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EFCC chairman laments the fact he is not able to prosecute Diezani after seizing 80 houses from her

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa has revealed that the agency is unhappy about the fact that it has been unable to prosecute former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke because she is out of its jurisdiction.

 

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Buhari uses his Eid Mubarak message to appeal to Nigerians for patience over the growing insecurity

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has used his Eid Mubarak message to appeal to Nigerians to exercise more patience with his government as it reels from the effects of widespread violence that has resulted in a breakdown of law and order across the country.

 

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Insecurity spreads across southeast as about 100 gunmen attack Abia police station

NIGERIA'S growing insecurity has taken a turn for the worse as it spreads across the southeast geo-political zone as over 100 gunmen attacked the Bende Divisional Police Station in Abia State and burnt it to the ground.

 

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As we celebrate Eid Mubarak, Nigerian Muslims should use it as an opportunity to reflect on how to attract Islamic finance to fund key developmental projects

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Our herdsman crisis can only be resolved by opening cattle ranches. We need to attract about $5bn to build six mega ranches with accompanying leather tanneries, milk processing plants, veterinary clinics and animal feed compounders

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Attacks on security facilities grow across the south-south and southeast geo-political zones

NIGERIA'S insecurity crisis has taken on a new dimension across the southeast and south-south geo-political zones with law enforcement agents now fleeing from armed hoodlums and seeking refuge within the populace.

 

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Southern Senators’ Forum praises their governors for their stance on restructuring and cattle grazing

LAWMAKERS representing the 17 states that make up southern Nigeria have commended steps taken by their state governors to stem the rise in insecurity across the country at their recent meeting in the Delta State capital Asaba.

 

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Investors withdraw $4.2bn of portfolio investments from Nigeria in response to growing insecurity

NIGERIA'S growing insecurity is having a dire effect on the country's economy as foreign investors have withdrawn N1.64trn ($4.26bn) of portfolio investments over the last three years in response to the crisis according to the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

 

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Lai Mohammed says federal government knows where kidnappers are operating from

INFORMATION minister Alhaji Lai Mohammed has made a startling revelation that the federal government knows where all the kidnapers currently terrorising the nation are hiding and has promised that they will soon be confronted.

 

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Southgate under pressure to pick Ebere as Nigeria steps up its pursuit of the midfielder

ENGLAND manager Gareth Southgate is under pressure to invite playmaker Ebere Eze to his senior squad ahead of the impending European Championships to fend off interest from Nigeria after Super Eagles head coach said he fancies having the midfielder in his team.

 

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The Asaba Declaration: 10 resolutions I expect the Southern Governors Forum passed at its recent meeting

Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Every state shall establish a local security outfit along the lines of Amotekun. Robust measures shall be put in put in place to prevent governors using these networks as private armies

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