February 2019

By Adaku Onoja The Federal government has assured Nigerians recently deported from Ghana that they would not be made to suffer for crimes they did not commit. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora, Mrs. Abike…
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By Biola Adebayo Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court, Lagos, Thursday, sentenced a former Managing Director of the defunct Integrated Microfinance Bank Ltd, Simon Akinteye to four years in prison, over 166.9 million…
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By Adaku Onoja International Centre for Islamic Culture and Education, ICICE has written to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, complaining about the recent increase of the minimum capital base of microfinance banks (MFB). In the…
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By Talatu Bala Professor Yemi Osinbajo has dismissed rumours suggesting that he had resigned his post as Vice President of Nigeria. Professor Yemi Osinbajo took to social media to deny the speculations, describing them as ‘Fake…
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By Biola Adebayo The Federal Government says the closure of all Nigerian land borders will take  effect from 12:00 noon on Friday, February 22 to 12:00 noon of Sunday, February 24, 2019. Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdrahman…
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By Fatai Lawal The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in charge of Kwara state, Garba Attahir Madami, says the results sheets meant for Kwara State was mistakenly taken to the…
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By Yakubu Lawal The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied tapping the telephone lines of Nigerians and dismissed as fake news the allegation by Coalition of Political Parties, CUPP, a political group allied to the PDP. In a…
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By Biola Adebayo The Federal Government has declared Friday, February 22, 2019, as a work free day, in preparation for the February 23 presidential and parliamentary elections. The Ministry of Interior in a statement,…
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By Fatai Abdullahi The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday commenced an investigation to verify the authenticity of a picture showing some policemen endorsing President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term. A picture that went viral on…
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By Kayode Olarewaju Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday in Kaduna reiterated his plan to privatise the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), if elected president on Feb…
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