During his one-day visit to Nasarawa State on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari his administration would not tolerate further attacks by suspected herdsmen and other bandits. While urging all Nigerians to refrain from attacks, he said security agencies have standing instructions to arrest and prosecute anybody found with illegal arms. A copy of the speech was […]
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The city of Benin in Edo State was on Tuesday thrown into a state of confusion as there was massive protest over the death of an unidentified taxi driver who was reportedly killed by a policeman. It was reported that the policeman pushed the driver into an oncoming trailer which killed the driver, after he […]
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Britain’s biggest lender, Lloyds Banking Group Plc, has disclosed that it would ban its credit card customers from buying crypto currencies. Reuters reported on Monday that the development, which followed the lead of U.S. banking giants JP Morgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) and Citigroup (C.N), is aimed at protecting customers from running up huge debts […]
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Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, governor of Rivers State has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the Presidential election in 2019 because Nigerians yearn for the return of pro-people leadership. The governor declared that though the APC Federal Government and electoral officials are plotting to subvert the will of the people, they will be […]
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Fitch Ratings, a leading global rating agency in its latest report, has upgraded Access Bank’s National Long-Term Rating to ‘A+ from ‘A. At the same time, Fitch affirmed the Bank’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B’. According to the rating agency, “Access Bank’s IDRs are driven by the Bank’s intrinsic creditworthiness as defined by […]
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A former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh,on Monday arrived at the federal high court, Abuja, in an ambulance. Metuh who is standing trial over allegations of receiving N400 million from Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser, and also money laundering charges involving $2 billion. He was absent when the case was […]
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The government of Iraqi has placed the name of late Saddam Hussein’s daughter, Raghad, on the most wanted list, alongside 59 others. The 60 people are wanted on suspicion of belonging to the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant ISIL, also known as ISIS, al-Qaeda or the Baath Party. The list, seen by AFP, includes the […]
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Former Military President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) has said that a two party-system remains the best for the country in the circumstance the country found itself in the current political dispensation. He issues this statement to PRNigeria to disown the earlier statement credited to him to the effect that President Muhammadu Buhari should not contest […]
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and hazy weather conditions over the central States of the country on Monday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office in Abuja on Sunday also predicted day and night temperatures in the range of 32 to 40 and 15 to 25 degrees Celsius respectively. The agency […]
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Former military president Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) has said it is time to sacrifice personal ambition for national interest. He asked Nigerians to co-operate with President Muhammadu Buhari until his tenure ends. THE FULL TEXT OF THE STATEMENT TOWARDS A NATIONAL REBIRTH In the past few months and weeks, I have played host to many concerned […]
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