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Dialogue with bandits not new — we did with Niger Delta militants – IGP
Mohammed Adamu, the inspector-general of police, says Katsina state’s amnesty programme for bandits is not new because “such negotiations will bring peace”. He said the federal…
Xenophobic attacks: Nigerians boycott trips to South Africa
There are strong indications that many Nigerians have been shunning trips to South Africa in the last two weeks.The PUNCH gathered on Thursday that since the latest xenophobic attacks on Nigerians by South Africans,…
Reps ask CBN to suspend cashless policy
The house of representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to halt the controversial cashless policy it recently re-introduced. At plenary session on Thursday, the lower…
Integrity of UK Home Secretary Questioned over Support for P&ID
•London magazine suggests she may have been paid House sets up committee to investigate $9.6bn judgment debt Knock for Oguntade for consulting for Esso while in…
Osinbajo: Group faults Afenifere, says Buhari’s action not unusual
The Vanguard for Transparent Leadership and Democracy on Thursday faulted the position of the Yoruba group, Afenifere, and others who have criticised President Muhammadu…
Buhari, Service Chiefs meet in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with Service Chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting is coming…
N614bn bailout deductions: We are ready to pay — Governors
The 36 State Governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) yesterday agreed to pay the N614 billion that was advanced to thirty five states as budget support facility.Responding to a question after…
How EFCC report quickend Oyo-Ita’s removal by Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari last night (Wednesday) removed the embattled Head of Serive of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, from office and named Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, as her replacement as the Head of Service of…
Former Berger Paint, RT Briscoe Chairman, Clement Olowokande Dies At 76
A former chairman of Berger Paint and RT Briscoe, who was the largest majority shareholder in Berger Paints, Chief Clement Olowokande is dead. The successful businessman died in the…
Osinbajo presides over National Economic Council
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently (Thursday) presiding over the monthly National Economic Council (NEC) at the State House.In a tweet by Mr. Laolu Akande, the spokesperson to Prof. Osinbajo, NEC is the…
BREAKING: Court orders forfeiture of P&ID assets to FG
The Federal High Court has convicted the suspects arraigned on allegations of fraudulent involvement in the 2010 contract between the Nigerian government and an Irish firm, the Process and…
BREAKING: P&ID directors plead guilty to economic sabotage
The Nigerian government on Thursday arraigned persons it said were representatives of the Process and Industrial Development Company (P&ID) before a Federal High Court in Abuja on…
Army dispel news of planned Boko Haram attack in Maiduguri
The Nigerian Army has assured residents and people living in Maiduguri and environs to disregard rumours and insinuations being peddled in certain quarters of planned attacks by Boko Haram terrorists which is causing…
Six things you should know about the new Head of Service
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday 18th Sept appointed Dr Mrs Folasade Yemi-Esan as the new acting head of service of the federation replacing Oyo-Ita. Since 2012, Yemi Esan…
Gbajabiamila warns against outrageous electricity bills
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has warned electricity distribution companies (Discos) against giving outrageous bills to consumers. Gbajabiamila, who gave…
6 million metres coming – DisCos
THE 11 DisCos said they would install about six million meters between 2019 and 2022. Fears about whether there are enough testing stations to handle the huge numbers were…
Security vote: Cesspool of corruption or safety net for peace?
“The security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government…” – Section 14 (2) (b), 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). How…
$9.6b judgment: House summons Malami, Sylva
ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami and Minister of State Petroleum Timipre Sylva have been summoned by the House of Representatives over the…
419 Cases, Other Scams in Nigeria Date Back to the 1930s
Financial crimes, notoriously called 419 in Nigeria, have their ancestry in the colonial days, as far back as the 1930s Operatives of the Federal Bureau of…
Public Outcry over N5.5bn Voted for Lawmakers’ Utility Vehicles Nonsensical, Says Senate
The Senate Wednesday justified the N5.5 billion voted for the procurement of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV) for each of the 479 members of the Ninth Assembly saying the amount was part of the 2019 approved budget of the…
I Did Not Write Petition against Justice Tsoho, Says Fani-Kayode
A former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied writing any petition against the acting Chief Justice of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho.He described the petition as falsehood concocted…
Second Batch of Nigerians Return from South Africa
The second batch of Nigerian returnees fleeing from xenophobic attacks in South Africa arrived in Nigeria on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…
Buhari Sends Oyo-Ita on ‘Indefinite Leave’, Appoints Yemi-Esan as Acting HoS
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mrs. Folashade Yemi-Esan as the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation with immediate effect. Dr. Mrs. Yemi-Esan, who is the…
Blame communities for uncompleted projects… some demanding N10bn for 2nd Niger bridge –…
Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, has blamed some communities for uncompleted projects, disclosing how a demand of N10 billion compensation was made for work to continue on the 2nd…