Abia Guber Tussle: Ikpeazu Wins First Appeal By CHRIS EKEKE, Abuja Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has won the first appeal delivered by the Court of Appeal in Abuja with respect to the judgments of the Federal High Court in Abuja June 27 removing him from office.Ikpeazu’s appeal was with respect
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The country has lost billions of naira in 1,600 cases of pipeline vandalisation since the beginning of the year, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu said in Lagos yesterday.Kachikwu made the disclosure at the 2016 Annual Conference of National Association of Energy Correspondents with the theme:
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The government of Pakistan has expressed the desire and readiness of the country to train and equip the officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force.The Chief of Defence staff of Pakistan, Lt. General Najib Ullah Khan Hi, while on courtesy call on the Inspector General of Police Ag. IGP
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The National Pension Commission(PENCOM) is currently compiling list of companies and organizations defaulting in remitting employees contributions to Pension Fund Administrators (PFA's). The Commission also said it would involve the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) and other law enforcement agencies to prosecute defaulters. The Director-General of PENCOM,Mrs Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, who disclosed these
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Benue State Commissioner of Police, Mr Bashir Dabup Makama, has explained that a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, who was being detained, is an alleged accomplice of wanted gang leader, Mr Terwase Akwaza, alias Ghana.The CP, who made the disclosure at a joint press briefing by members of
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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, as one of the issues that continue to define the Nigerian polity, even at the age of 75 and 23 years after he left office.In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,
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New Permanent Secretary for the Police Service Commission, Mr Musa Istifanus has formally resumed office and promised to ensure that the Commission work with the Nigeria Police Force to reduce crime in the society.Speaking at the handover ceremonies held at the Commission’s office in Abuja, the new Permanent Secretary Istifanus noted that
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The United State Agency for International Development (USAID), said it will provide over $37million to victims of conflicts throughout Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin .The was disclosed by the Director of Foreign Disaster Assistance of the USAID ,Mr Jeremy Konyndyk during a courtesy call to the National Emergency Management
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The director general of the Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu has revealed that he inherited over one billion, two hundred thousand dollars in debt when he took over office recently.The DG, who stated this when the Buhari Friends. Organisation. Network visited him in his office yesterday, noted that out of
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has received additional documents and evidencesagainst former House Committee chairman on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin over alleged N418 million alleged contract fraud.While submitting the documents at the EFCC office in Abuja, the petitioner, who is the coordinator of the anti corruption unit of the National Youth
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