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Count Buhari out of Ortom’s crisis: Presidency

Count Buhari out of Ortom’s crisis: Presidency

President Muhammadu Buhari will never be part of any unconstitutional act, the Presidency said today, in a blistering reaction to attempts by some political actors to link him with the unfolding political drama in Benue state.

On Monday, eight members of the Benue Assembly threatened to begin an impeachment proceedings against Governor Samuel Ortom, who last week committed political apostasy by…

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Ibeto group, Chinese coy to establish 2 cement plants in Ebonyi

Ibeto group, Chinese coy to establish 2 cement plants in Ebonyi

By Chukwuemeka Opara

The Ibeto Group and Sinomas Chinese Group of Companies have concluded plans to establish two high-capacity cement factories in Nkalagu and Effium communities in Ebonyi State.

Chief Cletus Ibeto, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ibeto group of companies disclosed this on Friday in Abakaliki when he led a delegation of both groups on a courtesy call on Gov. David Umahi.

Ibeto…

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Ekiti election: Fayose bribes voters with N4,000

Ekiti election: Fayose bribes voters with N4,000

Some voters in Ekiti state on Friday trooped to Government House in Okesa area Ado Ekiti, the capital to collect N4000 bribe with the presentation of their voter’s cards.

According to a report by The Nation newspaper, the bribe was being doled out to the people by Governor Ayo Fayose to make them vote for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Prof. Kolapo Olusola in Saturday’s election.

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State Police Solution To Insecurity – Sen. Zwingina

State Police Solution To Insecurity – Sen. Zwingina

By Martins Abochol

  Ganye, (Adamawa)   –       Former Senate Deputy Leader, Jonathan Zwingina, said establishment of state police was the ultimate solution to tackling insecurity in the country.

Sen. Zwingina spoke when he paid a courtesy visit on Alhaji Umar Sanda, Paramount Ruler of Ganye Chiefdom in Adamawa.

According to him, the creation of a state police is the ultimate solution to…

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Gunmen Trap Afghan Workers In Attack On Education Office – Official

Gunmen Trap Afghan Workers In Attack On Education Office – Official

Gunmen attacked an education department office in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday and were holding out against security forces who had surrounded the compound, officials said.

Two explosions were heard near the scene and at least two people had been killed and five wounded, the provincial governor’s office said.

However, with an unknown number of people trapped in the…

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Belgium Must Get Over Missing Final Match Quickly, Martinez Says

Belgium Must Get Over Missing Final Match Quickly, Martinez Says

By Olawale Alabi

St. Petersburg    –    Belgium coach, Roberto Martinez, says he and his players will not allow the disappointmentof missing the final match to stop them from preparing very well for the third-place match.

The Spaniard, while speaking at the post-match conference on Tuesday in St Petersburg after their 0-1 loss to France in the semi-finals, said a third-place finish would be too…

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HERITAGE BANK TO BOOST SMES GROWTH VIA THE NEXT TITAN SEASON-5 KICK-OFF

HERITAGE BANK TO BOOST SMES GROWTH VIA THE NEXT TITAN SEASON-5 KICK-OFF

Heritage bank Plc, Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking services provider, has strategies to boost the capacity development of small medium enterprises as the headline sponsor of the annual entrepreneurial reality show, The Next Titan, as the season five of the programme kicks off.

Fela Ibidapo, Divisional Head, Corporate Communications, Heritage Bank, made the declaration on…

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LAGOS OPENS BADAGRY EXPRESS WAY TO TRAFFIC

LAGOS OPENS BADAGRY EXPRESS WAY TO TRAFFIC

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday directed that the completed portions of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway from Eric Moore to Okokomaiko be opened up to traffic as soon as possible following the completion of works by the contractor.

The Governor also directed the Public Works Corporation to intensify palliative works on the road from Okokomaiko to Badagry.

The State’s Commissioner…

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20 killed in political rally’s bombing

20 killed in political rally’s bombing

At least 20 people have been reported killed in a suicide bombing at a rally by an anti-Taliban political party in Pakistan.

A candidate in July 25 elections was among the those killed, police and hospital officials said on Wednesday.

Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Haroon Bilour was killed in the late Tuesday blast in the northwestern city of Peshawar. His father, senior ANP leader Bashir…

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CUSTOMS COLLECTS N846M AS REVENUE IN 6 MONTHS IN NIGER – COMPTROLLER

CUSTOMS COLLECTS N846M AS REVENUE IN 6 MONTHS IN NIGER – COMPTROLLER

The Niger Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has collected about N846m as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from January to June.

Mr Benjamin Binga, Comptroller of Customs in charge of Niger, Kwara and Kogi Commands, disclosed this in an interview with the newsmen in Minna on Tuesday.

“There are 7,560 packs all together and each pack contains 25 pieces of the live…

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Don’t waste your votes on PDP, elect Fayemi – Buhari tells Ekiti voters

Don’t waste your votes on PDP, elect Fayemi – Buhari tells Ekiti voters

By Adedeji Egbebi /Ariwodola Idowu

President Muhamadu Buhari on Tuesday asked the electorate in Ekiti  not to waste their votes  in Saturday’s governorship election on the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).

Rather,  the president urged voters to elect the candidate of the All Progressives Party (APC),  Dr  Kayode Fayemi, given the track record of the ruling APC  administration in the country.

Buhar…

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Facebook boss Zuckerberg now world’s third richest

Facebook boss Zuckerberg now world’s third richest

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the third richest man in the world, overtaking Warren Buffett on Bloomberg’s list of the world’s richest people.

Zuckerberg passed Buffett Friday as Facebook shares rose 2.4 percent, Bloomberg reported.

Above Zuckerberg were Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, in the No. 1 spot, and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

The daily rankings of the world’s 500 richest people listed…

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Dangote Refinery sets 2020 for petrol, fertilizer export begins this year

Dangote Refinery sets 2020 for petrol, fertilizer export begins this year

The Dangote refinery plans to start selling petrol, diesel and aviation fuel by early 2020, but the fertiliser plant, will start producing urea this year, Edwin Devakumar, the group executive director told Bloomberg.

The $10 billion refinery, set to be one of the world’s largest and which can process 650,000 barrels of crude a day, should be near full capacity by mid-2020, Devakumar said in the…

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PDP leads CUPP Alliance to battle APC in 2019 elections

PDP leads CUPP Alliance to battle APC in 2019 elections

By Emmanuel Oloniruha

In an imitation of the formation of the All Progressives Congress in 2014, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today cobbled a loose alliance of about 30 political associations in readiness for the 2019 elections.

The new group, a replay of the alliance that toppled the Jonathan administration in 2015, was christened the Coalition of United Political Parties…

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Osinbajo meets founder of LinkedIn

Osinbajo meets founder of LinkedIn

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has had a fireside chat with Mr. Allen Blue, Co-Founder of LinkedIn, where he assured him that Nigeria was open to business.

Osinbajo arrived in California where he will be headlining a number of investment forums in the San Francisco area and Los Angeles, promoting tech innovation and entertainment industries.

He commended role of the recently inaugurated Technology…

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2019: Fear Grips APC As Political Juggernauts Sign MOU To Unseat Buhari

2019: Fear Grips APC As Political Juggernauts Sign MOU To Unseat Buhari

By Chibuike Nwabuko

ABUJA – (Sundiata Post) –  Fear saturated the camp of the All Progressives Congress-led federal government  as different parties and  Political juggernauts converged at Yar’adua centre yesterday and put pen to paper on how to work together to sack President Muhammadu Buhari from Aso Rock come February 2019.

  Among the parties was the Dr. Olusegun Obasanjo-inspired African…

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APC Solution To 4 Years Of Frustration In Ekiti – Tinubu

APC Solution To 4 Years Of Frustration In Ekiti – Tinubu

By Remi Koleoso

Ado-Ekiti –  National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appealed to the people of Ekiti to vote for the party in Saturday’s governorship election.

According to him, the APC is the solution to four years of frustration, disappointment and poverty that has enveloped the state since the emergence of Gov. Ayodele Fayose in 2014.

Tinubu in an…

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