Jega handing over INEC: Drama as Buhari overrules Jega on handover

Chairman (INEC) ,Attahiru Jega (right) handing over to the Acting Chairman, Ahmed Wali 

INEC: Drama as Buhari overrules Jega on handover

ABUJA —  It was the end of an era, yesterday, when the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, formally handed over to Amb. Ahmed Wali as  acting chairman of the electoral body.

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Top official of ISIS just executed - on charges of conspiracy

Reports have emerged that ISIS has executed one of its top administrative officials in Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul for planning a coup against the extremist group.

The Iraq Press news outlet first reported the incident on Monday, saying ISIS had executed Abu Usman al-Hassan — one of the group's commanders and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's representative in the city — on charges of conspiracy, prompting a number of Syrian and Arab fighters to withdraw toward Raqqa in protest of the execution.

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Obama says 'I claw my way out of this bad Iran deal

US President Barack Obama warned on Tuesday he will "walk away" from a bad nuclear deal with Iran, as Tehran and six world powers gave themselves until July 7 to reach an agreement.

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APC insists on Ekweremadu’s removal

The battle for the control of the National Assembly may be long drawn as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress on Monday insisted on removing the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, of the minority Peoples Democratic Party.

One of our correspondents learnt on Monday that the ruling APC was still miffed that Ekweremadu emerged as the deputy senate president and had vowed never to allow “a senator from a minority party take over the duties statutorily assigned for the majority party.”

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Okonjo-Iweala spent $2.1bn without approval, says FG

The National Economic Council, chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday accused a former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, of spending $2.1bn from the Excess Crude Account without authorisation.

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Gunmen Abduct Wife Of Former Acting Governor Of Bayelsa

A group of gunmen have kidnapped Madam Martha Binabo, the wife of former acting governor of Bayelsa state and currently House of Reps member, Nestor Binabo.

Vanguard reports that the incident happened on June 29, Monday, at Agbura community in the outskirts of Yenagoa the state capital.

The 48-year-old victim was abducted at about 11.30am by five armed men clad in military camouflage in front of a company where she is the director.

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