President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday(Today) finally signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The signing comes several months after the Nigerian leader initially refused to sign the agreement which has already been signed by about 52 other African countries. Buhari signed the agreement in Niger Republic on Sunday. …
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‘romance’ saved Goje after surrendering Senate Presidency bid July 6, 2019Adejumo kabir It appears Danjuma Goje’s recent decision to step down from contesting for the seat of the Senate President has begun to yield dividend. On Friday, the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation applied for the withdrawal of …
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The Federal High Court in Jos has discharged a senator, Danjuma Goje, of the corruption charges filed against him. This came after the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) applied for the withdrawal of the charges on Friday. Goje was being prosecuted by the anti-graft agency, EFCC, for …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 11 houses and 22 bank accounts linked to Delta-North Senator, Peter Nwaoboshi. Justice Taiwo Taiwo made the order on July 2 but a certified true copy of the order was only issued on July 5 (Friday). The judge …
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The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday raised the alarm over the alleged stockpiling of arms and ammunition by some persons, under the guise of politics, to cause breach of the peace in the state. This is just as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress in the Oredo …
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A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Sunny Onuesoke, has appealed to the Federal Government to seek a solution to the perennial congestion in Apapa Wharf that is responsible for the delay in discharging of cargoes. Onuesoke who made the call while speaking to journalists at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Boss Mustapha as secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). The president has also renewed the appointment of Abba Kyari, his chief of staff. Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, announced this in a statement on Friday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Boss …
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The Lagos State Police Command has said the use of commercial vehicles popularly known as `Danfo’ for police operations is unacceptable as defaulters will be sanctioned. Bala Elkana, a Deputy Superintendent of Police and Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, gave the warning in an interview with the News …
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The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Friday announced a cabinet reshuffle as he changed the portfolios of some of his commissioners. The development came barely 24 hours after he inaugurated five new commissioners and two special advisers, as well as the new caretaker chairmen of the 18 local government …
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2018 Osun State governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Friday congratulated Governor Gboyega Oyetola on his victory at the Supreme Court. Adeleke in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, stated that his ambition to be the Governor of Osun State …
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