Nigeria lauds arrest of South African policemen accused of killing Nigerian

The Nigeria Consul General in South Africa, Godwin Adama, has welcomed the arrest of eight police officers accused of torturing and killing a Nigerian in Vanderbijlpark in 2017. Adama told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone conversation from Johannesburg that the arrest was a welcomed development. The CG said that the officers were […]

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7,000 delegates to affirm Buhari as APC sole presidential candidate

The All Progressives Congress, APC, says that no fewer than 7,000 delegates will, on Saturday, at the Eagle Square, Abuja, ratify the nomination of President Muhammadu Buhari as the party’s sole presidential candidate for 2019 election. Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State, who is also the Deputy Chairman of the APC Presidential Convention Planning Committee […]

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Policemen bar journalists from Kaduna APC senatorial primaries

Some security personnel on Saturday bared journalists from covering the APC senatorial primary election in Zaria, Kaduna State. The team of journalists who converged on the venue of the primary election was completely denied access by the security personnel. The journalists used all persuasive means to gain access including parading their identity cards and making […]

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Find killers of Ajila Seun, Akeredolu tasks police

Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has asked the state police command to fish out the killers of a model and graduate of Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, Ajila Seun, who was raped and stabbed to death around Sunday Bus Stop, Akure. He asked the police to ensure that the Seun’ś killers are arrested […]

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Pope says Church can no longer tolerate silence on abuse

Pope Francis said Saturday that silence on sexual abuse can “no longer be tolerated” as he ordered an investigation into Vatican archives concerning former archbishop of Washington Theodore McCarrick, who resigned in July. “Both abuse and its cover-up can no longer be tolerated,” said Francis in a Vatican statement in which he declared the Church […]

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PDP electoral committee nullifies Ondo primary election

The Electoral Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for House of Representatives in Ondo state, has nullified the primary election held in Owo/Ose Federal constituency in the state. According to a statement jointly signed by the Committee’s Chairman, Bimbo Adepoju, Secretary, Modupe Johnson and a member, Dayo Ogunmodede, the cancellation of the exercise became […]

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Osun poll result: PDP condemns alleged police attack on protesting Saraki, Secondus, Fayose, Tambuwal, others

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticised Friday’s alleged attack by policemen on protesting Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, its National Chairman , Prince Uche Secondus, Chairman of its Governors Forum Mr Ayodele Fayose, and its other prominent leaders as dastardly, unwarranted and unprovoked. It said in a statement issued by Kola Ologbodiyan, its National […]

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FG probes defunct Skye Bank collapse

THE Federal Government has promised to persecute all those found to be responsible for the failure of the erstwhile Skye Bank. Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed who disclosed this on Friday directed Managing Director of Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim to ensure a thorough investigation into how the bank was run aground. […]

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All set for credible PDP convention – Committee

Few hours to the emergence of Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chairman of the National Convention Planning Committee, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has disclosed that everything has been put in place for a credible process to be delivered. Addressing journalists on Friday at the Adokiye Amasiemeka Stadium, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, the venue […]

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Revenue from rail passengers rises to N435.97 million

Latest statistics from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that a total of N435.97 million was generated as revenue for passenger travel in the second quarter (Q2) of the year against N435.95 million in Q1. The revenue rise is despite the drop by 2.41 per cent in the total number of passengers who traveled […]

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