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Boko Haram releases 21 Chibok girls to Nigerian Govt
Twenty one of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls have been released by Boko Haram, Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu confirmed on Thursday.
A military helicopter was said to have picked them up from Banki area of Borno state where…
$15m accounts: Group asks EFCC to arrest, prosecute Patience Jonathan
A Group under the aegis of Human Rights Defenders and Advocacy Centre (HRDAC) has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest and prosecute wife of former President, Patience Jonathan over the $15 million found in her…
Bill to establish National Development Bank passes second reading
A bill for the establishment of the National Development Bank (NDB) passed second reading at the Senate on Wednesday.
Titled, “A Bill for an Act to Establish the National Development Bank, 2015,” is to merge the Bank of Industry (BoI) Act,…
Legislative aides protest non-payment of salary, allowances
Legislative aides working for members of House of Representatives and Senators took to the lobbying section of the National Assembly on Wednesday to protest non payment of september salary and other allowances.
Speaking to some…
Judges arrest: FG ready to step on toes in anti-graft war – Lai Mohammed
...FG approves N700m for completion of Federal Secretariats in 6 States
The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed yesterday defended the recent arrest of judges by officials of the Department of State Services, DSS, saying that in…
18 killed,15 injured in Boko Haram attack
Female bombers suspected to be Boko Haram infiltrated a convoy of people returning to liberated communities and detonated explosive devices at a security point on the outskirts of Maiduguri, Borno’s capital.
The explosion killed no fewer…
FAAN sacks, demotes 22 directors, managers
Some 22 directors and general managers have been sacked and demoted by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
News of the sanction has caused pandemonium and anxiety among members of staff.
A reliable source told the News…
EFCC declares Goodie Ibru wanted for money laundering
Goodie Ibru, one of the popular Ibru brothers, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
In a notice issued on Wednesday, EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said Goodie, 74 years old, is wanted in…
Loud explosion rocks Maiduguri
A loud explosion rocked Muna garage in Maiduguri, Borno state, northeast Nigeria, in the early hours of Wednesday, killing scores and injuring several others.
The scene of the explosion is close to an unofficial Internally Displaced…
Arms scam: FG converts Badeh’s N1.1bn mansion to office
A one billion Naira (N1bn) mansion seized from the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (retd.), has been converted to an office to be used by the Federal Government.
Our correspondent, who visited…