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Nigeria: Osinbajo Reassures Ndigbo, Says FG'll Tackle Issues Decisively
By Johnbosco AgbakwuruAbuja — Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, asked Ndigbo not to panic over the quit notice given them by a coalition of Arewa youths to leave the 19 Northern states on or before October 1, saying the Federal Government has made adequate arrangements to protect every citizen of the country.
Nigeria: UK, U.S., Others for Peace, Conflict Resolution Conference in Nigeria in July
The Director-General, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), Prof. Oshita Oshita says more than 40 experts from different countries will gather in Nigeria for peace, conflict resolution conference in Nigeria in July Oshita said this in a statement made available to newsmen by his Media Assistant, Abu Michael on Wednesday in Abuja.
Nigeria: Police Arrest 124 Suspected Gays, Rapist in Kano
By Abdulsalam MuhammadKano Police Command has arrested no fewer than 124 suspected rapists and gays across the state between April and June. While parading the suspects in Kano, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Magaji Majia, said they had recorded 115 cases of rape, sodomy and other acts of gross indecency within the period under review. The PPRO noted that 128 victims were involved in the crimes, out of which 124 suspects had been arrested.
Nigeria: Naira Watch - External Reserves Down to 3-Month Low
By Babajide KomolafeThe nation's external reserved has dropped to $30.22 billion, the lowest level in three months. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disclosed this Wednesday on its website. The apex bank revealed that the external reserve dropped to $30.222 billion on Tuesday June 13th, representing a weekly decline of $68 million when compared with the $30.290 billion achieved the previous Tuesday of June 6th.
Nigeria's Prof. Awosika Re-Elected As Chair of UN Scientific Panel
Nigeria's candidate, Prof. Lawrence Folajimi Awosika, has been re-elected as Chairman of the United Nation's Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). Awosika polled 154 out of 157 votes to emerge Chair of the prestigious 21-person UN scientific body. CLCS is the UN body that decides what portions of the seabed can be exclusively mined for natural resources such as oil, precious metals and minerals.
Nigeria: Middle Belt Youths Dissociate Region From Igbo Quit Notice
By Nkiruka NnoromMiddle belt youths have condemned the recent quit notice issued Igbo living in the North by Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, saying Igbo, just like other Nigerians, have the right to live in any part of the country. The youths, acting on the platform of All Middle Belt Youth Forum, AMBYF, said in a statement by the National Leader, Mr. Aluh Moses, and the National Secretary, Mr. Andzayi Jonathan, that the entire Middle Belt region was not part of the act.
Nigeria: Mother of Evans the Kidnapper, Goes Into Hiding
By Ifeanyi Okolie and Chimaobi NwaiwuThe mother of notorious kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, who was recently arrested in Lagos, has reportedly gone into hiding to avoid the crowd that besiege her Umudim, Nnewi home in Anambra state after news of the arrest of her son filtered in.
Nigeria: Chamberlain, Okowa Speak On Federation Election
A member of the newly elected board of the Nigeria Aquatic Federation, Dunkwu Nnamdi Chamberlain has announced his plan for the development of aquatic sports in his zone. Speaking with Sports Vanguard soon after his election Tuesday, Chamberlain "who emerged as South East representative on the board said, "my election is a challenge to me and a call to service by my zone and Nigeria in general." He promised regular zonal competitions.
Nigeria: N-Delta Group Blasts Amaechi, Oshiomhole Over Attacks On Jonathan
By Emma UjahSave Ijaw Nation Group, SING, yesterday, took on the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi and former Edo State governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, over their attacks on former President Goodluck Jonathan, describing them as betrayers. Amaechi and Oshiomhole were reported to have spoken against Jonathan at separate events on Tuesday.
Nigeria: My First Confrontation With Billion Naira Bribe - Rotimi Amaechi
"My first confrontation with bribe was with a big contractor in Rivers State. After awarding the contract, he brought a billion naira. I screamed said the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi at a forum in Lagos. Amaechi speaking at the first annual lecture organised by CKN news with the theme, "The Role Of The Social Media In Socio-Economic And Political Development Of Nigeria," held in Lagos said he rejected the bribe because of his principled stance on corruption.
Nigeria: Osinbajo to South East Leaders - Shun Tit-for-Tat
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday met with Southeast governors and other leaders of thought from the region and urged them not to be tempted into a tit-for-tat amid hate speeches across the country. In his opening remarks at the meeting with the leaders of thought held at the old Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja, Osinbajo urged them to always speak out against hate speeches and comments capable of polarizing the country along ethnic, sectional and religious lines.
Nigeria: A-Court Voids Orubebe's Conviction, Overrules CCT
By Ikechukwu NnochiriAbuja — The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, yesterday, nullified the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT's, conviction of former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, on allegation that he falsely declared his assets in 2007. In a unanimous judgement, a three-man panel of Justices led by Justice Mohammed Aboki, voided Orubebe's conviction on the premise that the CCT's verdict occasioned a miscarriage of justice against him.
Nigeria: UPU to Govt - Hold Talks With All Geo-Political Zones
By Fredrick OkopieNational Publicity Secretary of Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, Mr. Duncan Eghweree, has charged the Federal Government to open talks not only with the South East Biafra agitators, but with the other five geopolitical groups in a bid to restructure the country for effective running to benefit all evenly. According to him, "Every region has one complaint or another to contend with.
Nigeria: Govt to Recruit 7,500 Graduates As Tax Advocates
The Federal Government says will recruit 7,500 graduates as Community Tax Liaison Officers to raise tax awareness among citizens. The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, along with the Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr BabaTunde Fowler made this known at a joint press briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
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