President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday reiterated his administration’s resolve in tackle the numerous security challenges in the country, noting that the Federal Government cannot afford to disappoint Nigerians. Buhari through his media aide, Garba Shehu, condemned the killing of 24 persons in Adamawa on Wednesday, and directed security officials to …
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Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, said that the fight against corruption in Nigeria requires all hands to be on the deck for it to be won. Bawa also expressed optimism that Nigeria would get out of its present predicament, occasioned by corruption. The …
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LAGOS IN TALKS WITH NATIONAL, BRITISH MUSEUMS TO REVIVE J.K. RANDLE CENTRE – SANWO-OLU •Governor Appoints Trustees for Yoruba History Centre, Pledges to Restore Lagos Heritage Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, reiterated his resolve to restore the lost glory of the J.K. Randle Centre for Yoruba …
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The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, dismissed the People’s Democratic Party, PDP,’s suit challenging the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru’s victory at the Lagos East Senatorial by-election. PDP is asking the court to disqualify Abiru from continuing to represent Lagos East Senatorial District at the National Assembly. The Supreme …
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The indefinite tenure extension granted the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has further polarised the camp of the progressives ahead of the 2023 general elections, Daily Independent has gathered. The Caretaker Committee, which was inaugurated on June 25, 2020, for six months after dissolution …
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Former military governor of Kaduna State, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (retd), has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has exhibited poor skills in managing the diversity in the country. In a statement entitled “Nigeria: Nation Challenged” and made available to the Tribune Online on Wednesday, Dangiwa said that “it is my long held belief …
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EXCLUSIVE: Magu suppressed cases against Amosun, Kwankwaso, says Salami Panel Ibrahim Magu, former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), allegedly suppressed corruption cases of a current and three former governors. The Justice Ayo Salami investigative panel said while overseeing the EFCC, Magu “directed designated operatives not …
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The controversy trailing the nomination of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof Charles Soludo, as the flag bearer of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, has resulted into a lawsuit filed before the Abuja division of …
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The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has said it is not a must that the 2023 presidency will be zoned to the Southern region of the country. Although the governor reiterated his support for power shift to the southern region of the country, he cautioned his colleagues that politics …
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The House of Representatives has passed for second reading, a bill proposing royalty for communities hosting power stations and facilities like it applies in the petroleum sector. In the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (Amendment) Bill 2018 before the House, host communities will be entitled to five per cent of …
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