A political party in Nigeria “Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP)”, on Thursday said if elected into power in 2019, it would construct perimeter fence around Nigeria and change the name of the country and the currency. Acting National Chairman of the Party, Dr Olusegun Ijagbemi, revealed at a news conference in Abuja. He said that […]
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Spain captain Sergio Ramos and new coach Fernando Hierro displayed a united front as they looked ahead to Friday’s World Cup opener against Cristiano Ronaldo’s European champions Portugal following an extraordinary 48 hours. Hierro and Ramos posed together, smiling for the cameras, at a press conference inside the Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, the venue […]
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Mayorkun is the latest celebrity to be harassed by men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad also known as SARS after they disrupted his interview. In a series of tweets on his Twitter page, Mayorkun said he prayed people don’t get faced with men of SARS while revealing how his interview was disrupted because of them. […]
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The Naira on Wednesday gained 50 kobo to firm against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Nigerian currency exchanged at N361 to the dollar, stronger than the N361.50 traded on Tuesday, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N488 and N423, respectively. At […]
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Gabriel Kolawole, a judge at a federal high court in Abuja, on Tuesday ruled that the national assembly lacks powers to investigate criminal cases, indict or absolve anyone of crime. Kolawaole said law enforcement agents or the executive have the powers to handle such issues. The case with suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/163/2009 was filed by Festus […]
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The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, has lost its bid to take over the land and property known as the Federal Secretariat Complex, in Ikoyi Lagos. Justice Ibrahim Buba in a judgment delivered at the Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos on Wednesday, reiterated that the Federal Government of Nigeria and it’s agencies are […]
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Nigeria’s inflation has dropped to 11.61% in May, a figure that is already below the federal government’s projection of 12.42% set in the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper. This is the 16th straight month of decline in inflation. Food inflation declined to 13.45% from 14.80% in April. According to the Consumer […]
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A federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered Atai Aidoko, senator representing Kogi east senatorial district, to vacate the national assembly. At its sitting on Wednesday, Gabriel Kolawole, the presiding judge, ruled that Aidoko’s emergence as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was illegal. The judge ruled he was wrongly presented as […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy weather conditions over the Central States of the country on Wednesday with prospect of isolated thunderstorms over Minna and Abuja axis during the morning hours. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Tuesday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the renewal of the tenure of six Chief Executive Officers of Federal Agencies. The president also approved the appointment of two new Chief Executive Officers of federal agencies and one Senior Special Assistant. The appointments are: (a). Renewal of Appointments: S/N ORGANIZATION APPOINTEE DESIGNATION EFFECTIVE DATE 1 Federal Road Safety Corps Dr. Boboye Olayemi Oyeyemi MFR Corps […]
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