Britain returns £70m to Nigeria, says more coming

– Prime Minister, Theresa May visits Nigeria Wednesday As British Prime Minister Theresa May visits Nigeria and two other African countries this week, the country reported it had returned £70 million recovered from a Nigerian, who was convicted of fraud by an Italian court. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, said in […]

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Fani-Kayode writes police, explains why he can’t appear now

Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has written a letter to the police, explaining that he cannot honour its invitation now. The police had last week invited Fani-Kayode for alleged conspiracy, criminal and inciting publication. While making reference to a petition, the police had also asked the former minister to appear before it on August […]

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Lagos PDP chairman, Salvador dumps party for APC

– accuses Bode George of masterminding his jail; Secondus, national leadership of neglect – Salvador should bury his head in shame, Bode George fires back Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairman in Lagos State, Mr. Moshood Salvador, has dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress, APC. However, his former party described his defection as unfortunate. […]

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INEC budget: National Assembly adopts Buhari’s N143 billion request

– rejects N189 billion presented by commission … as INEC declares 510,000 PVCs uncollected in Osun The Joint Committee on Electoral Matters of the National Assembly, has rejected the N189 billion proposed budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. Arising from a closed-door meeting at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, on Monday, the committee […]

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Nigeria needs more than mere geographical restructuring – Osinbajo

The Vice- President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said that simple geographical restructuring is not the problem with Nigeria. On the contrary, prudent management of national resources and providing for the people properly were better ideas for Nigeria’s development challenges. Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the […]

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Ondo boosts cocoa production as Ijugbere plantation takes off

As part of efforts at boosting the tree crop sub sector of the agricultural value chain, the Ondo State Government has established another Cocoa Plantation at Ijugbere in Owo Local Government Area. The project to be on two thousand hectares of land of which 35 hectares have been planted with improved cocoa seedlings, also has […]

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Bunmi Ojo: Ekiti court remands 2 for alleged murder

Two men, Tajudeen Bello and Luck Solomon, who allegedly murdered Mr Bunmi Ojo, a Commissioner in the Federal Character Commission, were on Monday in Ado Ekiti remanded in prison on the orders of an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court. The accused — Bello, 22, and Solomon, 32 — are facing a two-count charge of murder and […]

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