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Buhari Seeks Peace, Stability in W’Africa

Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari at the weekend in Abuja received the president-elect of Guinea Bissau, Mr. Umaro Embalo, and prayed for stability, peace, progress and prosperity of the entire West African sub-region. A statement by a presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, said Embalo came to Nigeria on a “thank-you …

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EFCC arrests Sen. Shehu Sani over alleged extortion of N7.2m

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested Sen. Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly between 2015 and 2019. According to The Nation, Sani was arrested for alleged extortion of $20,000 (N7.2 million) from the owner of ASD Motors. “He was said to …

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Court Strikes out Order Stopping APC Congresses in Rivers

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt wednesday struck out an interim injunction obtained by Ibrahim Umar and 22 others barring the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State from conducting its wards, local government and state congresses earlier scheduled for September 2019. The claimants had approached the …

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NDDC contractors fled with mobilisation fees, says lawmaker

Three Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contractors absconded after collecting mobilisation fees in 2012, House of Representatives Minority Leader Ndudi Elumelu said on Wednesday. He urged the House to investigate Ninno Engineering Nigeria Limited, Petrogas Specialists Services Limited and Quintus Investment Company Nigeria Limited. The lawmaker alleged that they abandoned …

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White House reacts to Trump’s impeachment

The White House has hit back at lawmakers after President Donald Trump was impeached, slamming the “illegitimate articles of impeachment” and voicing confidence the president would be acquitted in the Senate. “Democrats have chosen to proceed on this partisan basis in spite of the fact that the President did absolutely …

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