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2016 Budget not missing — Senate

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Chairman, Senate Committee on Media And Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has said that no statement made by any Senator during the plenary today can be interpreted to mean an admission that the 2016 budget is missing. He said […]

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Senate confirms 2016 budget missing

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The controversy over whether or not the hard copy of the 2016 budget proposal is missing has been cleared. Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Wednesday confirmed that the upper chamber has empanelled a high powered Senate search team to fish […]

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Court remands Prophet for allegedly killing his friend

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Samson Olorunshola, a prophet of one of the white garment churches, was on Tuesday remanded in prison custody by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over the death of his friend. Chief Magistrate B.O. Ope-Agbe ordered that the […]

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Niger court rejects bail for presidential hopeful jailed in baby scandal

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A Niger court on Monday denied bail to Hama Amadou, a leading opposition figure and contender in next month’s presidential election who has been jailed for his alleged role in a baby trafficking scandal. An appeals court upheld the decision […]

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Lagos Assembly orders closure of Gbagada hospital blood bank

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By Ebun Sessou In its commitment to bringing effective medical service delivery to residents of the state, the Lagos State House of Assembly, through its Committee on Health Services, Tuesday ordered the closure of the blood bank section of Gbagada […]

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Chief Judge bars magistrates from granting remand orders to EFCC

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The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital‎ Territory (FCT), Justice Ishaq Bello, has ordered magistrates in the FCT to desist forthwith from granting remand orders to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC had relied on FCT Magistrates’ […]

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Court adjourns Akpobolokemi family’s suit

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The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday adjourned till February 4 a suit filed by the family of a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Patrick Akpobolokemi, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]

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Holding Charge Against Metuh Is Illegal, PDP Tells EFCC, FG

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the continued incarceration of its spokesman by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission without charging him to court, clearly shows the dictatorial character of the APC-led Government. The party in a statement on Saturday condemned the detention of […]

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NSCDC job scammer arrested with fake appointment letter in Ogun

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Nemesis caught up with one Inusa Ali, 36, native of Borno, northeastern part of Nigeria, as he was arrested for duping one, Oluwaseye to the tune of N124,000 (one hundred and twenty four thousand naira only) under the guise of […]

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Egypt court upholds Mubarak jail sentence

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Egypt’s top appeals court upheld on Saturday a three-year prison sentence for ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons for corruption. It was not immediately clear, however, how long Mubarak would remain in detention. Both of his sons were […]