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Aisha Buhari wants First Ladies granted privileges after vacating office

Aisha Buhari wants vehicles, sponsored medical treatments, and provision of some stipends for first ladies after vacating office. The outgoing First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has said wives of presidents also deserve the same privileges that are due to former Presidents. Justifying her call, Mrs Buhari said first ladies should be accorded these privileges just like…

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Diezani sues EFCC, AGF for alleged libel, demands ₦100bn damages

Diezani accused the EFCC and AGF of publishing false, malicious, and libellous information about her in national dailies. A former Petroleum Resources Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has instituted a libel case against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Diezani, who has been in self-imposed exile in the United…

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Anambra police command celebrate children, tasks them to be sensitive

Ikenga urged parents to guide the children on safety tips while relating with strangers and actions expected of them in case of any eventuality. Anambra Police Command has encouraged children to be smart and pick up basic safety tips like knowing their parents’ names, home addresses and their phone numbers off head. The police command…

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Nigerians applaud, condemn Buhari’s performance in office

The FIDA chairperson called on the incoming administration to uphold the current laws which she said had impacted positively on the nation. Some Nigerians have expressed divergent opinions on the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in the last eight, with some commending his achievements and others describing some of his policies as disastrous. The…

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Police not aware of killing of internship student in Ebonyi – Spokesperson

A resident in the area told NAN that the deceased was shot dead by suspected gunmen while making a phone call outside his gate at Corpers’ lodge where he resides. The Police Command in Ebonyi, on Friday said it is not aware of the killing of an internship staff attached to the Dental Therapy Department…

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FG endorses wholesale investment fund

Awosika identified education and agriculture as priority sectors for impact investing, as well as the empowerment of Nigerian youth and women. The Federal Government has given support to the establishment of the Nigerian Wholesale Impact Investment Fund (WIIF). It also committed to providing 50 per cent seed capital for its take-off. The Minister of State,…

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Katsina govt empowers 272 unemployed graduates on agriculture

Katsina State Government, in collaboration with the 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state, on Friday supported 272 graduates with agricultural inputs to become self reliant. The State Deputy Governor, Mannir Yakubu, said at the exercise that the beneficiaries were also trained on selected agricultural enterprises. Represented by the Permanent Secretary in his office,…

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Enugu Gov-elect Mbah declares assets

He stated that by filling the forms, he had complied with the requirements of the law, adding that the process was quite seamless. The Enugu State Governor-elect, Dr Peter Mbah, on Friday, declared his assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), saying it was obligatory of every public officer to do so as required…

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Court bars Apapa, others from interfering in Abure’s affairs as LP Chairman

The judge imposed a perpetual injunction against Lamidi Apapa and any other residents or faction, from removing or suspending Abure as the National chairman until the national convention of the party was convened. Edo High Court judge, Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, on Friday in Benin, dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the National Chairman, Labour…

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Makinde dissolves Management, Board of LAUTECH Hospital

The governor urged them to submit all the government properties in their possession to the Transition Committee. The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has dissolved the management and Board of Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso with immediate effect. The Chairman, Transition and Inauguration Committee, Chief Segun Ogunwuyi, made this known in a statement…

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