EFCC asks court to grand forfeiture of $8.43m and N9.2bn belonging to Dame Patience Jonathan

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have asked a federal high court to grant an application seeking for the final forfeiture of the sums of $8.43m and N9.2bn ($25.32m) held in the bank accounts of the wife of former president Dame Patience Jonathan.

 

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Governors meet to address vexed issue of new minimum wage as nationwide strike looms

GOVERNORS of Nigeria's 36 states will be holding an emergency meeting in Abuja today to address the burning issue of the planned new minimum wage as tension rises with trade unions demanding a fresh threshold of N30,000 a month.

 

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Abuja remains in a tense state following clash between police and Shiite movement

NIGERIA'S federal capital Abuja remains in a tense state following bitter clashes between the police and the Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) who staged a protest yesterday demanding the release of their spiritual leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

 

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Nama and Edo State government step up work to provide night landing facilities at Benin airport by December

EDO State government and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (Nama) are working together to provide night landing facilities at the Benin airport in a bid to ensure that flight operations continue beyond the current threshold of 6pm.

 

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Nigerian telecommunications sector to benefit from British intervention funding

NIGERIA is set to benefit from £1.2bn intervention fund which the British government plans to pour into a number of developing countries in a bid to bridge access to communication under its international development programme.

 

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Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association tells Tinubu that Buhari is taking him for granted

MEMBERS of the Yoruba Youth Socio-cultural Association (YYSA) have warned All progressives Congress (APC) leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu against supporting President Muhammadu Buhari in next year's elections because he has been taken for granted.

 

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Oyedepo accuses federal government of being behind armed Fulani cattle herdsmen

WINNERS Chapel founder Bishop David Oyedepo has attacked the federal government over its inability to deal with the ongoing menace of Fulani cattle herdsmen saying that the killings continue because those involved are government agents.

 

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Rohr eyes Huddersfield Danish-born central midfielder Philip Billing as Nations Cup looms

SUPER Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has stepped up his pursuit of Danish-born Huddersfield central midfielder Phillip Billing with a view to getting him to switch is loyalty to Nigeria from Denmark.

 

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Forced direct investment (Fodi)

Forced direct investment (Fodi)

 

 

[1] Unprecedented problems require unprecedented solutions. When you are faced with challenges that look insurmountable, that is when it is time to think outside the box sand do the unthinkable

 

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Ogun State woman sets new record delivering her first child at the age of 66 in Abeokuta

OGUN State has witnessed the oldest birth in Nigeria after Abeokuta couple Professor and Mrs Samuel Otunbusin delivered their first after 40 years of marriage with the mother bearing a child age of 66.

 

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