Nigeria gets mini economic boost ahead of elections as global oil prices climb to $65 a barrel

NIGERIA'S economic prospects are looking up again after crude oil prices hit a 2019 high of $65 a barrel in response to the production cutbacks initiated by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and a partial shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s biggest offshore field.

 

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NYSC officials plead with corpers not to abandon election despite their terrible ordeals

NATIONAL Youth Service Corps (NYSC) officials have appealed to corps members to shelve the idea of boycotting the general elections following the challenges they encountered last weekend before the polls were cancelled.

 

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Buhari warns ballot box snatchers that they will lose their lives if they attempt to rig elections

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military and law enforcement agencies to deal ruthlessly with anyone caught trying to disrupt the rescheduled February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections.

 

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Chuka Umunna leads six other MPs in resigning from Labour to form new party over Brexit

STREATHAM member of Parliament Chuka Umunna has led six other MPs to break away from the Labour Party and form a new association known as The Independent Group which will campaign for the UK to remain within the European Union (EU).

 

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Fayose alleges government plans to remove Inec chairman and replace him with Buhari's niece Amina Zakari

FORMER Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose has alleged that the federal government is planning to replace Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu with President Muhammadu Buhari's niece Amina Zakari.

 

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Two members of staff at Oyedepo's Winners Chapel charged with stealing N38m from the church

TWO staff members of the Living Faith Church popularly known as Winners Chapel working at its Canaanland headquarters in Ota have been arrested and charged to court with theft for stealing a sum of N38m ($104,875).

 

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Benin bride-to-be fears that he planned wedding may now be in jeopardy due to election postponement

BENIN City bride-to-be Rita Osawende has expressed concern that her plans to get married may now be in jeopardy following today's decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) to postpone Nigeria's general elections.

 

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Two men suspected of being Ipob members arrested while planting bomb under bridge in Ebonyi

TWO suspected members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) have been arrested by the Ebonyi State Police Command for allegedly planting improvised explosive devices (IED) under Idembia Bridge in the capital Abakaliki.

 

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Both Buhari and Atiku express disappointment over the last minute cancellation of elections

BOTH President Muhammadu Buhari and Alhaji Atiku Abubakar have expressed disappointment over the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) to postpone today's presidential and National Assembly elections.

 

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Ipob claims responsibility for election postponement saying calling off its boycott forced Buhari to shelve rigging plans

SECESSIONIST group the Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) has claimed credit for the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) to postpone today's presidential elections saying it forced the hand of the government.

 

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