NASS Crisis: No More Factions, Only Hard Work Now – Dogara

House of Representatives speaker, Yakubu Dogara, on Thursday, July 30, officially announced the end of the National Assembly crisis, which started after the chambers’ leadership election.

According to Vanguard, speaking at the end of the All Progressives Congress caucus meeting, the lawmaker said that now, when the 49-day political conflict was the thing of the past, the 8th Senate was ready to totally focus on work.

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PDP Alleges Oshiomhole Is Suffering From Diarrhoea Of The Mouth After $6B Comment

Following reports that US State Department has denied telling Governor Adams Oshiomhole about a minister in former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration absconding with the sum of $6 billion, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state has alleged that the governor is suffering from diarrhoea of the mouth.

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Declare State Of Emergency On Unemployment, Reps Tell Buhari

The high rate of unemployment in Nigeria has gotten the attention of the House of Representatives as the lawmakers on Wednesday, July 29, unanimously called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on unemployment.

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None Of Us Can Succeed Alone – Buhari Tell Cameroon President

President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that only united work between Nigeria and neighouring countries will help to defeat Boko Haram terrorists in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria.

President Muhammadu Buhari during a dinner on his honour

Femi Adesina, the presidential aide, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday, July 30.

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Resident said Thursday, Boko Haram 'slits throats of 10 fishermen' near Lake Chad

Boko Haram 'slits throats of 10 fishermen' near Lake Chad - Resident said Thursday.

Kano (Nigeria) (AFP) - Boko Haram Islamists slit the throats of 10 fishermen in villages near Baga on the shores of the Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria, a leading fisherman and a resident said Thursday.

"On Monday around 4 pm (1500 GMT), Boko Haram attacked three villages on the shores of Lake Chad where they slaughtered 10 people, all of them fishermen," Abubakar Gamandi, head of the fishermen's union in Borno State, told AFP.

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JUST IN: See The New MNJTF Head To Lead Fight Against Boko Haram

The name of the new head of the Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has been finally made public.

It was provided yesterday that the chief of army staff, Major General Tukur Buratai, was was characterized as a major shake-up in the Nigerian army.

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