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Urhobo Sets For Total Showdown As Ultimatum To FG Expires

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By Francis Dugbe, The Urhobo people of Niger Delta, under the aegis of Campaign for the Economic Survival of Urhobo Nation (CATESUN), yesterday gathered in Ovwian, Udu Local Government Area of Delta state with a view of executing thier planned shutdown of operations of multinational oil companies in Urhobo nation. President of the group, Olorogun Ese Kakor said, the decision to execute their earlier threat was as a result of the expiration of the ultimatum handed down to the Federal Government. Olorogun Kakor added that the Federal Government failed to…

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Full Speech Of President Buhari On Independence Day

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday 1, 2019 addressed the nation His speech…. Dear Compatriots, 1st October each year is an opportunity for us to reflect and thank God for his endless blessings on our country. 2. It is also a time for us, collectively, to: 3. Remember the sacrifices made by our Founders and great leaders past; by soldiers, by distinguished public servants; by traditional leaders, by our workers —- sacrifices on which Nigeria has been built over the 59 years since Independence in 1960; and 4. Rededicate ourselves to…

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Xenophobic Attack: Sen. Uzor Kalu Calls For The Closure Of MTN, DSTV, Shoprite In Nigeria

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The Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has called for South African businesses in Nigeria to be shut down if the latest wave of xenophobic attacks persist. Kalu described as wicked and mindless the onslaught visited upon Nigerians by South Africans since violence broke out last Sunday in Johannesburg, noting that arresting the attackers is not enough. He decried the attackers’ justifications for the attrocities that foreigners are taking their jobs, saying if Nigerians are not allowed to peacefully conduct their businesses, the SA businesses in the country including…

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President Buhari Assigns Portfolios To Newly Sworn-In Ministers

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President Muhammadu Buhari has assigned portfolios to the newly sworn in minister. Their portfolios are as follows, 1) Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah – Abia, Mines and Steel Development, State 2) Muhammed Musa Bello – Adamawa, FCT 3) Sen. Godswill Obot Akpabio – Akwa Ibom, Niger Delta 4) Chris Ngige – Anambra, Labour & Employment 5) Sharon Ikeazor – Anambra, Environment, State 6) Adamu Adamu – Bauchi, Education 7) Amb Maryam Katagum – Bauchi, Industry, Trade and Investment, State 8) Timipre Silva – Bayelsa, Petroleum, State 9) Sen. George Akume – Benue,…

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Nigeria League Of Women Voters Condemn Attack On Female Judge In Kebbi

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The League of Women Voters of Nigeria have condenm that attack on the acting Chief Judge of Kebbi State who was denied access to deliver judgement by an officer attached to the Nigeria Civil Defense Corp. Justice Elizabeth Asabe Karatu according to source had accused the Kebbi State government and legislators of not confirming her as the State Chief Judge because she is a christian, an allegation they denied. In a statement signed by the president of Nigeria League of Women Voters, Dame Dr Esther Uduehi lamented the ill-treatment meted…

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Pay Me My Pension,104-year-Old World War Army Appeals To President Buhari

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A 104-year-old World War ll veteran of the Nigerian Army, Adama Aduku, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari-led Government to pay his pension 62 years after being retired. Aduku who was conferred with the Chief of Army Staff World War II Veteran Award at the 2019 Army Day Celebration in Lagos made the appeal at Lagos. While speaking to journalists at the event, he lamented that since he was discharged as a Private from the Nigerian Army in 1957 he was yet to receive his pension, NAN reports. “I joined…

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Sen Abbo Is A Disgrace To Nigeria Senate-NLWV

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The Nigerian League of Women Voters NLWV, has described the senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Abbo as disgrace to the Nigeria Senate, his mandate area of representation, his state and immediate family. In a statement signed by the president of Nigeria League of Women Voters, Dame Dr. Esther Uduehi states, “NLWV is shocked by the barbaric asssault of Sen. Elisha Abbo from Adamawa State on an innocent Nigerian female who was dutifully performing her duties as a sales girl at a shop in Abuja. “This action is very…

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Vessel Owners Blast FG, Navy, Police, India Govt Over Freed Kidnapped Victims

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  ***Appeal For Release Of 19 Crew Members Being Detained By Nigerian Navy  By Emmanuel Omoghene, The Owners of the Vessel, ‘MT APECUS’ have berated the Federal Government, the Nigerian Navy, the Police as well as the Indian Government over the recent release of five Indian Sailors and one Nigeria  ( The Captain ) kidnapped in Bonny,  claiming that they did nothing to secure their release.  While calling for the immediate release of Mr Charles Marccathy, a Ghanaian national, who was kidnapped by the hijackers while he was attempting to…

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RUGA Settlement: INC Berates FGN, Says Act Abomination In Igbo Nation

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By Victor Bieni -Asaba The Leadership of Igbo National Council led by its National President, Comrade Chilos Godsent, Comrade Zulu Ofoelue has faulted termed as abomination the intention, recent plots by the Federal Government led my Mohammed Buhari to Establish RUGA Settlement in in the six Geo-political zones of the country. The Igbo National Council (INC) Boss made this assertion in Asaba after a meeting of the group in Delta State Capital to thanked the people of Nenwe Aninri in Enugu State for their patriotism, boldness and courage to defend…

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True Fiscal Federalism Is The Key Solution To Nigeria Problem- Ominimini

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  ..Calls for state policing, immunity for Judges  Uruemu Favour & Harriet Anetor A Knight of the Church of Nigeria, Dr. Christopher Obeuvwevbi Ominimini has tasked the Nigerian government to revert back to true fiscal federalism in other to save the country from its current economic crisis. The former Commissioner at DESOPADEC board and the House of Assembly candidate of Accord Party in the just concluded general elections stated that, if President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision is to make Nigeria a major economic hub, he has no other option than to…

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