BIAFRA: Igbo leaders want protests stop

BIAFRA: Igbo leaders want protests stop

NO fewer than 60 prominent Igbo leaders met yesterday in Lagos where they called for an end to the ongoing pro-Biafra street protests in Nigeria.

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MASSOB clash with JTF in Onitsha, 5 killed, 7 injured as IPOB,

MASSOB clash with JTF in Onitsha

Court orders Kanu’s release from detention Jubilation as Nnamdi Kanu regains freedom
Kanu’s release, a triumph over injustice —MASSOB

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Chelsea Roman Abramovich finally open up... I didn't want to sack Jose: Roman makes Mourinho confession and then demands improvement from Chelsea flops on Cobham visit after ex-boss returns to see players for final goodbye

I didn't want to sack Jose: Roman makes Mourinho confession and then demands improvement from Chelsea flops on Cobham visit after ex-boss returns to see players for final goodbye

Roman Abramovich told Chelsea's under-performing players that he didn't want to sack Jose Mourinho during an address at their Cobham training ground this afternoon. Abramovich was on site to watch this morning's session, taken by Steve Holland and Eddie Newton, ahead of Saturday's clash with Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. The Chelsea owner spoke to the players in his native Russian and it was all translated into English.

Abramovich, who fired Mourinho on Thursday at the club's training ground, told the players he had been reluctant to sack the most successful manager in the club's history.

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B​REAKING News​: ​Ex-NSA ​Dasuki, ​4 ​others granted bail

AT Last​: ​Ex-NSA ​Dasuki, ​4 ​others granted bail

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has granted bail to former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, and four others standing trial for alleged money laundering and criminal breach of trust.

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Akwa Ibom governor, Emmanuel lost at Appeal Court; nullifies entire election

Appeal Court sacks Akwa Ibom governor, Emmanuel; nullifies entire election

The court says the tribunal was wrong in declaring Udom Emmanuel winner in 13 local government areas.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the Akwa Ibom State governorship election of April 11, removing the declared winner, Udom Emmanuel, from office.

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Okonjo-Iweala, CBN Officials Face Interrogation Over Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) plans to interrogate the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy in the last administration, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, according to a high-level source.

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President Buhari Should Investigate Jonathan Over Arms Deal

President Buhari Should Investigate Jonathan Over Arms Deal...

 

Former political adviser to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak has stated that his former boss cannot escape culpability for over the $2.1 billion arms deal fund.

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Minister of Information and Culture Unveils FG Plans To Diversify Economy

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, has unveiled plans by the Federal Government to diversify the country’s economy.

This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja, on Friday, December 18, by the Special Assistant to the Minister, Segun Adeyemi, a copy obtained by Naij.com.

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Appeal Court Affirms Akwa Ibom Tribunal Ruling

An Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Friday, December 19, affirmed a tribunal judgement on the Akwa Ibom state gubernatorial election which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct fresh governorship election in 18 out of the 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom state.

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Fuel Subsidy Removal: Tinubu Reacts To Subsidy Removal

Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is advocating for the removal of fuel subsidy.

According to him, it would help address the persistent fuel scarcity in the country, Channels TV reports.

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Breaking News: Court Grants Dasuki, Four Others Bail

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and four others who were being tried for money laundering and criminal breach of trust.

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Five Die As Pro-Biafran Supporters, Soldiers Clash As Court Orders Kanu’s Release

No fewer than five persons died in Onitsha on Thursday following the wild jubilation that greeted the court judgment, ordering the release of the leader, Independent Peoples of Biafra and Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.

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Panic As Robbers Raid Wema Bank, Hijack ATM, Kill Two

Two people have reportedly been killed at a branch of Wema Bank in Ibokun, Oriade local government area of Osun state, following a bloody raid by well armed robbers.

The robbers who came armed-to-the-teeth, invaded the bank, killing a guard and a resident of the town.

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Group Lambasts Buhari Over Anti-Corruption War

President Muhammadu Buhari has come under heavy criticism from a group identified as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Frontier for Justices.

The group in a statement issued on Thursday, December 17, after its meeting in Abuja, lambasted Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC), for their fight against corruption.

The group accused the President of “selective justice” in the prosecution of the war on corruption.

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2016 Budget: Buhari Calls Off FEC Meeting At Last Minute

The emergency meeting of the Federal Executive Council which was summoned by President Muhammadu Buhari to consider the 2016 Budget has been postponed.

Buhari postponed the meeting at the last minute on Friday, December 18, The Punch reports.

The meeting had been scheduled for 10am at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and the ministers had arrived at the venue.

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Job @... U.S. Embassy - Foreign Service National Investigator FSN-08/FP-6 Needed

Employer: U.S. Embassy

The Compnay
The U.S. Consulate in Lagos is seeking to employ a suitable and qualified candidate for the position  below in  the Regional Security Office (RSO):

Job Title: Foreign Service National Investigator FSN-08/FP-6

Location: Lagos
Work Hours: Full-time; 40 hours/week

Basic Function of the Position:

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N1.04 trn fine: MTN Refuses to Pay, Threatens Court Action

MTN Nigeria has finally concluded it would not pay the N1.04 trn fine, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC imposed on it, for its failure to disengage about 5.1 million improperly registered subscribers on its network in August and September 2015 and

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House Of Rep Invetigates Fund Management In Obasanjo's Tenure

The House of Representatives has started investigations into how a $5m grant given to the Lake Chad Basin Commission during the administration of former president Olusegun Obasanjo was spent.

The Punch reports that the House on Thursday, December 17, noted that the money was meant to carry out study on how to direct rivers to the lake but nothing came out of it.

Mr Ahmed Abu, a member of the House, said the office of the auditor-general of the federation released a report in October that showed that the fund was not used.

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Breaking News: Gov El-Rufai Issues Stern Warning To Shiites

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has sent a powerful message to the Nigerian army and the Shiites who have been in the news recently over incessant disagreements.

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