the chancellor of Kaduna state University.
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Man kills Brother for bringing Parrots into their Home
The police in Ogun state have arrested a 40-year old man, Olanrewaju Adeyinka, who allegedly stabbed his younger brother, Gabriel, to death with a window Louvre for bringing two life parrots into their home in the Ilaro area of the state. He confessed to the crime but said it was a mistake when he was paraded before newsmen on the 12th of March. According to him, he returned home on the fateful day to see the parrots in their home as he got into an argument with his brother after he ordered that the parrots be taken outside. The argument…
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Amechi blasts South-East Governors over Regional Security Outfit
First Republic Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amechi has lashed out at South-East governors, for the delay in setting up a regional security outfit amidst the increased rate of insecurity in the country. He advised the people of the South East, to defend themselves if the governors are not up to task “If others are forming their own security organisations and the South East governors feel their own security organisation is the one that will be supervised by the Inspector General of Police, it shows the kind of people and governments we have,” he said. Amechi also claimed the governors were unconcerned…
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There is no persecution of Christians in Nigeria – Sultan of Sokoto insists
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar has denied claims made by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and other Christian religious leaders about the persecution of Christians in the country, especially in the northern region. Reacting to the recent prayer protests by CAN and Catholic Bishops against an alleged campaign by state and non-state actors to eliminate Christians in northern Nigeria at the first quarterly meeting of the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday March 12, the Sultan of Sokoto maintained that there is no religious persecution in the country. He also urged religious leaders not to allow terrorists bring…
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Nigerian Senate moves to strip President, Governors, their deputies of immunity
The Senate is set to remove the immunity in criminal matters enjoyed by Presidents, Vice Presidents, State governors and their deputies in Nigeria. The bill is seeking an alteration to the 1999 Constitution. The second reading of the Bill titled: “A Bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to qualify criminal liability for certain public officers under Section 308”, took place during plenary today March 12th. The bill which is sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, provides that a President, Vice President, Governors and Deputy Governors shall lose their immunity…
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Senate approves HND as the minimum qualification for president and state governors
The Nigerian Senate has approved Higher National Diploma (HND) as the minimum qualification for citizens seeking to be president or governors. The bill which proposed the certificate as the minimum qualification for president and state governors, and Ordinary National Diploma (OND) as the minimum qualification for those contesting for state and federal legislative seats, passed its second reading on Thursday March 12. President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan sent the bill which is sponsored by Istifanus Gyang (PDP, Plateau) to the Committee on Constitution Review after lawmakers passed the proposed amendment for second reading. It is expected the bill will alter the Constitution of the…
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Coronavirus: Act now to protect the Nigerian people – Atiku tells FG
Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has asked the Nigerian government to act now and take patriotic steps to protect Nigerians against the Coronavirus pandemic. In a statement released, Atiku said steps such as restricting flights from countries with Coronavirus outbreak, should be taken immediately. Read the statement below Two weeks ago, when Nigeria recorded its index case of the coronavirus, I had cause to urge the Federal Government to restrict flights from nations with a high prevalence of the Coronavirus plague. This is in line with global best practices.This is a patriotic call on the Federal Government of Nigeria to…
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House of Representatives postpones Buhari’s $22.79bn loan consideration indefinitely
The House of Representatives has postponed deliberation on the $22.79 billion loan request President Muhammadu Buhari made, indefinitely. Speaker of the House, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila made the announcement yesterday March 11 after a member of the House, Mr. Henry Nwawuba presented a petition by a group of South-East elite at the plenary on Tuesday against consideration and approval of the external loan. The loan was listed in yesterday’s order paper and was to be presented by the Chairman House Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management, Hon. Ahmed Dayyabu Safana. Femi Gbajabiamila however, asked for postponement of consideration of the loan request, without giving…
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Buhari Agreed To Review Our Mediation Report And Settle Their Fight, I Am Not Aware That He Did- Abdulsalami Speaks On Dethronement Of Emir Sanusi
Former military head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar has reacted to the dethronement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. Abdulsalami who headed the committee that mediated in the dispute between Sanusi and Ganduje in 2019, stated that dethronement of Sanusi meant their effort got wasted. In an interview with Voice of America (VOA) Hausa, the former Head of State revealed that they submitted their report to President Buhari who promised to intervene on the crisis. Abdulsalami said; “In my view, all the committee’s efforts are wasted. After conclusion of the assignment, we realised that there was…
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We Paid One Lawyer $4m (N1.4bn) – Accountant-General Explains Depletion Of ECA From $2.2 Billion Under Jonathan To $71.8 Million Under Buhari
Ahmed Idris, the accountant-general of the federation who appeared before a senate committee on finance on Tuesday March 10, gave a breakdown of how the excess crude account (ECA) of $2.2 billion which President Buhari inherited from Jonathan’s administration in 2015, decreased to $71.8 million in 2020. Idris revealed that the ECA balance decreased from $2.2 billion in 2015 to $2.6 billion in 2016, $2.4 billion in 2017 and $631.4 million in 2018. As at 2019, the ECA balance was $325 million. It however reduced to $71.8 million after $250 million was invested in the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) as agreed by the national economic council. The Accountant-General…
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Goodluck Jonathan denies receiving N300m and bulletproof cars from sacked APC politician, David Lyon
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied receiving N300m and bulletproof cars from Mr David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who was sacked as the Governor-elect of Bayelsa state by the Supreme Court. The APC Reformation Forum had asked the former President to refund the alleged N300 million and bulletproof cars, which were allegedly given to him to cater for guests during the planned inauguration of Lyon. In a statement issued on Wednesday March 11 by the former President’s media aide Mr Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan described the allegation made by the APC Reformation Forum as “patently fictitious, malevolent, inciting and provocative”. The statement reads…
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Senator introduces bill to ban generators; proposes 10-year jail term for sellers
Senator Bima Enagi on Wednesday, March 11, introduced a bill seeking a ban on importation of generators and jail term for its sellers. The lawmaker representing Niger South Senatorial District, proposed at least ten years imprisonment for any person who knowingly sells generator sets. The bill which passed its first reading in the senate chamber reads in part; “ Anybody who imports generating sets; or knowingly sells generating sets shall be guilty of an offence and be liable on conviction to be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not less than ten years.“All persons are hereby directed to stop the use of electricity…
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