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Reps Move To Approve LG Autonomy, Abolish Joint Account

Local Government Councils in Nigeria may be granted financial autonomy from the State government following an ongoing legislation in the House of Representatives.

A bill seeking to grant financial autonomy to local government councils in the country, on Wednesday in Abuja, scaled through the second reading in the House of Representatives.

The bill sponsored by Rep. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha…

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Court Slams N5m Fine On Airtel Over Unsolicited Text Messages

An FCT High Court sitting at Maitama and presided over by Justice Jude Okeke, Wednesday, slammed a fine of N5 million on Airtel Nig. Ltd for violation of customer’s right to privacy.

The plaintiff, Mr Emmanuel Anene on Decemebr 21 filed a suit against Airtel for continues disturbances through unsolicited messages to his line.

The judge held that the crucial issue that calls for determination here…

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Sultan’s 10th Anniversary Prayers In Sokoto Sultan Muhammad Sa'ad, Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II and Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at a special prayer session held to kick-start activities marking the 10th anniversary of the appointment of Muhammad Sa'ad as the Sultan of Sokoto.

UBA Takes Financial Literacy To Students In Oyo State

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is promoting financial literacy among young school children in Nigeria. To this end the bank’s Executive Director, Lagos and West, Mr. Ayoku Liadi was at the Olivet Baptist High School in Oyo to mentor and teach the students on the benefits of inculcating financial discipline.

“The Future belongs to children who realise early in life the need to save for…

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How Kwankwaso Blew N239m On Amored Jeeps On Eve Of Handover

-Bought Over Jeeps For N3m

The last may not have been heard of financial recklessness allegedly engaged in by immediate past government of Kano state as documents sighted by The UNION indicate that the past state governor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, spent N239,200,000.00 on four amored jeeps as pension for himself.

A document titled ‘Vehicles Purchased in 2015’ and marked “Office of The Secretary…

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Ambode's bulldozers Move Into Isolo

Ambode’s bulldozers Move Into Isolo

A view of unapproved structures demolished on Wednesday at Low Cost Housing Estate, popularly known as Jakande Estate, at Oke-Afa, Isolo.

The Lagos state government began putting action behind its threats to clean-up residential estates which had been defaced by illegal structures as seen here.

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IGP Tasks SARS On Human Rights

Concerned about alleged maltreatment of suspected criminals by its officers and men, the Nigeria Police Force has taken its Human Rights Training programme to the dreaded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

This was disclosed, Monday, in Awka, Anambra State, by Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, at the opening of a week-long Human Rights Sensitization and Training of Trainers…

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Abia: CJ’s Claim Misleading -Commissioner

Abia state Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Chief Umeh Kalu, has faulted the claim by Chief Judge of the state, Justice Theresa Uzokwe, to the effect that she had no official residence in Umuahia.

He described the claim as “erroneous”.

Uzokwe had in her speech at the opening of a new legal year said that she had no official residence in Umuahia and that she was operating from her…

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Corruption In IDP Camps Inexcusable, Says Saraki

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki Tuesday said that increasing cases of social injustices like rape, diversion of food items and other corruption related cases within the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps are inexcusable.

He also pledged the cooperation of the Senate in ensuring the quick passage of bills to help address the crisis of the IDPs in the country.

Dr. Saraki spoke…

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Repaying $30b No Big Deal -FG

The Debt Management Office (DMO), has said it is no big deal repaying a $29.9 billion over 30 years if Nigeria manages to secure same.

In a statement on Tuesday, Festus Akanbi, spokesman of the minister of finance, said Abraham Nwankwo, Director-General of the DMO, provided clarifications on the proposed foreign loans while speaking on Sunrise Daily, a Channels TV live programme.

Senate had…

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FCTA Recover Dangerous Weapons From 'Beggars' Hideout

FCTA Recover Dangerous Weapons From ‘Beggars’ Hideout

Kingsley Madaki, Abuja

Authorities of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) and the Ministerial Task on Environment have raided a hideout of suspected beggars and scavengers in Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, where dangerous weapons including knives, daggers and cutlasses were discovered and confiscated.

AEPB Director, Mrs. Oluwatoyin Omolola Olanipekun, who made this disclosure Tuesday, said a…

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SON Warns: 40% Of Imported Cables Substandard

South-West Regional Coordinator of Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mrs Bose Kehinde, says 40 per cent of the total electrical and electronic appliances imported into Nigeria are substandard.

Speaking at a one-day workshop organised by SON, she said that importers of electronics and electrical components were responsible for many fire incidences in Nigeria.

Kehinde told Electrical and…

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Presidency To Dialogue With Senate Over Rejected Loan Request

Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on National Assembly Matters, Sen. Ita Enang, Tuesday, said the Presidency will not dispute decision of the Senate to reject its request to borrow $29.9 billion.

He said that rather than do so, the Presidency will seek to engage and dialogue with the Senate to correct any errors that may have led to the rejection.

Enang disclosed these while briefing…

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Fayose Says INEC Now Fully Merged With APC

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has demonstrated to Nigerians that their votes will never be allowed to count any longer, adding that; “INEC has become an extension of the APC and Aso Rock Presidential Villa.”

Governor Fayose, who was answering questions on an Orange FM, Akure programme Tuesday, lamented that “democracy…

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Tambuwal Challenges Judiciary On Corruption Hurdle

All stakeholders in the judiciary must work as a team to overcome the current challenges confronting that arm of government, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has said.

Speaking Tuesday at the swearing-in of a new Chief Justice of the State, Justice Bello Abass, Tambuwal said recent arrests of senior members of the judiciary has placed a huge burden which requires unity of purpose to…

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Wike To Dethrone Traditional Rulers Involved In Politics

Rivers State Government will henceforth weed out traditional rulers who are directly involved in partisan politics, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced.

The governor also charged traditional rulers to speak up against the deliberate plot to deny the Rivers people representation at the Senate through the failure to conduct rerun elections in the state .

Declaring open the 104th…

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Marriage Counsellor Claims 70% Of Nigerian Homes Not Peaceful

A marriage counsellor, Mr Nasir Abdulquadri, says about 70 per cent homes in Nigeria are not peaceful due to couple’s lack of proper understanding of each other.

Abdulquadri made the assertion on Tuesday at a lecture on marriage organised by Muslim Youths Intellectual Forum in Ilorin.

He said that most couples were lured into marriage unprepared for the challenges ahead of the matrimonial homes,…

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