A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Ayodele Fayose, Sunday Alade has narrated how the former governor of Ekiti state received N1.2 billion stashed in two planes. Giving his testimony before the federal high court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, Alade said Fayose and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, received N1,219,000,000 from Zenith […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has clarified its stance on the removal of fuel subsidy, saying it had no plan to do so in the immediate future. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, said this on Sunday at the briefing by the Nigerian delegation on the outcome of their meetings with investors and institutions […]
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Two persons were on Saturday confirmed dead in an accident involving a Volvo jeep and a Mack truck around Danco filling station on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Babatunde Akinbiyi, Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to NAN in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred around 6:11p.m., saying that the jeep, with registration […]
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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned the Federal Government against implementing the recommendation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the removal of subsidy on petroleum products in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, gave the advice at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja. The news conference was tagged: “Public Declaration of […]
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Paul Pogba scored a brace to help Manchester United halt a run of two straight defeats as they beat West Ham 2-1 in Saturday’s Premier League game at Old Trafford. Pogba opened scoring for United when he converted from the penalty spot in the 19th minute. West Ham were back on level terms in the […]
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Former vice-president of Nigeria and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has rubbished the claim by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he is not qualified to contest the election. Atiku said while he will not dignify the ruling party with a response, and that their assertion […]
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The Oyo State police command and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state gave two completely different reports on an accident which involved an FRSC Hilux Van and a Micra taxi at Moniya area of Ibadan, on Friday. It was gathered that many people escaped death when FRSC officials engaged the Micra driver […]
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The newly elected president of the World Bank, David Malpass, has projected that nine in every 10 extremely poor people across the world will be Africans come 2030. Speaking on Thursday at the World Bank press conference at the ongoing spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group, Malpass said this development […]
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Alarmed by the upsurge of killings by alleged herdsmen and bandits across the country, the House of Representatives request President Muhamnadu Buhari to address the House and the nation within 48 hours. This followed a motion under matters of public importance by Rep Mark Gbillah (PDP-Benue) at Thursday plenary presided over by Speaker Yakubu Dogara […]
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In preparation for the 2019 farming season, officials of the National Agricultural Seed Council ( NASC) on Thursday took to the streets of Abuja on an awareness campaign on the importance of using improved seeds this year. NASC has continued to cry for the use of quality seeds in the Nigerian agricultural sector for better […]
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