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Buhari plans to review budget before assent

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(Nigeria) President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Washington DC said he would critically review the 2016 Appropriation Bill passed by the National Assembly before assenting to it.

Akwa Ibom Assembly approves governor's N5bn loan request

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(Nigeria) The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, on Thursday in Uyo approved a request by the state government to borrow N5 billion for the completion of capital projects.

Boko Haram: World Bank votes $80m to rebuild North East

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(Nigeria) The World Bank has earmarked $800 million to support the rebuilding of the infrastructure destroyed in the North East by the Boko Haram insurgency.

NNPC opens bids for co-location of refineries

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(Nigeria)The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has opened bids for the co-location of refineries.

Edo University not to serve Oshiomhole’s interest

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(Nigeria) Edo State Government has said that the new state university was not to serve the personal interest of any individual but the generality of the people, a statement from the Governor’s Office said on Thursday.

2016 budget: No rift between Executive, Legislature ---Minister

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(Nigeria) The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said there was no disagreement whatsoever between the Executive and the Legislature on the 2016 Budget, which has been passed by the National Assembly.

Fidelity Bank declares N146.9bn gross earnings for 2015

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(Nigeria) Fidelity Bank Plc on Thursday declared gross earnings of N146.9 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2015.

APC denies Timi Frank, says party united

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(Nigeria) As crisis continued to rock the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the party has denied statement credited to the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank, that the “APC is now divided.”

Rivers rerun: INEC to consult for repeat of cancelled areas

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(Nigeria) The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said it would consult political stakeholders in Rivers on logistics for repeat of legislative re-run elections in areas the exercise was cancelled on March 19.

Fayose condemns arrest of 76 Igbo over protest against Fulani herdsmen

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(Nigeria) Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has condemned the arrest of 76 Igbo villagers from Ugwuneshi Autonomous community, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, following a clash between the natives and Fulani herdsmen.

Ayade gives permanent employment to 150 DOPT ad-hoc staff

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(Nigeria) As part of efforts to sanitize the public transport system in Cross River State, Governor Ben Ayade, has approved the conversion of 150 ad hoc staff of the Department of Public Transportation, DOPT, to permanent employment.

Navy arrests 2 suspected pirates on Bayelsa waterways

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(Nigeria) The Nigerian Navy said on Thursday that it was working hard to tackle the menace of piracy on the Bayelsa waterways, having arrested two suspected pirates.

2 teenagers arraigned over defilement of minor

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(Nigeria) Two teenage boys were arraigned in Lagos on Thursday for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl in turns.

Suspended PTAD DG saved FG N7bn in 5 months ---Group

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*Suspended Director-General, Mrs. Nellie Mayshak (Nigeria) A pension advocacy group, Pensioners Rights and Protection Alliance, PPRA, has faulted the suspension of the Director-General of Pension Transition Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, Mrs. Nellie Mayshak.

ASUU describes fuel scarcity as sabotage

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(Nigeria) The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said that the persistence fuel scarcity faced by Nigerians is part of the ongoing sabotage in the political system.‎

Igbo women to Buhari, call Fulani herdsmen to order

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(Nigeria) Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the crisis between the Fulani herdsmen and various communities and villages across the country by bringing a stop to the ugly situation before things go awry.

4 foreign firms scrambling for Bakassi Deep Seaport ---Ayade

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Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade (M), flanked by his Deputy, Professor Ivara Esu and Secretary to the State Government, Tina Bankor Agbor during the inspection of ongoing construction work at Calabar Pharmaceutical Company shortly after the Governor arrived Calabar. (Nigeria) Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that four international companies with expertise in deep seaport are currently scrambling to invest in the Bakassi Deep Seaport being  developed by the state government.

Wike inspects roads in Eleme, Port Harcourt City

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike inspecting  ongoing  work  on Trans-Amadi Industrial Road in Port Harcourt on Thursday. (Nigeria) Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has assured  residents of the Elelenwo-Akpajo  road in Eleme Local  Government  Area  of the state that the road will be delivered  on  schedule  for the economic  development  of  the  area.

APC urges Buhari to end Rivers political violence

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(Nigeria) The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to take decisive action to end the lingering political violence in the state and to bring the perpetrators to book.

Court remands man for defiling 3-year-old girl

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(Nigeria) An Ikeja Chief Magistrates' Court in Lagos, on Thursday remanded a 24-year-old man, Savior Edith to Kirikiri Prison for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s three-year-old daughter.

Support Wike to tackle insecurity in Rivers, Obuah tells APC

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(Nigeria) Rather than instigate violence in Rivers State, the State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr  Felix Obuah, urges members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to support efforts by the state governor, Mr Nyesom Wike to create a new Rivers State devoid of violence and any kind of criminality for peace and sustainable development.

Syrian army takes control of eastern Hama

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The Syrian army has continued its operations against ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra and other terrorist organizations all over the country, taking control of more areas and destroying vehicles and weapons for the terrorists.

Rivers PDP rejects disqualification of Akuku-Toru candidate

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(Nigeria) The Chairman of Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Felix Obuah has rejected the disqualification of the PDP candidate for Akuku-Toru Constituency 2, Tonye Awari Alalibo, describing same  as not only illegal and mischievous, but highly vexatious.

IPOB writes British High Commission over Nnamdi Kanu detention

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(Nigeria) The Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB, has petitioned the British High Commission, Abuja over the injustice meted to him by Nigerian Federal Government in the case Federal Republic of Nigeria versus Nnamdi Kanu.

Chibok girls parents identify arrested female suicide bombers

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(Nigeria) Murtala Muhammed Foundation, MMF, has said that some female suicide bombers had been identified as part of the 219 missing Chibok girls,  kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014.

Aisha Buhari donates relief materials to IDPs in Benue

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(Nigeria) Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday donated assorted relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in Benue State.

B- Haram not in control of 2 LGAs in North-East ---Minister

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(Nigeria) The Minister of Defence, retired Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali, has denied an online media report credited to him that Boko Haram insurgents still controlled two local government areas in the North-East.

Lagos to begin prosecution of tax defaulters

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(Nigeria) Residents of Lagos State, may be heading for tougher times, as the state government, has threatened to commence the prosecution of tax defaulters.

FG working to relieve pains of Nigeria ----Mohammed

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(Nigeria) The Federal Government has said it was keenly aware of the difficulties that Nigerians are currently facing over the lingering fuel scarcity and poor power supply, and that it is working round the clock to provide the relief for the citizenry.

Ekiti lawmakers flee to avoid arrest by police from Abuja

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(Nigeria) Ekiti State lawmakers, said to support Governor Ayodele Fayose have gone into hiding and no longer sleep in their homes due to the persistent threats and intimidation by some policemen sent from police headquarters in Abuja to apprehend them.

S-Arabia says 109 Yemenis traded for 9 Saudis amid war

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A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that is fighting a war with Yemen's Shiite rebels said that it has traded 109 Yemeni prisoners taken during the fighting in the neighboring country for nine Saudis who were held captive.

Zaria Shiites raises alarm over impending military invasion

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(Nigeria) Islamic Movement in Nigeria, based in Zaria, Kaduna State, mainly Shiites, have raised alarm over alleged plot by the army to clampdown on its members.

Appeal Court orders CJ to reassign Honeywell/Ecobank suit

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(Nigeria) The Court of Appeal in Lagos has directed Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to re-assign a winding-up petition by Ecobank Nigeria Limited against Honeywell Flour Mills Plc.

We will commission many roads before May 29 says Wike

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(Nigeria) Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that several of the ongoing  road projects  in the  state  will be completed  and commissioned by  the  first anniversary  of  his administration  on May 29.

Dutch government probes Shell over Malabu oil deal

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Shell Oil Company,  has been dragged into a corruption probe linked to a major offshore deal in Nigeria (OPL 245 -Malabu Oil controversy),  the company confirmed on Wednesday.

Why we are hosting national events by Gov Wike

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom  Wike  (m), Chairman of Port Harcourt Branch of the NBA, Mr Denis Okwakpam  (r) and the  Attorney General of Rivers State, Emmanuel Aguma, SAN, after the  governor inaugurated the  Local Organising Committee for the 2016 NBA Conference  at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Wednesday. (Nigeria) Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has said that the  state government was hosting national  events to prove to the  world that contrary to  sponsored  negative propaganda, the state is peaceful.

Court remands trader for allegedly rape of minor

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(Nigeria) A Kano Magistrates’ Court sitting in No man’s land on Wednesday remanded a 23-year-old trader, Mahmoud Usaini, in custody for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl.

Anti-graft war: Group urges FG to investigate NDDC's activities

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(Nigeria) A non-governmental organisation, NGO, in the Niger Delta Region, Community Development Watch Initiative, CODWIN, has called on the Presidency and its anti-corruption agencies to investigate  the financial activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, since the year 2000, when it was established.

Fire outbreak hits Ikom main market

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(Nigeria) Ni fewer than 40 y shops worth millions of Naira, have been gutted by fire at the Ikom main market, Akwa Ibom State.

Proprietor bags 10- yrs jail term for raping 10- year-old girl

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(Nigeria) An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, on Tuesday sentenced a school proprietor, Ibitoye Babatunde to 10 years imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl.

I won’t resign, Kachikwu tells Senate

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(Nigeria) The Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, said on Tuesday in Abuja that he would not resign as he still had a lot of work to do.

PDP leads in fresh INEC results in Rivers rerun

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(Nigeria) The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is leading in the more results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,  for the last rerun elections in Rivers State.

Amaechi blast Gov Wike over comments on monorail project

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(Nigeria) Minister of Transportation and former governor of Rivers State, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has warned the state governor, Mr Nyesom Wike to stop playing politics with the lives of Rivers people, just as he noted that the monorail project belonged to the state and not him (Amaechi).

Abducted Col Samaila Inusa found dead

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Late Colonel Samaila Inusa (Nigeria) The Nigerian Army has confirmed the death of Colonel Samaila Inusa, who was kidnapped on March 17, 2016 in Kaduna State.

Syrian army raids ISIS hideouts in al-Qaryatain in Homs

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The Syrian army’s air force raided early morning Tuesday hideouts and gatherings of ISIS terrorists in the countryside of Homs province.

Gov Wike faults INEC refusal to release rerun election results

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and President of Ogbakor Ikwerre, United States and Canada Branch, Dr Fortune Woluwo during  the  visit of  the  group to Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday. (Nigeria) Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has decried  the  failure  of  the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to release outstanding  results  of  state and federal constituencies  were rerun  elections  were concluded on March 19, 2016.

Rivers rerun: Abe tells Rivers people to be forward looking

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Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the Rivers South East senatorial district re-run election has welcomed the people of Rivers South East senatorial district from the Easter holiday and enjoined them to look forward to returning him at the completion of the re-run elections.

APC cannot win any election in Rivers State ---Gov Wike

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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Enyinaya Abaribe on Tuesday during  the  solidarity visit of Senate PDP Caucus to celebrate PDP victory during the rerun elections at the Government House, Port Harcourt. (Nigeria) Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that the All Progressives Congress, APC,  was not in a position  to  win any election in the state, adding  that  the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi was merely sponsoring  violence  to remain  relevant  politically.

Russian bomb disposal experts to help demine Palmyra

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A team of Russian bomb disposal experts has headed to Syria to help defuse mines planted by Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists in Palmyra before they were defeated by the army who established control over the city few days ago.

PTA wants Queen's College Visitation Panel to probe molestation claim

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(Nigeria) The Queen's College Parent/Teacher Association says it is expecting a Visitation Panel set up by the Federal Ministry of Education to investigate the molestation claim by a parent on March 30.