Day: August 26, 2019

Keyamo admits being childhood friends with suspect on FBI list

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Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, has refuted allegations of being involved in fraudulent activities with a suspected internet scammer, Jerry Elo Ikogho, one of the 78 Nigerians indicted in the massive financial fraud case uncovered by the American agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI. A photo surfaced on Sunday that had both the minister and the suspect smiling and seemingly have a good time. Speaking on the matter, Keyamo agreed to knowing Ikogho but quickly pointed out that they were only childhood friends. His words:…

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Kyari, CJN, Dangote, others present at Sultan’s daughter’s wedding

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The wedding ceremony of Fatima Abubakar, daughter of Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III, in Sokoto was attended by dignitaries including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari. The bride, Fatima, married the son of former Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda, Mahmood. A bride price of N50,000 was paid. No fewer than 17 aircraft which transported dignitaries to the event, landed at Sultan Abubakar III international airport Sokoto. Reports has it that Messrs Mustapha and Kyari represented President Muhammadu Buhari at…

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Oil pipeline vandalism rise by 77% -NNPC

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Oil and gas pipeline vandalism has risen by 77 per cent in June this year. This was made known by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday. The newly released June edition of the corporation’s Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) showed that 106 pipeline points were breached as against the 60 points vandalised the preceding month. NNPC’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Ndu Ughamdu, explained that the Aba-Enugu axis in the system 2E pipeline corridor accounted for 25 per cent of the total pulverised points, while the…

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