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I’ll gladly testify before Salami panel, Malami replies Magu

I’ll gladly testify before Salami panel, Malami replies Magu

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), says he will be glad to testify before the Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential panel if he is summoned. He said this during an interview on Arise TV on Wednesday which was monitored by our correspondent. Malami, who is also the Minister of Justice, was reacting to a letter by...

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COURT STALLS PDP’S LAWSUIT SEEKING TO DISQUALIFY IZE-IYAMU

COURT STALLS PDP’S LAWSUIT SEEKING TO DISQUALIFY IZE-IYAMU

The scheduled hearing of a suit seeking to disqualify Mr Osagie Ize-iyamu as the All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate in the forthcoming September 19 election in Edo State was on Tuesday stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The suit was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, which alleged that Ize-Iyamu was not validly nominated...

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President says Trump asked why he’s killing Christians

President says Trump asked why he’s killing Christians

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, revealed that at the heat of the bloody clashes between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria, the United States President, Donald Trump,  once asked him why he was killing Christians. This was just as the President charged ministers and other top government officials to go “on the...

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FG, states, LGs shared N3.88trn in six months – NEITI

FG, states, LGs shared N3.88trn in six months – NEITI

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee shared N3.879trn to the Federal Government, states, local governments, and other statutory recipients in the first half of this year, the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative has said. A breakdown of the disbursements showed that N1.53tn went to the Federal Government, while the states got N1.29tn and the 774 local...

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DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MANAGES COVID-19 BETTER, SAYS UNGA

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES MANAGES COVID-19 BETTER, SAYS UNGA

The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, says the global body is pushing for equal access to COVID-19 vaccines by all countries once the vaccines are available. He stated developing nations, including Nigeria and other African countries, have done better than the developed countries as regards the management of the pandemic....

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Strike to continue until judiciary workers’ demands are met – JUSUN

Strike to continue until judiciary workers’ demands are met – JUSUN

The leadership of the Judiciary Staff of Nigeria has said its members in Ebonyi State will continue their strike until their demands are met. JUSUN members in Ebonyi are demanding implementation of the Consolidated Judiciary Salary Structure and alleged the government of refusing to pay them their annual leave allowances and non-authorisation of their promotions...

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CALABAR KIDNAPPINGS: FEMALE LAWYERS, HEALTH WORKERS, PROTEST

CALABAR KIDNAPPINGS: FEMALE LAWYERS, HEALTH WORKERS, PROTEST

The Medical Women Association of Nigeria, Cross River Chapter, International Federation of Women Lawyers, Holy Child Old Girls Association, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, Presbyterian Women, and others on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest against kidnappings in Calabar. During the protest organised by the Medical Women Association in the state, the women went around major...

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NBA ELECTIONS: BOSAN LAUDS ADESINA FOR NOT GOING TO COURT

NBA ELECTIONS: BOSAN LAUDS ADESINA FOR NOT GOING TO COURT

The Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria has commended a presidential candidate in the last general elections of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Dele Adesina (SAN), for not going to court to challenge the outcome. Adesina, who came third in the NBA presidential poll won by Mr Olumide Akpata, had described the election as a...

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FUEL PRICE HIKE: POLICE WILL PREVENT PROTEST IN BORNO, SAYS CP

FUEL PRICE HIKE: POLICE WILL PREVENT PROTEST IN BORNO, SAYS CP

The Police Command in Borno State says it will not tolerate any form of protest capable of disrupting the “hard-earned peace in the state’’. DSP Edet Okon, the command spokesman, gave the warning in a statement on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Okon said that available information indicated that some groups were planning protests against the hike...

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JIGAWA: 20 CONFIRMED DEAD, HOUSES, FARMLANDS LOST TO FLOODING

JIGAWA: 20 CONFIRMED DEAD, HOUSES, FARMLANDS LOST TO FLOODING

No fewer than 20 persons have lost their lives and more than 50,000 houses and farmlands were destroyed following the flood which ravaged some parts of Jigawa State last week. The Executive Secretary of State Emergency and Management Agency, Yusuf Sani-Babura, disclosed this while giving an update on the disaster on Monday.  He said the...