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Buhari’s Ambassadorial nominee to United States too old, may be rejected – Matthew Page

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A former U.S intelligence community expert, Matthew Page, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s 82-year-old Ambassadorial nominee to the United States, Sylvanus Nsofor, may be rejected for not being a “dynamic and energetic” person. Recall that Nsofor’s nomination as Ambassador to the U.S had sparked controversy when President Buhari sent his name to the Nigerian Senate. The Senate had rejected Nsofor’s nomination after the Department of State Services (DSS) advised that the ambassadorial nominee “will not be able to perform the duty of an officer due to his advanced age.”…

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Lamido notifies PDP of 2019 presidential ambition

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A former Governor of Jigawa state Sule Lamido, has written a letter to members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to express his interest on the party’s presidential ticket in the 2019 general elections. Lamido, in the letter dated Oct. 22 and made available to newsmen on Monday, shared some of his thoughts and concerns about PDP and Nigeria. He said the country’s founding fathers shared the dream of a united, strong and prosperous independent Sovereign Federation. “This being the case, what our founding fathers believed firmly was that Nigeria…

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Does a Nigerian lawmaker earn more than US President Trump?

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Are the country’s legislators living luxuriously as the majority of citizens tighten their belts? We did the math. Terming it “strange, unthinkable and very disheartening”, the leader of a Nigerian pro-reform group castigated the “monumental” pay of the country’s lawmakers. Areoye Oyebola, a former newspaper editor who chairs the Movement for Nigeria’s Total Transformation, urged a pay cut of as much as 90%. Amid grinding poverty, a Nigerian senator earns “US$1.7 million annually”, Oyebola said, “far higher than the US$400,000 yearly income of the US president”. “Even a member of…

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Southern Governors insist on true federalism, devolution of powers

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The Governors of the Southern States of Nigeria have unanimously reiterated the call for true federalism and devolution of powers to States. The resolution was reached after their meeting in Lagos on Monday. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, who was appointed Chairman of the forum, read out the communique at the end of the meeting. They also resolved to collaborate with one another for the growth and development of their economies. Continuing with the communique, Governor Ambode, who will be assisted by Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa) and David Umahi (Ebonyi),…

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PDP demands arrest, prosecution of Maina

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for immediate arrest and prosecution of Abdulrasheed Maina, a former Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, wanted for alleged fraud. The party made the call in a statement by National Publicity Secretary of its National Caretaker Committee, Mr Dayo Adeyeye, on Monday in Abuja. The party called for the arrest and prosecution of those who aided the return of Maina to the country after his disappearance for several years, and his restoration to his duty post with added promotion. The…

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FG moves to seize BVN-less accounts

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Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Abuja  has granted a request by Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for a temporary forfeiture of all funds held in bank accounts not linked to BVNs. Also to be forfeited are funds in accounts whose ownership could not be  identified. The latter are  accounts without sufficient know-your-customer credentials, PREMIUM TIMES has reported. . The order followed an originating motion of notice filed by Mr. Malami on behalf of the Nigerian government on September 28. Justice Dimgba  granted all the…

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Cristiano Ronaldo retains FIFA Best Player award

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunning last season saw him win the 2017 Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year trophy as Real Madrid dominated a star-studded awards ceremony in London on Monday, AFP reports. The Portuguese ace, who has scored 44 goals in just 48 games for club and country so far this calendar year, played a major role in Real winning both La Liga and the Champions League. He scored twice in a 4-1 win over Juventus in the continental final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on June 3. Real boss Zinedine…

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Biafra: Abaribe speaks on Nnamdi Kanu’s whereabouts

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The senator representing Abia South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has denied the claim by the Federal Government that the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is in his custody. The Federal Government had earlier replied to Abaribe’s application seeking to withdraw as one of the sureties for Kanu, describing the application as too late. But Abaribe in a reaction to a question on whether Kanu was actually in his custody, said he doesn’t know his whereabouts. The Federal Government, however, stated in its counter-affidavit that Abaribe…

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Lagos PDP mourns caretaker chairman

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Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday described the death of the party ‘s Caretaker Chairman in Lagos State, Chief Babatunde Solanke, as shocking. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Solanke died on Saturday at the Lagos State Teaching Hospital after slumping in a hotel in Ikeja. The deceased had scheduled a meeting with some chieftains of the party in the state on the fateful day. He has been buried in his hometown, Abeokuta, Ogun. NAN reports that the deceased was appointed the caretaker chairman…

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3.4m suffer malnutrition in North-East

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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA) says about 3.4 million people need nutrition assistance due to food crisis caused by Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East. This is contained in the UN-OCHA Humanitarian Situation Report for the month of September. OCHA explained that 2.7 million people were targeted for immediate intervention, adding that only 936,200 people were reached with nutrition support within the period under review. The report indicates that three Stabilization Centres (SC) were set up at Damboa, Dikwa and Ngala Local Government Areas…

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