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Babachir, Oke should have been arrested – PDP

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  The Senator Ahmed Markafi-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has faulted the suspension of the embattled Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal, and Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ayo Oke, insisting that the duo should have been arrested. The party, however, described the suspension as an attempt to dress up a “failed anti-corruption war” saying that the APC-led federal government has suddenly realised the corruption allegation levelled against the SGF; and instead of arresting and detaining him as the government has been doing…

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Jibrin disagrees with Dogara on published monthly payslip

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Suspended member of the lower section of the National Assembly, honourable Abdulmumin Jibrin, has reacted to the monthly payslip released by Speaker, Honourable Yakubu Dogara. In a series of tweets, Jibrin said if what Dogara made available to the public was authentic, then he (Jibrin) earned more than the speaker. Jibrin wrote, “I will make few comments on the response of Speaker Dogara to El Rufai and as usual using the institution of the House as cover. “As regard NASS budget, I completely agree with paragraph 9, 10 and 11…

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Court Sentences Falae’s Kidnappers To Life Imprisonment

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An Ondo State High Court has sentenced the seven persons accused of kidnapping a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Olu Falae, to life imprisonment. Mr Falae was kidnapped on September 21, 2015, at his farm in Ilado, a rural agrarian settlement near Akure, the state’s capital in southwest Nigeria. He was later released by his captors after spending four days with them. Speaking to reporters, the prosecution counsel, Mrs Adesola Adeyemi-Tuki, said that the prosecution was able to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused committed the…

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U.S. opens new military front in Syria, launching cruise missiles against Assad’s forces

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The Pentagon launched more than 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles at a Syrian air base late Thursday in retaliation for a gruesome poison gas attack this week that U.S. officials said was carried out by President Bashar Assad’s forces. Trump authorized the attack after he was briefed by Defense Secretary James N. Mattis in Palm Beach, Fla., where the president is hosting visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping. Two Navy destroyers patrolling in the eastern Mediterranean Sea fired lethal salvos of Tomahawk cruise missiles into eastern Syria from hundreds of miles offshore,…

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Buhari Launches Nigeria’s Economic Recovery, Growth Plan

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By Sani Tukur President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the Nigeria Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, ERGP, which seeks to restore the nation’s economic status following the high rate of inflation and recession. The launch was undertaken shortly before the commencement of the meeting of Federal Executive Council, FEC, inside the Council Chamber, Aso Rock, Abuja on Wednesday. The launch was attended by all cabinet members as well as top government functionaries including the national chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, John Odigie-Oyegun; Senate President Bukola Saraki; Speaker of…

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Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill

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Today, the Senate passed the Electoral Act No. 6 2010 (Amendment) Bill 2017 into law. The passage of this Bill in the Senate is a bold, innovative and common sense step on Electoral Reforms designed to guarantee free, fair and credible elections in Nigeria. Without much ado, these are some of the highlights of the Bill: There shall now be full biometric accreditation of voters with Smart Card Readers and/or other technological devices, as INEC may introduce for elections from time to time. Presiding Officers must now instantly transmit accreditation data…

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Ibori endorses Okowa for second term

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Former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, has endorsed Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, for a second term and called on Deltans to support him to complete his transformation agenda. Chief Ibori, who spoke at a reception hosted by Mr Mike Diden, the member representing Warri North in Delta State House of As sembly and friends on the platform of Delta Political Vanguard, in Oghara, Delta State, weekend, said although he was still sleeping and resting, “I have a right to ask my people to support Okowa’s administration until…

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REASONS WHY YOU DON’T NEED TO DIE FOR ANY POLITICIAN BEFORE,DURING AND AFTER ELECTIONS :

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  By Alex Osondu Atawa Akpodiete 1. In 2011, Governor Shekarau of Kano State contested for the Presidency on the platform of ANPP against EX- President Jonathan of PDP. So did Nuhu Ribadu of ACN {apc}. Ex Gov. Shekarau was a Minister in Ex- President Jonathan’s cabinet & a member of the President’s party & Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is the PDP’s candidate for governorship of Adamawa State. How many were killed because of them in 2011? 2. President Obasanjo and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu were thought to be sworn enemies.…

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BEHOLD THE 45TH AMERICAN PRESIDENT, DONALD JOHN TRUMP!

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By Alex Osondu Atawa Akpodiete* The expression, “Out with the old, in with the new”, may not totally be appropriate given the age difference between the American 44th President Barack Hussein Obama and the 45th President, Donald John Trump. Obama is 55, while Trump is 70. Nonetheless, the world watched as America exemplified what makes it one of the bastions of democracy – the peaceful transfer of power. Additionally, America continues to impress the world that it is really a melting pot (or salad bowl) for all cultures and nationalities.…

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This bizarre Trump iPhone 7 is only for the super rich

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And, if you were thinking who would buy such an expensive and bizarre product. Well, there are nine takers already. While iPhone 7 already carries a very high price tag, how about an iPhone 7 built using solid gold and diamonds? To add to the dismay, how about Donald Trump’s face encrusted on it? A delight for Trump’s fan and distasteful for his haters, such a phone really exists. It is built by none other than Goldgenie, who is known to dip iPhones in gold and deck them up with…

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