President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, signed the 2019 Appropriation Bill. The President’s assent officially makes the bill become law and signals the commencement of the 2019 fiscal budget. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Danjuma Goje; the Minister …
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Nigerian guilty of $7m fraud in US
A Nigerian, Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, accused of obtaining more than 125,000 stolen taxpayer identities from across the United States has been convicted in federal court in Oregon. He was found guilty on 19 counts of mail and wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. …
Read More »APC behind insecurity in Anambra, wants state of emergency ,says Obiano
Ahead of the November 18 governorship election in his state, the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, of trying to plunge the state into crisis in order to use its federal might to impose a state of emergency. The governor who was reacting …
Read More »What Alison-Madueke’s loot can fund in Nigeria’
The Buhari Media Support Group (BMSG) on Thursday in Abuja, said the stolen funds traced to former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, could fund infrastructure development in the country. Specifically, the group said in a statement by its Chairman, Austin Braimoh, and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, that government could build six world-class …
Read More »PDP will demonstrate its readiness for 2019 on Saturday
Chairman of the PDP Convention Planning Committee and Governor of Delta State, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has said the party will send a very strong message to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and indeed Nigerians on Saturday. The party non-elective convention, slated for Saturday in Abuja is the first in the series …
Read More »Ambode presents assistive technologies, mobility aids to 2,000 people with disabilities
Ambode had on May 29, 2016, set up the Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) Empowerment Fund with N500 million for their welfare. Ambode said that the presentation was a clear evidence of a promise kept by his administration to ensure an all-inclusive government in which no individual or group …
Read More »FG’ll pursue those churning out hate songs ,says Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government, yesterday, vowed to unleash the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC and security agencies against promoters of hate speech and songs now raging in some sections of the country. The vow by the Federal Government came as the NBC vowed to apply appropriate sanctions from the broadcasting code against …
Read More »Kenya police fire live rounds at protesters
Police in one location of the western Kenyan city of Kisumu fired live rounds on Wednesday to disperse stone-throwing supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga, who claims this week’s elections were rigged, a Reuters witness said. Separately, a supporter of Odinga protesting in the Nairobi slum of Mathare was shot …
Read More »Anti-Igbo song: Kanu tells Igbo to leave north
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has urged Igbo people living in the North to relocate to their homeland. He spoke in reaction to a newly-released anti-Igbo song circulating in most northern states. Kanu, who gave the come-back-home advice while speaking with journalists in his …
Read More »Protesters to Buhari: You holding Nigeria to ransom
The ‘resume or resign’ protesters on Wednesday accused President Muhammadu Buhari of holding the nation to ransom by his absence. The contended that acting President Yemi Osinbajo has been unable to take concrete decisions that could move the nation forward. The group said Osinbajo could not allocate portfolios to …
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