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Troops arrest Niger Delta militant leader
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The Nigerian Army said its troops on “Exercise Crocodile Smile” have arrested, Gabriel Ogbudje, one of the leaders of a Niger Delta militant group, the `Otugas Fire Force’. Read More…
Sallah: FG declares Monday, Tuesday public holidays
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The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday respectively as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Read More…
No plan to hike fuel price, say Kachikwu, NNPC GMD
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, on Monday denied plans to increase the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol. Read More…
Four Soldiers Drown In Boat Mishap In Bayelsa State
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The military operation dubbed Operation Crocodile Smile suffered a major loss on Monday following a boat accident along the Brass Water Front in Brass Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa State, leading to the death of four soldiers by drowning. Read More…
Nigerian Journalist Salkida Arrested At Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
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Ahmed Salkida, one of the three people wanted for alleged knowledge of Boko Haram and the whereabouts of over 200 Chibok girls, was arrested in Abuja on Monday. Read More…
Sallah forces Reps to postpone resumption
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The House of Representatives has postponed by one week its anticipated resumption, The PUNCH learnt in Abuja on Sunday. Read More…
SERAP rejects planned phone calls tax
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A rights advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has advised the Federal Government to drop its plan to impose 10 per cent tax on every phone call made, text message sent and data used by Nigerians. Read More…
Why we took over Jonathan cousin’s firm –Army
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The Nigerian Army has explained why the men of the Army Headquarters Garrison, Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja, took over the premises of a company belonging to Mr. Robert Azibaola, a cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday. Read More…
Why Ali Modu Sheriff visited Obasanjo — Fayose
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Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to Saturday’s visit of former Governor Ali Modu Sheriff to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying it was a coming together of collaborators in the total annihilation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Read More…
More troubles for Jonathan’s cousin
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THE embattled cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Azibaola Robert, may be in for more troubles, as security agents last weekend took over the head office of his construction company, Kakarta Civil Engineering Limited, in Maitama, Abuja. Read More…
Senator Oduah buries son in Anambra
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SENATE President, Bukola Saraki, Governor Willie Obiano and Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha, Most Rev. Valerian Okeke were among the dignitaries that paid tributes to Read More…
Sultan declares Monday as Eid-El-Kabir Day
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Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has declared next Monday as the Eid-El-Kabir Day, 1437 AH. Read More…
Militant group, Niger Delta Cleansers threaten to attack soldiers in Niger Delta
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A group, Niger Delta Cleansers (NDC), has threatened to attack more soldiers in the region if the federal government does not withdraw them from the creeks in the next 14 days. Read More…
Nigerians are far ahead of Kenyans in every aspect – Fani-Kayode
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Former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has lent his voice in defence of his country in the ongoing Twitter feud between citizens in Nigeria and Kenya. Read More…
We may die before President completes reforms –Sani
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The Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Senator Shehu Sani, has warned the Federal Government to put in place short-term measures to cushion the effect of the current economic crisis on the Nigerian masses or risk the lives of the people before he completes his reforms. Read More…
Abdulsalami, Aisha Buhari disagree over gender roles
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A former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has called on the men in the country to raise foundations that would cater for fellow men, because, according to him, men are fast becoming endangered species. Read More…
PDP is dying, needs intensive care – Obasanjo
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has described the Peoples Democratic Party, as a dying political party that is currently in comatose and needs to be taken to an intensive care unit. Read More…
Press Release For Grand Finale of Aso Rock Demo Day
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APC National Leader Bola Tinubu Returns To Nigeria As Politicians Raise Concerns About His Whereabouts And Speculations About Ill Health
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Several major political figures in the All Progressives Congress (APC) told SaharaReporters that there were serious apprehensions about former Governor Ahmed Bola Tinubu of Lagos State who has not been seen in public for several weeks. Some of the politicians wondered whether Read More…
Gunmen kidnap 14 workers of Nestoil in Rivers
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About 14 staff members of Nestoil Plc. have been abducted in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Read More…
Rivers: Police Arrests 2 Over Atsuwete’s Assassination
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There are indications that the Rivers State Police Command has arrested two persons in connection with the assassination of renowned human right activist, Barrister Ken Atsuwete at his residence in Aluu community in Ikwerre local government area of the state. Read More…
PDP the armed robber sympathising with APC the victim, says Lai
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Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the call for resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the economy is “preposterous”. Read More…
Fani-Kayode clashes with ‘little brother’ Omokri over Zuckerberg
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All through his 48-hour stay in Nigeria, Mark Zuckerberg trended on different social media platforms, but issues around the historic visit might be incomplete without the public spat between two ‘friends’ — Femi Fani-Kayode and Reno Omokri; both supporters of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Read More…
Assasination of Ken Atsuwete:Civil Society Organisation Protest for Justice
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The civil society organization today staged a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt the state capital of Rivers. Read More…