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APC should tell us now before it is too late on what is happening to our President – Labour Party

The Labour Party has called on the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to come clean on the true health status of President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari has been in the news after he was quoted as saying that at 72, there’s limit to what he can do. The National Chairman of LP, Alhaji Abdukadir Abdulsalam, while speaking with […]

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Osun state governor blasts Ben Bruce for donating own wardrobe allowance to Osun workers

The Osun state government has lambasted the senator representing Bayelsa central senatorial district, Ben Murray-Bruce, for offering to donate his wardrobe allowance to Osun state workers who are owed 7 months salaries. Mr. Bruce stated this in a series of tweets on Wednesday evening. But in a response to the comment later on Wednesday evening, […]

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EFCC arrests former Imo governor over alleged bribery and money laundering offences

  A former governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Mr. Ohakim, governor between 2007 and 2011, was arrested Thursday at about 10.05 am at his residence in the Asokoro district of Abuja. A source at the commission said an invitation was sent  to the […]

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Court orders First Bank to provide details of bullet proof cars purchase

Justice Mohammed Yunusa of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered First Bank of Nigeria Plc to disclose details of the loan facility it granted the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the 2013 purchase of two bullet-proof BMW cars for former Minister of Aviation Princess Stella Oduah. The judge held that the bank […]

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Toolz speaks on Toke Makinwa’s marriage saga

Sexy Beat FM OAP, Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru has aired her opinion on the trending marriage issue between Toke Makinwa and her estranged husband, Maje Ayida. During her show’s hand-over to Gbemi, Toolz, who recently got engaged to Tunde Demuren, said Maje Ayida’s alleged action is the most disrespectful thing to do to a woman. “In […]

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Toke Makinwa Alleged Marriage crisis…

There are reports yesterday that popular OAP Toke Makinwa’s husband Maje Ayida got his ex-girlfriend pregnant, a girl named Anita Solomon based in Calabar, and she is off to the UK to bear the child. Apparently the relationship between Maje and his ex-girlfriend Anita has being on going despite him being married. We don’t know how […]

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President may sack all top military officers to appoint his “loyalists”

Report says President Muhammadu Buhari may lay off service chiefs and other senior officers across the various arms of the Nigerian military. A Punch report suggests that the President will disengage all the military chiefs, except one. It said he will appoint new officers who are also experienced officers and are expected to implement the […]

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Six CBN executives accused of N8billion fraud remanded in prison (Photos)

Six staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, implicated in an N8billion defaced and mutilated currency recycling scam, were today remanded in prison custody following their arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. They were arraigned before Justice N. Ayo Emmanuel of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. The suspects […]

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How Central Bank officials defrauded Nigeria of N8 billion – EFCC

Top officials of the Nigeria Central Bank, CBN, colluded with officials of private banks to defraud the country of about N8 billion, an anti-graft agency has said. The EFCC said on Sunday that it is ready to prosecute Patience Okoro Eye, Afolabi Olufemi, Kolawole Babalola, Olaniran Muniru Adeola, Fatai Yusuf Adekunle, and Ilori Adekunle Sunday, […]

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Desmond Elliot seeks help over gay stalker Steve Onyebuchi (Photo)

Nollywood actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot says he has been sexually harassed by a gay man on social media. The lawmaker took to his twitter account to show his worries concerning the gay stalker, called Steve Onyebuchi, disclosing that Steve had been stalking and calling him at all times, the same person that have been a […]

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NDLEA dares Court, vows to maintain siege on Kashamu’s house

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that an order issued by a federal court, Tuesday, directing its personnel to vacate Buruji Kashamu’s home, would not stop it from performing its statutory responsibilities “in a lawful manner”. Mr. Kashamu, a prominent member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party and Senator-elect for Ogun East, is wanted […]

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Stop blame game, get ready for extradition proceedings, NDLEA tells Kashamu

The National Drug Law enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Sunday told Buruji Kashamu to be set for extradition proceedings and not blame anyone for his predicaments. Mr. Kashamu, a senator-elect, has been under house arrest by the NDLEA since Saturday morning, with the agency set to drag him to court on Monday to face extradition to […]

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Fuel Crisis: ​​Okonjo-Iweala accuses oil marketers of blackmail, says marketers just want Nigerians to suffer

The Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Saturday accused petroleum products marketers of blackmail ​ by masterminding the current fuel scarcity that has threatened to ground the economy. The Minister, who was speaking in Abuja, said it was shocking that barely a week after she reached an agreement over ​​N200 billion ​fuel ​claims​,​ the marketers […]

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Drama as Diezani runs after Buhari at airport

There was a mild drama at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja on Friday, as the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, ran to catch up with the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. Both Buhari and the minister on Friday morning travelled out of the country to London on the same flight. Punch gathered that they […]

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Onyeka Onwenu, Patience Ozokwor finally speak on alleged rift

Onyeka Onwenu has denied reports that she and Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor (aka Mama G) had a disagreement over the latter’s visit to the Presidential Villa. In a statement on Monday, Onwenu, the Director General of the National Centre for Women Development, noted that the report was entirely false. Signed by her Special Assistant, Lami […]

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How APC fraudulently declared man dead to deceive INEC into substituting him

A scandal appears to be brewing in the All Progressives Congress over an allegation that party leaders in Delta State, alongside the national leadership of the party, corruptly substituted the name of one of APC’s candidates for the elections, claiming he was dead. The affected candidate, Christopher Anirah, has accused some leaders of the party, […]

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Inside the secret deal Jonathan authorized to shield Abacha’s family from prosecution

For allegedly helping their father plunder Nigeria of an estimated $5 billion in the 1990s, Mohammed and Abba Abacha, and other relatives of the late dictator, Sani Abacha, have been rewarded by the Nigerian government. A secret deal between the government and the Abachas, wants the family to return part of the loot, in exchange […]

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My life in danger, should anything bad happen to me… – UNIZIK SUG President

The President of the Students’ Union Government, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Mr. Noble Eyisi has alleged threat to his life Eyisi had, on Tuesday, accused the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, of being corrupt. He claimed that a team of security men had raided his house. In a statement sent to […]

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