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Buhari’s Chief of Staff residence inside Aso Rock burgled

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The official residence of the Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, around the presidential villa, Abuja was said to have been attacked by burglars in the early hours of Monday. It was gathered that the men of the underworld attempted to break into the house at about 3am but were apparently unsuccessful. The Chief of Staff, Prof. Gambari confirmed the incident to journalists covering the Presidential Villa. However, the Chief of Staff, through the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu…

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Ortom to el-Rufai: “You are a sycophant and religious bigot”

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The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, during the weekend, carpets his Kaduna counterpart, Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for saying he (Ortom) has failed as a governor. El-Rufai had thrown the first salvo against his Benue counterpart during a webinar on Friday. El-Rufai said, “I know him (Ortom) and he is not somebody I take very seriously, frankly. He has other issues of governance that he is using the Federal Government as a punching bag to divert attention from his failures. “Go and find out how many months’ salaries are…

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Buhari suspends Hadiza Usman as NPA MD, commences probe

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President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman. After her suspension, a panel of enquiry has also been constituted to look into the matter that prompted her suspension, as well as other concerns. The panel begins its work on Monday. It was, however, not clear what necessitated the suspension of the NPA boss, who was only reappointed in January this year by President Buhari. This disclosure is contained in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and…

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80 year-old grandma, grand-daughter nabbed with 192kg cocaine, heroin

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It is indeed a shocking news to many, as an 80-year-old woman, Mrs. Mary Adebayo, her 19-year-old granddaughter, Funmilola Adebayo and two other ladies were arrested in Akure, the Ondo State capital, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for selling assorted illicit drugs like cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, tramadol, swinol and skunkweeds. Following intelligence-based raids and follow-up operations on their locations on Sunday, May 2, 2021, over 192 kilogrammes of cocaine and other psychoactive substances were recovered from the suspects while the octogenarian, her granddaughter and two…

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Labour rejects slash in workers’ salaries, says Finance Minister is careless

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President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, yesterday condemned and rejected plans by the federal government to slash workers’ salaries, warning that such careless statement could set the nation’s on fire. The Labour president also advised President Buhari to call the Finance Minister, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed to other for what he termed careless utterance from the minister. In his reaction to the statement credited to the Finance Minister that the Federal Government was working to reduce the high cost of governance by cutting down on the salaries…

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2023:‘Tinubu rice’ floods North East

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Political associates believed to be working for the 2023 presidential ambition of All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Bola Tinubu, have flooded North East geo-political zone with over one million five-kilogramme bags of rice. It was gathered that, the foodstuff is to be distributed to the vulnerable, to cushion the ravaging hardship in the region. Flagging off the exercise in Yola, Adamawa State, one of the associates, Dahiru Hammadikko, said the gesture was courtesy of Tinubu’s associates in the 19 northern states. He said over 10,000 households in the 21 local…

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Coup plot: PDP says President Buhari is haunted by his past deeds

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the allegation that some Nigerians were plotting a forceful and undemocratic change of leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, as a resort to blackmail in the face of failure. The PDP, in a statement by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, asked Buhari to look closely at his past before accusing it of plot to overthrow democratically elected government. “Perhaps, the Presidency has forgotten that in 1983, Brigadier Muhammadu Buhari, as he was then known, led a military coup to truncate a democratically elected…

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Re-appointed NTDC boss accelerates domestic tourism growth

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pp Mr. Folorunsho Coker, Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), says he is committed to accelerating domestic tourism growth and fostering socio-economic development in Nigeria through the tourism value chain. Coker, who was recently re-appointed as DG, NTDC by Mr. President, expressed this commitment in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Born in July 1965, Coker was first appointed to the position in March 2017. He sees his reappointment as another opportunity to collaborate with critical stakeholders in the…

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FirstBank’s unveils new Board of Directors

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We refer to the Central Bank of Nigeria Limited (CBN) pronouncement on the reconstitution of the Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited. Further to the press conference held by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele CON on Thursday, 29 April 2021, the Boards of FBN Holdings Plc and First Bank of Nigeria Limited were dissolved and reconstituted, pursuant to its power under Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) 2020. The Board of Directors of First Bank of Nigeria Limited is now…

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FirstBank’s new corporate website simplifies banking

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Raheem Akingbolu reviews the new FirstBank’s corporate website and reckons that it would go a long way in strengthening the ability of the bank’s patrons and other potential customers in addressing basic banking operations. Outside the physical identity of any brand, the most accessible door into operations of a company in today’s market is perhaps the website. With digital technology taking the lead in today’s business environment, website has swiftly become the virtual meeting point for sellers and buyers. As a result of the fact that website can make or…

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