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[Video] Seun Kuti departs Nigeria for his European Summer tour (video)
Following his clash with the Nigerian Police Force, popular afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, was seen departing Nigeria for Switzerland, in order for him to commence his Europoean Summer tour. The singer was granted bail on Tuesday, May 23 after he was held in police custody for eight days for assaulting a police officer on Third…
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Gen. Galadanci lauds Buhari for equipping Armed Forces
A retired Brigadier General, Muhammad-Kabir Galadanci, has lauded the outgoing administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for securing massive operational platforms for the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Galadanci gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kaduna. He recalled that before the emergence of the administration in 2015,…
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Court refuses application for Seun Kuti’s arraignment
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, refused an application by the police to formally arraign afrobeat singer Seun Kuti. Kuti, who was released from custody on Tuesday night, had been on remand for six days on the orders of the court. The police had on May 16 applied for remand of…
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Buhari swears-in 7 RMAFC Commissioners
President Muhammadu Buhari has swore-in seven Federal Commissioners of the Revenue, Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) as he presides over the last meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Newsmen reports that those sworn-in include Sen. Ayogu Eze (Enugu State), Peter Opara (Imo), Hawa Aliyu (Jigawa) and Rakiya Haruna (Kebbi State). Others are Ismaila…
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EFCC warns Nigerians against help desk scam alert
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned Nigerians against a ‘scam alert’ issued by some unscrupulous elements through a fake EFCC Help Desk. Newsmen reports that the scam alert could be in form of fake calls purported to be from the commission’s help desk. Its Spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement in…
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Igbos should stop putting their eggs in one basket – Minister of Labour
Minister for Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has admonish the Igbos in the country against putting all their eggs in one basket which is a bad political practice. He disclosed this during the commissioning of the Second Niger Bridge and the construction of capital projects by the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday.…
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CBN revokes licences of 132 MfBs, others
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced revocation the licences of 132 Microfinance Banks, three Finance Companies and four Primary Mortgage Banks across the country. The revocation is contained in a gazetted circular signed by the CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, in Abuja. According to Emefiele, the Microfinance Banks, Finance Companies and Primary Mortgage…
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My administration’s policies were deliberate – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the policies taken by his administration were deliberately made for the development of the country. He stated this on Tuesday at the inauguration of a new Customs Headquarters, built at the cost of N19.6 billion, in Abuja. Buhari said that such policies became legacy programmes because they later became…
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10th Speaker: We have not adopted any candidate — Greater Majority
Rep. Fredrick Agbedi (PDP-Bayelsa), Convener “Greater Majority” says the group has not adopted any candidate for the 10th speaker of the House of Representatives ahead of the June 13 inauguration. Agbedi said this at a meeting of the greater majority caucus in Abuja. Newsmen reports that the group is a coalition of the seven opposition…
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VIDEO: APC Guber candidate, Tonye Cole says “na lie I no withdraw my petition”
In a video clip personally recorded by the APC Guber candidate Tonye Cole in the last Rivers governorship election shows him vowing to fight to the touch line. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports Cole in a video clip speaking pidgin English declaring that he has not withdrawn from the Election Petition Tribunal as he would fight till…