Lagos high court tells government to recover illegal pension payments from former governors

FORMER governors are to have the handsome pension packages they allocated forfeited to the federal government after a Lagos high court authorised the attorney general of the federation to collect all past payments and review the laws allowing it.

 

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Ebere Eze moves closer to switching allegiance after saying he will consider Pinnick's offer

QUEENS Park Rangers (QPR) midfielder Ebere Eze has moved a step closer to playing for the Super Eagles after he revealed that he will give thought to switching his allegiance from England following his recent meeting with the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) president.

 

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Buhari's daughter graduates from UK's £13,500-a-year Ravensbourne University with first class

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's daughter Hanan has graduated from the £13,500-a-year Ravensbourne University in the UK with a first class degree in photography and celebrated the event with her mother Aisha who flew in to congratulate her.

 

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Buhari should be using his closeness to Niger Republic’s President Mahamadou Issoufou to carve out a niche in the global uranium market

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) It is no secret that President Buhari is very close with President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic. The Niger President is from Tahoua province right on the border with Nigeria, which is just about two hours drive from Daura if one goes through Maradi

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Lagos doctors reject new minimum wage saying it is wholly inadequate to meet living demands

MEDICAL doctors operating in Lagos State have rejected the new minimum wage regime introduced by the state government describing it as wholly inadequate and incapable of meeting the demands of workers.

 

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Buhari commissions Made-in-Nigeria mine-resistant military vehicle named Ezugwu

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned a Made-in-Nigeria military automobiles known as Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles (MRAP) that are to be used by the army in its fight against Boko Haram.

 

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Coalition of South East Youth Leaders tells Tambuwal and Ihedioha to call off their campaign

IGBO youth group the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (CSEYL) has called on governors Aminu Tambuwal and Emeka Ihedioha to call off their planned 2023 presidential campaign as northern Nigeria cannot produce the next president.

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Joshua to get $60m from his rematch against Ruiz as he remains the bookies favourite

NIGERIAN-born boxing heavyweight Anthony Joshua is poised to take home a whopping $60m from his world title rematch against Mexican Andy Ruiz Jr when the two fighters clash this Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

 

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Police declare Ipob lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor wanted following the death of two of its men

MEN of the Anambra State Police Command has issued a warrant for the arrest of Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor over the killing of two police officers in Anambra State.

 

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Buhari should appoint a special trade representative to woo the US National Black Caucus as he grapples around to find $75bn worth of foreign investment

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) In 2020, Nigeria will be 60, so we simply have to make it a turning point in our history. We have an annual infrastructural deficit of $100bn and an annual budget of $28bn. Simply put, the Nigerian government needs to find $75bn a year and from the look of things, this is not coming from anywhere in the near future. Leon Trotsky once said: “Where tradition is lacking, a striking example is essential.” Someone in Abuja needs to pull a rabbit out of the hat

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