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Bauchi elects 8th Assembly Speaker

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Sani Muh’d Sani/Bauchi Lawmakers of Bauchi State House of Assembly have elected Kawuwa Shehu Dhamina as speaker of the 8th…

EFCC can arrest Nyako, court says after striking out application

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An Abuja Federal High Court on Monday refused to grant an application filed by ex-Adamawa Governor, Murtala Nyako, seeking to…

Speaker Dogara approves ad hoc welfare committee

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Monday, approved the constitution of an Ad Hoc Committee on…

Scores of Boko Haram gunmen killed by Nigerian troops

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The Defence Headquarters on Monday said scores of heavily armed terrorists using women and children as shield died on Sunday…

N8bn Currency Scam: Court denies CBN staff, others bail

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Justice Nathaniel Ayo Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan, today 15 June, 2015 dismissed the bail application…

Nigerian student arraigned for internet romance fraud

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A 21 year-old student, Ebiechina Chikeluba has been charged with internet romance fraud, his latest heist being the N20million he…

I am not the ‘First Lady’, says Aisha Buhari

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“I am not the First Lady”, said Hajia Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, the wife of the President of the Federal Republic…

EFCC to question ex-gov Lamido on Thursday

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Alhaji Sule Lamido, the immediate past Governor of Jigawa state has returned to the country from his foreign trip and…

Transparency will strengthen democracy in Nigeria – NLC

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The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, said on Monday that a transparent democratic process had the…

Europe’s migrants including Nigerians send home $110bn in 2014

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The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), disclosed in a report published on Monday in Rome, that the Europe’s 50-million-strong…

Why I’m yet to appoint ministers, says Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday attributed the delay in his appointment of ministers to the late submission of the transition…

Gani Adams, OPC pull out of NNPC pipeline surveillance

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The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) said it would pull out its men from guarding all Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)…

Edo police apprehend killers of Corps Member in Benin

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Jethro Ibileke/Benin Two members of a suspected armed robbery gang who allegedly killed a member of the National Youth Service…

Well conducted elections will produce good people, says Jega

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Prof. Attahiru Jega, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has stated that well conducted election will result in the…

Boko Haram: US supports Nigeria, others with $5bn

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The United States says it has announced a five billion US dollars contribution to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF),…

Ambode: PDP Lagos continues to make us believe it exists, says APC

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The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was…

Ambode dissolves parastatals, sacks Fashola’s sister, others

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Kazeem Ugbodaga There has been a massive shake-up in the Lagos State Government as Governor Akinwunmi Ambode dissolved all Boards…

Security is everybody’s business, Lagos CP

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Lives and property will be in great danger if security issue is left to the government alone, says the Lagos…

Dogara appoints ex-Rep member as Chief of Staff

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Yakubu Dogara, on Monday, appointed a former member of the assembly, Mr…

Parents appeal to Borno govt to re-open closed schools

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Parents in Borno on Monday appealed to the State Government to re-open Public Secondary Schools shut down in March 2014,…

Nigerians applaud AU over single currency, passport proposal

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Some Abuja residents on Monday said plans by the African Union to introduce a single currency and passport was a…

Why are Nigerians anxious to have Ministers – Buhari

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President Muhammadu Buhari has queried why Nigerians are eager to have him name his cabinet, two weeks after he was…

Boko Haram: Buhari plans Cameroon trip

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Johannesburg (AFP) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is planning to visit Cameroon to cement a regional fighting force against Boko…

9 dead in twin blast in Potiskum

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The Police in Yobe, on Monday confirmed the death of nine persons in twin bomb explosions which rocked Potiskum, the…

Fire Razes 30 Shops In Lagos

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Kazeem Ugbodaga The havoc wreaked by fire in Lagos State, western Nigeria, worsened after fire razed 30 shops in a…

Winners Pastor Kidnapped In Cross River

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The Cross River State Police Command has launched a manhunt for five gunmen who allegedly abducted Pastor Seyi Adekunle of…

Police arrest 30 suspected in Ogun

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Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command has in the last one week arrested 30 suspected cultists at various locations in…

Sexual Offences Bill: Falana backs Soyinka, says bill was illegally adjusted

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Femi Falana, Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist has backed Prof. Wole Soyinka’s position on the Sexual Offences Bill, noting…

Sexual Offences Bill: Open Letter To Prof. Wole Soyinka By Sen. Chris Anyawu

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I have read your open letter published on PM NEWS and re-published on BELLA NAIJA, Premiumtimesnig.com and a number of…

Pressurise South Africa to transfer al-Bashir to ICC, SERAP tells AU

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Kazeem Ugbodaga The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the African Union, including Nigeria…

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