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The House of Representatives Committee on Defence, has said the 9th National Assembly was working towards turning Nigeria into a military power house in Africa. Chairman of the Committee, Babajimi Benson, disclosed the House's plan during an oversight visit of the committee to the Armed Forces Command and Staff College
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) to, henceforth, publish daily treasury statement to keep to the ethos of financial transparency of his administration. Buhari gave the directive on Monday in Abuja at the inauguration of Federal Government’s Financial Transparency Policy and the
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In the United Arab Emirate(UAE), the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas Monday flagged off the construction of Nigeria’s latest Landing Ship Tank (LST) 100. Ibas, who performed the symbolic tradition of the keel-laying ceremony in Albwary DAMEN Shipyards, Sharjah in the
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From Marcel Duru, Owerri The governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha has criticised the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUTO) Owerri professor Francis Eze over failure to recognized his achievements on award of Ihiagwa-FUTO Road construction project worth over N6.8 billion. Speaking as special
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari will Tuesday, depart Abuja for Aswan, Egypt to attend the Aswan Forum designed to set an agenda for sustainable peace and development in Africa. The Forum which holds December 11-12, is an initiative to address the interconnections between peace and development in Africa while promoting Africa-led solutions through strengthening policies and practices. According
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has removed the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Mr Babatunde Fowler and named Muhammad Nami, as his replacement subject to Senate confirmation. Fowler, whose term of office expired on Monday, December 9, 2019 is expected to hand over to the
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Operatives of Iba Police Station have arrested a 19-year-old boy, Orji Ifeanyichukwu for allegedly setting his 24-year-old girlfriend, Alabi Tolani ablaze because she had another lover.DSP Bala Elkana, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, said this in a statement released to newsmen yesterday.Elkana said that the incident took place
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It was tears galore as the charred remains of Salome Abuh, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) woman leader, who was burnt alive at Ochadamu, Kogi State, on November 18, was eventuslly buried. Mrs Abuh was laid to rest on Saturday at her village, Aji-Obala, Ofu Local Government Area. In his sermon,
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Even with the 2023 general elections about three years away, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that he will only support the person who has the capacity to effectively govern the State. The governor made the declaration during a reception held in his honour by the leadership of
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By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday commended World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua, for regaining his belts Saturday night in a rematch with Mexican, Andy Ruiz Jnr. The President expressed joy for the victory, saluted Joshua for bringing joy to millions of Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora,
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