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Security forces shoot eight hoodlums dead in Imo State as they try to attack Orlu police headquarters

SECURITY operatives in Imo State have shot eight armed men dead during a firefight when the hoodlums tried to attack the Orlu Divisional Police Headquarters as the ongoing violence in the area continues unabated.

 

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Nigerian government seeks $250m worth of private finance to be invested in new national carrier

NIGERIA'S federal government has revealed that it expects to raise about $250m from private sector investors to help float the proposed national carrier that has been in the offing for several years now.

 

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House deputy speaker says Senator Abaribe should be in jail for not producing Nnamdi Kanu

DEPUTY speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives Hon Idris Wase has lashed out at senate minority leader Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe saying he should be in detention over his failure to produce Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) leader Nnamdi Kanu who he stood bail for.

 

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Southern Nigeria Governors Forum meets amid rising insecurity and secession threats

GOVERNORS from across the 17 states that make up southern Nigeria held a virtual meeting yesterday during which they expressed concern about the insecurity currently raging across Nigeria and the possible secessionist threat it poses.

 

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Security beefed up around National Assembly after reports of an imminent Boko Haram attack

SECURITY has been beefed up around Nigeria's National Assembly complex in Abuja amid fears that terrorist sect Boko Haram is planning to launch an attack against the facility and several other public buildings.

 

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Nigeria enjoys slight boost as crude prices climb to $70 a barrel but the fear of expensive petrol imports loom

NIGERIA'S economy has enjoyed a minor boost after global crude oil prices rose to almost $70 a barrel amid signs that the world economy is slowly picking up resulting in increased petroleum product consumption.

 

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Reverend Mbaka said he was detained by Enugu catholic bishop for criticising Buhari

CONTROVERSIAL clergyman Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka has revealed that he disappeared for 24 hours earlier this week because he was detained by the Enugu Catholic bishop Most Reverend  Callistus Onaga for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari.

 

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Borno lawmaker says Nigerian Army is so under-funded that soldiers now ration ammunition

NIGERIANS soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the northeast of the country are sop under-equipped that they army is having to ration ammunition between them according to the lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District Senator Ali Ndume.

 

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Our National Assembly must pass this Nigerian Governors Citizens Charter Bill 2021


Ayo Akinfe 

[1] Every governor must generate at least his operating costs from internal revenue every year or a state of emergency will be declared in his state 

[2] Every state governor must attract at least $1bn worth of investment annually

 
[3] Every state governor must ensure that at least one third of his commissioner’s are female

 
[4] Every state governor must spend at least 20% of his annual budget on education

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