Civil society groups accused Daura of siphoning £3m voted to secure the release of Chibok and Dapchi girls

CIVIL society group the Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance (Cacobag) has ask the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe two foreign banks accounts linked to the former Department of State Services (DSS) director-general Lawal Daura.

 

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Shehu Sani disagrees with Osinbajo saying clergymen preach against corruption but it falls on deaf ears

SENATOR Shehu Sani the legislator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District has absolved Nigerian clergymen of not contributing to the fight against corruption arguing that they do their best to preach about it but their pleas fall on deaf ears.

 

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Nigerian Army regains control of Maiduguri airport after troops seize it to protest redeployment

NIGERIAN Army commanders have managed to regain control of the Maiduguri airport and restore calm to the area after troops mutinied and seized the facility yesterday  to protest being redeployed to a dangerous combat zone.

 

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Uzoho in race to get fit for Seychelles Nations Cup qualifier as he battles ankle injury

SUPER Eagles goalkeeper Francis Uzoho is a doubt for Nigeria's Nations Cup qualifier against Seychelles taking place on September 8 after he picked up an ankle injury that will keep him sidelined for at least two weeks.

 

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Dogara delays leaving the APC as he weighs up his options ahead of next year's elections

HOUSE of Representatives speaker Hon Yakubu Dogara has delayed his planned defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) after his advisers told him to tarry a while before taking the political gamble.

 

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Ondo looks set to be the next state to witness major defections as APC leaders object to Aketi's style of governance

ONDO State could witness the next stage of major defections ahead of next year's elections as several members of the cabinet have expressed reservations about the leadership style of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu which has left them alienated.

 

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Speaker of Akwa Ibom House of Assembly says presidency offered him N2bn to defect to APC

SPEAKER of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Hon Onofiok Luke has alleged that the presidency offered him N2bn ($5.5m) and the deputy governorship ticket to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

 

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Osinbajo berates religious leaders for not preaching against corruption and focusing on prosperity

ACTING president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has hit out at religious leaders for failing to support the federal government’s anti-corruption war when they mount the pulpit pointing out that they do not address the subject in their sermons.

 

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Saraki set to declare Akpabio's position vacant when senate resumes to discuss supplementary budget

SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki is set to declare the position of the minority leader vacant when the upper chamber reconvenes shortly to discuss President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 election supplementary budget request.

 

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Osinbajo authorises EFCC to investigate what happened to N80bn handed to DSS under Daura

ACTING president Professor Yemi Osinbajo has tasked the head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibrahim Magu with finding out what happened to  N80bn ($221m) given to the Department of State Services (DSS) which its former boss Lawal Daura refused to account for.

 

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