APC Hails Buhari For Cleaning Up Ogoniland

Rivers state All Progressives Congress (APC) has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a better son of the Niger Delta than the immediate past president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.

The state chairman of the party, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, in a statement published in Vanguard newspaper on Friday, August 7, praised Mr Buhari for fast-tracking the clean-up of Ogoniland in accordance with the report and recommendations of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).

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Nigeria To Produce Arms To Fight Boko Haram

Nigeria Ministry of Defence may produce own weapons to fight the deadly Boko Haram sect according to the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Buhari has ordered the ministry to produce a plan for the establishment of a military industrial complex for the local production of weapons for the use of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

The president was speaking through his media aide, Garba Shehu.

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Bayelsa 2015: Jonathan Endorses APC Candidate Over PDP’s

As the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa state continues to gain momentum, there are indications that former first lady Dame Patience Jonathan has surprisingly thrown her weight behind the immediate past governor of Bayelsa state Chief Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

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Breaking News!! Cash crunch hits House of Reps

The cut in the budget of the National Assembly from N150bn to N120bn is beginning to hit members of the House of Representatives hard, resulting in unpaid salaries.

The 360-member legislature has not paid the June and July salaries of lawmakers.

Findings by The Chat212 on Thursday showed that the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, took hours to lament the poor financial situation of the House during a crucial meeting with his colleagues in Abuja.

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Don’t give Fashola appointment, CACOL tells Buhari

A civil society group, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to consider the immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), for appointment.

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Police arraign lecturer for raping 18-year-old admission seeker

The police on Thursday arraigned a part-time lecturer, Afeez Baruwa, for allegedly raping an 18-year-old admission seeker.

PUNCH had reported on Thursday that Baruwa took the victim, who was seeking admission into the University of Lagos, Akoka, inside a study room, where he allegedly raped her.

Our correspondent had reported that the victim’s father, who belonged to the same landlords’ association with Baruwa in the Abesan, Ipaja area, had allowed his daughter to follow the suspect, on July 23, to UNILAG for an admission process.

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