The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said Nigeria will vigorously engage the U.S. government to remove it’s name from its blacklist of countries over concern on religious freedom. The Nigerian government has also expressed its displeasure to the U.S. government on this development. Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, Spokesperson for the ministry, disclosed Nigeria’s position in a […]
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Two more persons were shot dead by unidentified gunmen in two separate attacks in Benin City, the Edo state capital. The incidents occurred on Tuesday at Aduwawa and Ogida areas of Benin City. Recall that several cult-related killings have been recorded in Benin metropolis in the past few weeks. It was however not confirmed if […]
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Mr Bala Ali of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Dass Constituency bye-election in the Bauchi State House of Assembly. His victory followed the conclusion of voting and counting of ballots in the election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the seat which had been declared vacant. […]
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Chelsea moved top of the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Leeds 3-1 on the night 2,000 fans returned to Stamford Bridge. The Blues had to bounce back after Patrick Bamford’s early opener against his former club. But the home fans in attendance after the coronavirus-enforced absence got a glimpse of why Frank […]
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Akinwunmi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, has said Africa will lose up to 30 million jobs by the end of 2020. He said this at the ‘Virtual 2020 International Forum on African Leadership’ in Ivory Coast on Friday. Adesina, who was Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, said the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Abdon Dalla, special adviser on civil service and labour matters to Bala Mohammed, Bauchi governor, over alleged vote buying. Dalla was arrested on Saturday after voting during the Dass constituency bye-election in Bauchi. The EFCC operatives reportedly recovered a sum of N1.5 million from his car. […]
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The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) is to embark on a three-day warning strike from Dec. 7, to protest the deplorable state of access roads to seaports in Lagos State. In a communique it issued on Saturday in Lagos, MWUN said that the situation was no longer tolerable. The communique was signed by the […]
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The Nigeria Police Force, has extradited Abdulrashid Abdullahi Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), to Nigeria from Niamey, Niger Republic. That was where he was arrested having been declared wanted by a court of competent jurisdiction over a pending criminal trial against him. This is contained in a press statement sent […]
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Billionaire business mogul, Jimoh Ibrahim, has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos with a Motion on Notice seeking the reversal of an interim court order which authorised the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to take over his property over alleged N69.4bn debt. The seizure order was made by Justice Rilwan Aikawa on November […]
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The 36 states governors are to hold teleconference on Wednesday to evolve a new national security order that will ensure safety of lives and property in the country. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) disclosed this in a statement by its Head, Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, on Monday in Abuja. Bello-Barkindo said that […]
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