U.S. Republican Congressman Tim Murphy has announced his resignation after his affair with a young woman came to light, official statement said on Friday. “Upon further discussion with my family, I have made the decision to resign my position,’’ Murphy, an eight-term member of the House of Representatives, serving since 2003, said. The statement came […]
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Operatives of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) surveillance team on Wednesday arrested a policeman and a tanker driver who were part of a pipeline vandals syndicate reportedly using a Lagos hotel as a base. The surveillance team traced the smell of petrol to a burst pipeline which was allegedly channelled to a waiting tanker at […]
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The house of representatives committee on public petitions has issued an arrest warrant on Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The lawmakers took this action after Ibrahim Magu failed to appear before them on different occasions. The committee is hearing a petition filed by Patience Jonathan, former first lady. […]
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The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed the death of 22 persons in a boat mishap around Mahuta community in Agwara Local Government Area of the state. Malam Hussaini Ibrahim, the Public Relations Officer of the agency, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Wednesday. He said […]
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Residents of Maiyola, a community of 3,000 residents in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have said that they lose an average of one pregnant woman monthly due to absence of antenatal services. The residents said in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria that they also lose a lot of children under […]
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Katsina State Government says it has promoted 19,600 teachers as part of the effort to enhance teachers’ welfare and boost education sector. Lawal Buhari, the Executive Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Daura on Friday. He said the promotions […]
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The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said another batch of 139 deportees arrived the country from Libya on Tuesday. Ibrahim Farinloye, the South-West spokesman, NEMA, confirmed the deportation to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Wednesday in Lagos. Mr. Farinloye said that the aircraft that conveyed the deportees arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, […]
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The lawyer representing Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, the kidnap kingpin popularly known as Evans, Olukoya Ogungbeje, has accused the police of making his client plead guilty when he was arraigned at an Ikeja high court on Wednesday. Evans as well as two of the five suspects arraigned with him, pleaded guilty to the two-count charge of kidnapping […]
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Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the war against corruption is already lost with the current tempo. The EFCC chief said this at an interactive session with media executives in Abuja on Wednesday. “The way we are going we have already failed. I am telling you we have […]
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NIGERIA – Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said on Thursday that no amount of hatred will obliterate the solid achievements recorded by the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Minister stated this in Abuja while declaring open the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)’ Annual Lecture and 25th Anniversary celebration of creation of the […]
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