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Ban on Open grazing : Igbo youths tackles Buhari, backs Southern govs
From Stanley Uzoaru,Owerri President Muhammadu Buhari has come under attack following his comments through Garba Shehu yesterday disregarding the ban on open grazing by the Southern Governors Forum. The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, (COSEYL) in their statement through its President General ,Goodluck Ibem on Tuesday bared their fangs on the government,describing the comment
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Breaking :CBN retains all policy parameters
CBN retains all policy parameters Story soon!
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NNPC, contractors ink deal to unlock $10bn investments in OML 118
From Uche Usim, Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday recorded a major investment breakthrough as it signed a contract for the execution of OML 118 (Bonga) agreements with its contractors; Shell Nigeria, Exxon Mobil Nigeria, Total Nigeria and Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC). According to the national oil company, the development
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USAID Eatsafe programme to correct 66.1% Kebbi children with malnutrition
From Olanrewaju Lawal,Birnin Kebbi The Country Head of Eatsafe Programme in Nigeria, funding by the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID), Dr. Augustine Okoruwa, has disclosed that with the stakeholder’s collaborations, the programme, which are designed to ensure food safety in the Kebbi State markets would corrected the reported statistic of 66.1
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Buhari calls on Int’l community to support peaceful transition in Chad
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on has called on the international community to support Chad to conclude the transition from military to democratic government in a peaceful manner within the 18 months target. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari spoke Tuesday at
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Police kill 2 masterminds of Imo jailbreak
From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri The Imo State Police Command has killed additional two suspects believed to be masterminds of the jail break and attack on the police headquarters, Owerri on April, 5. According to a statement by the new police spokesperson in the State, Bala, Elkana, it noted that both men engaged the police in
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Benue police foil kidnap attempt on bursar, arrest CEO Tap group
From Rose Ejembi Makurdi Two suspected kidnappers have been nabbed by the Police in Benue after their attempt to kidnap the Bursar of the JS Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi was foiled. The suspects, Terwase Agbem Paul, popularly known as TAP, chairman and CEO TAP Group and Mson Yaasa, both in their thirties were reportedly
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Constitution review: National Assembly must address issues of secession, insecurity- Activist
From Gyang Bere, Jos A Human Rights Activist, Gad Shamaki has urged National Assembly to ensure that issues of Insecurity, agitations for secession and marginalization should be adequately captured to calm nerves of people from different parts of the country. Shamaki, who facilitated a one-day roundtable programme organized by Yiaga Africa, in Plateau State ahead
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APC chides Ikpeazu over non composition of Abia state Exco
From Okey Sampson, Umuahia All Progressives Congress (APC), Abia chapter has chided Gov Okezie Ikpeazu for the non composition of the state executive council, four months after the previous one was dissolved. Government has denied this, saying the state Exco was much in place and working according to the law. A statement by the state
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Dwindling revenue: Borno begins enforcement of taxes
From Timothy Olanrewaju Maiduguri Borno State government has deployed enforcement team in Maiduguri, the state capital, to collect all taxes from its citizens to boost its internally generated revenue (IGR) ahead of the anticipated slash in monthly allocation from the federation account. Chairman, State Board of Internal Revenue, Alhaji Mohammed Alkali told newmen during the
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Yiaga Africa sensitizes North Central on constitution review, electoral reforms
Musa Pam, Jos A group, under the umbrella of Yiaga Africa, has staged a sensitization campaign to educate Nigerians in the North Central geo-political zone to participate actively in the constitutional review and electoral reforms to address issues of insecurity, secession and marginalization in different parts of the country. A Human Rights Activist, Gad
Afenifere: Buhari’s govt is disorganised
*Says Shehu’s position is at variants with Malami’s Babatope Okeowo, Akure Afenifere, the Pan Yoruba Socio-Political group, Tuesday faulted the Presidency over the claim that the Southern Governors’ meeting in Asaba did not address the crisis between killer herdermen and the farmers in the country. The Secretary General of the mainstream Yoruba group, Chief Sola Ebiseeni,
Akeredolu slams Garba Shehu, says he’s an agent provocateur fuelling anarchy in Nigeria
…Insists no inch of space within the Southern region will be ceded under any guise Adewale Momoh, Akure Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has berated the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu for discrediting the resolutions of the ‘Asaba Accord’. According to Akeredolu, the presidential spokesperson’s recent
CBN adopts I&E window rate on website
*Value of naira down by 7.6% Tony Chukwunyem The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has replaced the fixed rate of N379 to a dollar used for official transactions with the Investors and Exporters’ (I&E) window-NAFEX-exchange rate of N410.25/$1, data on the apex bank’s website showed Tuesday. The move means that the CBN has weakened
Report: 4 policemen killed in Enugu as gunmen attack police station
At least four policemen were killed in Enugu when invading gunmen attacked a police station in Iwollo, Ezeagu local government area of the State. The attacked reportedly took place in the early hours of Tuesday. The attack turned bloody as four policemen were allegedly killed by the hoodlums who stormed the station in a
JUST IN: Diesel-laden tanker explodes in Lagos
A diesel-laden tanker exploded at Egbeda, Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday. Investigation conducted by the state emergency team upon arrival at the scene revealed a fully loaded tanker with diesel had brakes failure and lost control. It fell and exploded. The fire burnt all night as firefighters
Dollar drifts lower as Fed speakers soothe inflation fears
The dollar coasted at the bottom of its recent range on Tuesday, as softer-than-expected U.S. data and fresh insistence from Federal Reserve officials that policy would stay on hold allayed investor fears about inflation forcing interest rates higher. Investors are heavily short dollars in the belief that low U.S. rates will drive cash abroad
Lagos leads as NCDC records 42 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 42 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,061. NCDC said this on its official Twitter handle on Monday. This is an increase from the 40 cases logged on Sunday and the 35 reported Saturday. It stated that
Military detain Mali’s president, prime minister and defence minister
Military officers in Mali detained the president, prime minister and defence minister of the interim government on Monday, deepening political chaos just months after a military coup ousted the previous president, multiple sources told Reuters. President Bah Ndaw, Prime Minister Moctar Ouane and Defence Minister Souleymane Doucoure were all taken to a military base
US travel warning for COVID-19 won’t hurt Olympians, Japan says
The Japanese government Tuesday was quick to deny a U.S. warning for Americans to avoid traveling to Japan would have an impact on Olympians wanting to compete in the postponed Tokyo Games. U.S. officials cited a surge in coronavirus cases in Japan caused by virus variants that may even be risks to vaccinated people.
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