What Tompolo, MEND leaders will discuss as they regroup in Bayelsa

Leader of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND and High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, yesterday, summoned commanders and leaders of the various wings of the militant group to an emergency meeting, tomorrow in Yenagoa, Bayelsa Sta...

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We’re yet to receive bailout promised by Buhari, Govs lament

The 36 state governors cried out, yesterday, over the worsening economic crises in the country and the failure of the Federal Government to release to them the bailout promised by President Muhammadu Buhari sometime a...

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Boko Haram Waxing Stronger, Captures 5 LGs In Yobe, Borno

There are indications the Boko Haram insurgents are waxing stronger in the North Eastern region and have captured five local government areas in Yobe and Borno States.This was confirmed by the governors of the affected states, Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe and Kashim Shettima of Borno, This Day reports.According to the National Economic Council (NEC), who spoke to state house correspondents after their meeting in Abuja, Shettima and Gaidam told them...

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Wike Visit: CJN Bans Politicians From His Home,Office

In order to stop who seem to be politicians move to influence the outcome of electoral disputes, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmood Mohammed, has barred politicians from his residence and office. He also instructs that his security detail from Department of State Service and police orderly will now be part of any discussion he will hold with politically exposed lawyers who want to have audience with h...

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Boko Haram Storms Biu, Killing Nine And Injuring Many

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents were said to have stormed Pompomarri village of Borno state earlier this week killing at least nine civilians. According to Sahara Reporters, this information was disclosed by a vigilante in the area. The attacked village is located 12 kilometers away from Biu town. Scores of people are feared injured following the sporadic shooting opened by the terrorist...

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GOODNEWS! Corps members to choose their state of primary assignment - says NYSC

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has introduced a self-deployment system to enable prospective corps members choose where they wish to serve. This was part of resolutions at the end of the 2015 Batch ‘B’ pre-mobilisation workshop which held in Kaduna. Similarly, pregnant women, nursing mothers and students undergoing postgraduate studies have been banned from participating in the scheme until they are free to enlist for the servic...

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