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Some of the dreaded Niger Delta militants, who accepted the Federal Government’s Amnesty, have been elected into the Rivers State House of Assembly.The late President Musa Yar’Adua had in 2009 signed a Proclamation granting Amnesty to Niger Delta militants, who agreed to lay down their arms and embrace peace.The deal offered an unconditional pDreaded Ex-Militants Now Lawmakers In Rivers State House of Assembly
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The National Security Adviser (NSA) retired Col. Sambo Dasuki has given assurance that the Federal Government will liberate Sambisa forest from Boko Haram before the May 29th Presidential handover date. Speaking to Us, a media agency that distributes press releases on behalf of security agencies, Col Dasuki said the Federal Government was making eMilitary To Liberate Sambisa Forest Before May 29- Sambo Dasuki
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cut the annual overseas spending by Nigerians using any Nigerian banks debit card from $150,000 to $50,000. It has also brought down the daily usage card limit to $300. According to the CBN, the move is being taken to reduce the pressure on the Naira.In a circular signed and issued yesterday April 14th by theCBN Reduces Annual Overseas Spending For Naira Debit Card To $50,000
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The violence comes in the wake of alleged comments by the Zulu king telling migrants to go home although the he says he was mistranslated.But Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has called on traditional leaders to stop making remarks that “could result in a loss of life”.“We need to be aware that as a country we are sitting on a ticking timSouth Africans Attack Foreigners In The Country After Hate Speech By Zulu King
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The kids' mother, Mrs Adebisi Busayo Adekunle Orekoya, just confirmed this on her Facebook page. Thank you Jesus!! No word yet on if ransome was paid but the kids were reunited with their parents yesterday April 14th 2015. For more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accounts On Twitter - @Naijapals and FacebookBREAKING! Orekoya Kids Kidnapped By Housemaid Have Been Found
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Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied seeking asylum in any part of the world, as widely reported.New York-based online news platform Sahara Reporters, citing the Business Council for Africa (BCA), said that the minister had been rejected by six countries in her search for asylum ahead of an imminent probe by incoming preside"I Am Not Seeking Asylum" - Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed April 25 for the run off of the Taraba governorship elections.INEC Head of Public Affairs, Mr Fabian Yame, made this known to newsmen in Jalingo on TuesdayThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that contest is between Mrs Aisha Alhassan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr D#TarabaDecides: INEC To Hold Run Off Election In Taraba On April 25
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No fewer than six countries have already refused to grant an asylum request by the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Business Council for Africa (BCA) said in its just-released monthly report, noting that about US$ 1 trillion is the latest estimated figure of the looting of the Nigerian treasury between 1960 and 200Six Countries Allegedly Turn Down Alison-Madueke's Asylum Request [Report]
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The Presidency on Monday denied rumours making the rounds on social media that President Goodluck Jonathan set aside the sum of N3bn for members of the transition committee he recently set up.The committee chaired by Vice President Namadi Sambo, is saddled with the responsibility of ensuring a smooth hand over from Jonathan to the President-elect,Presidency Denies Budgeting N3bn For Transition Committee
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Angry supporters of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Owerri, Imo State on Monday took to the street to protest the result of the gubernatorial election. The supporters were seen displaying placards with various messages and demanding that Governor Rochas Okorocha be made to step down for Emeka Ihedioha. The PDP supporters were joined by hooSupporters of PDP Protest Election Results in Owerri
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The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress against the victory of Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose in the June 21, 2014 governorship poll.Court Dismisses Election Petition Against Fayose
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Politicians sef! Lol. According to a report, a transformer donated to the people of Sabo community in Ibadan, Oyo State by PDP governorship candidate in the state, Sen Teslim Folarin, was removed a day after the election on Sunday April 12th by some aides of the former Senate Leader.He had donated the transformer just weeks prior to the election,PDP Governorship Candidate Removes Transformer Donated To Community Because He Lost
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Former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Prof. Tamunoemi David-West has excited Nigerians with an assertion about how much the pump price of petrol will be during the regime of Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president-elect.According to David-West, petrol price will drop sharply from the current N87 to about N40 per litre. “The president-elect, GGood News: Buhari Will Reduce Petrol Price To N40 Per Litre - Prof David West
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A woman has told the BBC that the Chibok girls abducted by militant Islamists in Nigeria last year were seen alive three weeks ago. She said that she saw the girls in the north-eastern Gwoza town before the Boko Haram militants were driven out of there by regional forces. Boko Haram sparked global outrage when it seized more than 219 girls from ChiMissing Chibok Girls Sighted With Boko Haram In Gwoza, Are Well Treated - BBC
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The forty members of Lagos State House of Assembly members have emerged after the official declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.Below are the winners and the party they represents1. Hon. Folajimi J. Mohammed Ikeja I APC2. Ajeromi/ Ifelodun I PDP3. Kosofe II APC4.Hon. Mosunmola Sangodara-Rotimi (Mrs.) Surulere II PDP5.Full List Of Lagos State House Of Assembly Members-Elect And Their Parties
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Mr Babatunde Loye, an insurance expert on has emerged as the chairman of the Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (CANUK).Loye, 44, was the immediate past Assistant Social Secretary of the association.In the second round of voting held at the Nigerian High Commission into the executive of the association, he polled 46 votes to defeatBabatunde Loye Emerges As Chairman Of The Central Association of Nigerians In UK
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The police has arraigned a 27-yr-old man, Abba Sadiq, in a Shari’a court sitting at Sabon Gari, Kano, for allegedly intimidating a lady.The accused was charged with criminal intimidation and intentional insult, an offence that contravenes Sections 304 and 312 of Kano State Shari’a Law.Daily Independent reports that Police prosecutor, Ahmed MagSharia Court Remand Man for Intimidating a Lady Who Refused to Marry Him
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer for the governorship election in Imo State, Prof Ibidapo Obe has declared the results of Imo state governorship election inconclusive.The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rochas Okorocha, garnered 385,671 votes, while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Emek#ImoDecides: INEC Declares Imo Governorship Election Inconclusive
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Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has been declared winner of the governorship election in the state.Lalong scored 537, 050 to defeat his Peoples Democratic Party counterpart, Sen. Gyang Pwajok, who received 501,938. For more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accou#PlateauDecides: APC’s Lalong Emerges Winner of Plateau Guber Poll
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The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) on Sunday dismissed speculations that it received N12 billion from outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan and challenged the author to produce evidence.The organisation also threatened legal action if the author of the dangerous rumour failed to substantiate, withdraw the information and apologise to JNI.This isJNI Denies Collecting Jonathan’s N12bn, Threatens Legal Action
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Kaduna,Mukhtar Yero has already conceded defeat. He called El-Rufai on the phone to congratulate him.Yero contested on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party. INEC announced the Kaduna Governorship election.In Kastina, APC candidate also won the governorship election.He scored 943,085,The PDP candidate scored 476,768,APGA scored 42,302. For morAPC's El-Rufai Wins Kaduna Election; Incumbent Governor Yero Congratulates Him
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The nanny identified as Mary Akinloye who kidnapped three children in Surulere area of Lagos State has given the victims’ family two days to produce N13m ransom or lose the children.And according to PUNCH, Mary had issued the ultimatum through a man who used her telephone to communicate with the family. The initial N15m demanded by the kidnapperPay N13m In 2 Days Or Lose Your Children - Nanny Tells Kidnapped Boys' Parents
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Could he be the next Governor? Well, barely 24 hours to the Governorship elections, nine out of twelve governorship candidates have stepped down for APC’s Nasil El-Rufai. This was disclosed in a press conference today and the reasons other party candidates who stepped down for him gave was that El-Rufai has the best plan for Kaduna and he has pro9 Out OF 12 Gubernatorial Candidates Step Down For El-Rufai In Kaduna State
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CNN Money reports that oil has been discovered at an onshore site in South England near Gatwick Airport.Exploration firm, U.K. Oil & Gas Investments, confirmed the news on Thursday, stating that there is an estimated 100 billion barrels of oil at the location. According to reports, “that’s more than double the amount of oil pumped from BrOil Discovered In South England Near Gatwick Airport
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Gov. Rochas Owelle Okorocha reelection bid got a big boost as top Peoples Democratic Party chieftains dumped the party to the ruling All progressives Congress, APC in Imo State.The gale of defections that has hit the PDP in Imo State after the presidential election which it lost to the APC on March 28, 2015 has continued ceaselessly.The two majorOkorocha Harvest PDP's Bigwigs In Imo State, As Araraume, Amadi, Joins APC
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The Special Election Team of Zone 6 Command, Calabar of the Nigeria Police has arrested a man with 813 permanent voters’ card at Izzi, Ebonyi State.The suspect, identified as Madueke Sunday, 31, He reportedly concealed the PVCs in a ‘Ghana must go’ bag.Commenting on the arrest, head of the Special Election Team, DSP Obere Friday, said it too31-Year-Old Man In Possession Of 813 PVCs Arrested In Ebonyi
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As the nation prepares for the April 11 governorship and state houses of assembly election on Saturday, eight political parties have endorsed the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos, Mr Jimi Agbaje.The parties include the United Party of Nigeria, UPN, Alliance for Democracy, AD, All Progressives Grand Alliance, APPDP DON LEARN: 8 Political Parties Endorse Jimi Agbaje For Lagos State Governor
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A pressure group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has charged the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), to make a public declaration of his assets immediately after his inauguration on May 29.This advice ranks first in a five-point anti-corruption outline that the group said it wanted Buhari to consider if he iSERAP Asks Buhari To Demonstrate Corruption Combat By Declaring His Assets
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In a lecture delivered at Babcock University’s 12th Convocation titled, ‘ Transforming Nigeria economy : Opportunities and Challenges’, Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gave the breakdown of the allocations of Nigeria’s 10 highest revenue receiving states based on the federal allocations in 2013.Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-IwealAkwa Ibom Gets The Largest Budget Allocation Of N260BN In Nigeria
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