Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Wednesday, dissolved his cabinet with immediate effect. According to The Nation, Bello told his former cabinet members to handover to the most senior officers in their various ministries. He thanked them for serving in his cabinet, saying he appreciated their efforts as commissioners. However, the Secretary to the […]
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Barcelona and Real Madrid played 0-0 draw on Wednesday in a Clasico that was briefly interrupted by Catalan independence protests when dozens of yellow beach balls were thrown onto the pitch at Camp Nou. After being postponed in October, there were renewed fears of unrest around Spain’s most famous fixture. Protestors held banners, waved flags […]
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Alhaji Isa Dutse, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said on Wednesday in Abuja that the Federal, States and Local Governments had shared the sum of N635.8 billion for the month of November. Dutse disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), meeting. He explained that the amount […]
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President Donald Trump of the United States of America (USA), was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president […]
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Furst Salvo Limited, a global financial business advisory and investment company, has launched savings and investment mobile App. The App which is available for download on the iOS Store and Google play store, is a savings platform that helps you save money smartly while earning returns on your savings. It is to encourage savings habit […]
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The Supreme court of Nigeria, on Wednesday, upheld the elections of eight governors. They are: Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) Udom Emmanuel (Akwa Ibom) Bello Masari (Katsina) Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa) David Umahi (Ebonyi) Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) Seyi Makinde Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna) In the case of Ogun, Mary Peter-Odili, the judge who led the seven-man panel, dismissed the appeal […]
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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Muhammad Nami as the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and 13 others as board members. The confirmation of followed a report of the Committee on Finance and consideration of same at the Senate Committee of the Whole. President Muhammadu Buhari had in a letter to […]
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The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has been asked to commence committal proceedings against the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Unity Bank Plc, Mrs. Oluwatomi Somefun, and commit her to prison for allegedly flouting orders made by the court. The request formed the relief in a motion filed by 25 ex-staff of the […]
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The acting chairman of Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Ango Abdullahi, says President Muhammadu Buhari is not fighting corruption. Abdullahi spoke in an interview with journalists in Kaduna shortly after the opening ceremony of a public lecture on education, on Tuesday. He said the prisons would have been filled with corrupt politicians if the current administration is serious […]
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Men of the Nigerian Police in Abuja, on Tuesday said they have arrested 71 suspects over various criminal activities across the country and recovered tramadol worth N54 million from one of the syndicate. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Frank Mba, who disclosed this at a news conference, said the suspects were arrested during […]
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