Chief Edward Ujege, the President-General of Mdzough u Tiv, has called on the international community to intervene and stop the ongoing senseless killings in Benue State. Speaking to newsmen, yesterday in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, Chief Ujege lamented that the call became imperative
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President Muhammadu Buhari says millions of people from all parts of the country will join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next few months. Buhari said this in a letter he sent to Basheer Mohammed, a former senator, who recently defected to APC from the Peoples Democratic Party. The letter dated January 25, […]
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says if “hundreds” of Abdulrasheed Maina have information for the good of the country, he will meet them. Maina, former chairman of the presidential task force on pension reforms, was recalled and deployed to the ministry of interior, under controversial circumstances. Amid the outcry of the news of […]
President Muhamamdu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with the nation’s security chiefs as part of efforts aimed at ending the spate of insecurity across the country. The meeting was held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali; and the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, led […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has detained the immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, for alleged fraud to the tune of N223m, The PUNCH can confirm. It was learnt that Lawal arrived at the Abuja office of the EFCC around 11am on Wednesday after which he was detained. When […]
Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay has accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of hypocrisy for asking President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election. Obasanjo had in a special statement released on Tuesday urged the president not to seek re-election, saying he has performed below par since assuming office.
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