Thisday Newspaper News Today Friday 30th August 2019
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target=_blank>NEC: 22m Barrels of Oil Stolen in First Half of 2019
Chineme Okafor in Abuja The National Economic Council (NEC) Thursday put the amount of crude oil stolen from Nigeria in the first six months of 2019 at 22 million barrels. A statement from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday said Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, who is the Chairman of the ad-hoc committee
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target=_blank>ICPC Nabs Suspect on EFCC Wanted List
Recues 14 females locked up in suspect’s room Oladipupo Awojobi The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Alhaji Abdulrauf Olarewaju Iliasu, a suspected fraudster on the wanted list of a sister anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The suspect who is the National Coordinator, Federal Civil Service
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target=_blank>Yahaya Bello Wins APC Guber Ticket
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State Thursday emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16 governorship election in the state The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Bello emerged winner of the governorship ticket by polling 3,369 votes to beat eight other aspirants who contested the governorship primaries
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target=_blank>Gunmen Kill Catholic Priest in Taraba, Burn Corpse
Wole Ayodele in Jalingo The Catholic Priest of St. Peters Catholic Church, Amadu in Takum Local Government Area (LGA) of Taraba State, Rev. Fr. David Tanko was on Wednesday killed by gunmen along Wukari-Takum road. The Chairman of the Takum LGA, Mr. Shiban Tikari, confirmed the killing while speaking with journalists in Jalingo, the state
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target=_blank>N’Delta Govs Kick against Composition of NDDC Board
Chuks Okocha in Abuja The nine governors of the Niger Delta states have kicked against the composition of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as announced by the federal government on Wednesday. The governors met last night in Abuja to assess the new board appointment approved by President Muhammadu Buhari and resolved
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target=_blank>Border Closure Boosts Production, Say Rice Producers
Laud Buhari for initiative James Emejo in Abuja The Rice Processors Association of Nigeria (RIPAN) Thursday supported the recent decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to close Nigerian borders with its neighbours to stem the activities of smugglers. The association said the closure, which was long overdue, was in the best interest of the economy, adding
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target=_blank>Ekiti Assembly Summons Fayose, Others over ‘Misappropriated’ LGs Funds
Victor Ogunje in Ado Ekiti Ekiti State House of Assembly has summoned the immediate past Governor of the state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, to appear before its committee on Public Accounts over alleged misappropriation of local government funds while in office. Also summoned alongside the former governor are the former chairman of the Association of Local
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target=_blank>Xenophobia: Nigerians in South Africa Storm High Commission in Protest
A group of Nigerians Thursday staged a protest at the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa’s capital. The protesters, mostly victims of xenophobic attacks in South Africa, according to Channels TV, said they are angered by the recent massive looting of foreign-owned shops in the city by some South Africans. Many of the protesters
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target=_blank>AMCON Bares Its Fang, Moves against Sheba E&P, Orjiako
Direct banks to stop withdrawals from accounts Obinna Chima Less than a month after President Muhammadu Buhari, signed into law, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) (Amendment) Act, 2019 into law, which increased the powers of the corporation to enforce recovery of debts from its debtors, the corporation through its lawyers has written all
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FG Acquires $8.5m Calibration Aircraft to Aid Flight Operations
Kasim Sumaina in Abuja The federal government Thursday in Abuja, took delivery of new calibration aircraft, King Air 350i at the cost of $8.5 million to aid flight operations in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who on behalf of government received the aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, stated that […]
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