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Zakari Succeeds Jega at INEC
A woman, Amina Bala Zakari, has been named acting chairman of INEC on the same day Attahiru Jega’s tenure expired. Mrs Zakari,...
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Fuel Scarcity Returns as NNPC Probe Begins
Queues have returned to most filling stations in Nigeria. While the NNPC traces the development to panic buying as there was enough...
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EFCC Queries Ex-Gov Elechi, as Niger Reports Ex-Gov Aliyu
The EFCC on Tuesday queried former governor of Ebonyi State Martin Elechi over misappropriation of public funds. Meanwhile, the new APC government...
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NASS to Share N8.7bn as Wardrobe Allowance
Members of Nigeria’s National Assembly are about to share N8.7bn meant for their wardrobe allowance. The continued plundering of the nation’s resources...
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Boko Haram Fight: US Pledged $5m, Not $5bn
The United States government will assist the Multinational Joint Task Force fighting Boko Haram with a sum of $5 million, not $5 billion...
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New Accountant-general of the Federation Dikwa
President Buhari has appointed Mohammed Dikwa Nigeria’s new accountant-general. He takes over from Jonas Otunla who retired on June 12.
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Abiola Remembered
Chief Moshood Abiola, who won the presidential election held on June 12, 1993, has been remembered in four south-west states with a...
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APC Set to Sanction Saraki, Dogara, Others
A meeting of the National Working Committee of the ruling APC has ended in Abuja. Hon. Sanni Zoro, who was at the...
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NAFDAC Bans ‘Ogogoro’ in Nigeria
NAFDAC has banned drinking or selling of the local gin called “Ogogoro” throughout Nigeria. The gin has been implicated in scores of...
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Buhari Talks to APC Lawmakers over Leadership Tussle
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, who returned to Nigeria from the G7 meeting in Germany Tuesday morning, is to meet with all...