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Reps Ask NCC To Extend NIN/SIM Card Deadline To Feb 28th

December 16, 2020 7:07 am

The House of Representatives has urged the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to jettison the two weeks deadline for linking SIM cards to National Identity Number (NIN) and extend the deadline.

The decision followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu on Wednesday during plenary.

Elumelu in his motion explained that the House agrees with the policy of linking SIM cards to NIN, he explained that the policy is consistent with the position of the House.

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He disclosed that the House even made …

Ganduje Reveals Real Reasons He Dethroned Sanusi As Emir

Ganduje Reveals Real Reasons He Dethroned Sanusi As Emir

December 15, 2020 2:07 pm

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, on Tuesday, disclosed why he dethroned former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi.

Ganduje explained that he dethroned Sanusi, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to save the traditional institution in the state from abuse.

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Speaking at an event in Abuja, the governor insisted that the former CBN governor was not the best man for the throne at the time he was appointed in June 2014.

Ganduje disclosed that Sanusi was appointed Emir to spite former President Goodluck …

Putin Congratulates Biden As Electoral College Confirms Victory

Putin Congratulates Biden As Electoral College Confirms Victory

December 15, 2020 1:56 pm

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Joe Biden after the U.S. Electoral College confirmed him as winner of the U.S. presidential election.

The Russian leader in a statement released on Tuesday noted that U.S.-Russian cooperation would serve the interests of the whole world.

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‘The Russian Federation President Putin has sent a congratulatory message to Joseph Biden on the occasion of his victory in the U.S. presidential election.’

‘The Russian president notes that the Russian-U.S. cooperation, based on the principles of equality and mutual

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Adams Nigeria In Dilemma Because Buhari's Govt Has Failed - Adams

Nigeria In Dilemma Because Buhari’s Govt Has Failed – Adams

December 15, 2020 7:02 am

Gani Adams the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba, has stated that the security situation in the country has put Nigeria at crossroads because the government of the day has failed.

He made these known while reacting to the abduction of students from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, and also added that it was absurd that bandits abducted over 600 secondary school students during President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Katsina State.

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Gani who was ordained as an Apostle at the Saviour’s Ministries …

Defection To APC: PDP Asks Court To Sack Dogara From House

Defection To APC: PDP Asks Court To Sack Dogara From House

December 15, 2020 6:59 am

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sued Yakubu Dogara at a Federal High Court in Abuja asking that he should be sacked from the House of Representatives.

The suit which is before Justice Okon Abang and was meant to be heard on December 7 was asking the court to sack Dogara for leaving the party when there was no crisis in the party.

Dogara is a former Speaker of the House who currently represents Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro federal constituency of Bauchi State at the House was re-elected to represent the constituency at the house during the 2019 general election under the …

Buhari Snubs Kankara Kidnap Saga, Visits Cows Instead

Buhari Snubs Kankara Kidnap Saga, Visits Cows Instead

December 14, 2020 1:17 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari checked up on his cows in his home Katsina State on Monday, despite showing defiance amidst calls for him to visit the school where 600 students were kidnapped over the weekend. 

A video which is being circulated around the internet showed the president visiting his cows in Daura on Monday afternoon.

The president had rejected calls to visit Kankara, home to the high school that was raided by bandits, instead choosing to send a federal government delegation from Abuja, the nation’s capital. Kankara is about 190km (a two and half hours drive) by road from Daura while …

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Only 10 Students Missing – Presidency Counters Gov Masari

December 14, 2020 6:45 am

The Presidency has claimed that only ten students were abducted from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State.

It made the claim through the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

Read Also: Kankara Abduction: Masari Orders Closure Of All Schools

This is in contrast to the Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari who disclosed on Sunday when he received a Federal Government delegation led by the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, that ‘Based on the available record we have, we are still searching for 333 students through either the forest or their

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Kankara Abduction: Masari Orders Closure Of All Schools

Kankara Abduction: Masari Orders Closure Of All Schools

December 13, 2020 7:01 am

The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, has reacted to the abduction of students of Government Science Secondary School, GSS, in Kankara Local Government Area of the State.

Masari assured that the girls would be rescued.

To this end, the governor ordered the immediate closure of all schools across the State.

Read Also: ‘Shameful’: Nigerians Blast Buhari Over Kankara Abduction

He gave the order on Saturday, during a visit to the council area where the girls were abducted.

‘The situation goes beyond one’s thinking. It’s a sad moment for Katsina, I am assuring parents of the missing students that we

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Reps Invitation: Gov Wike Reacts As Buhari Snubs Lawmakers

Reps: Gov Wike Reacts As Buhari Snubs Lawmakers

December 12, 2020 4:37 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has revealed what President Muhammadu Buhari should have done instead of snubbing the House of Representatives after assuring them he would honour their invitation.

The Rivers State Governor said Buhari should have honoured the invitation if not for anything, seeing the level of insecurity leading to deaths, particularly in Borno State and other parts of the country.

Wike said he does not think the House was inviting the President for a question and answers session, adding that it would have been wise for Buhari to go there with a brief to address the congress.

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Hon. Ejiogu Gets Ambassadorial Appointment With UN

Hon. Ejiogu Gets Ambassadorial Appointment From UN

December 11, 2020 1:16 pm

The performing lawmaker representing Owerri North State Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, Honourable Engr. Philip Ejiogu, popularly called Mr. Integrity, has been appointed as an International Peace Ambassador by the United Nations Polac.

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Taking to his personal Facebook account, Honourable Philip Ejiogu shared the good news as he unequivocally stated that his new position is only a new avenue for him to impact on people’s lives better.

Honourable Ejiogu’s post reads:

‘Please allow me re-introduce myself: My name is Hon Amb Philip Chukwuma Ejiogu…as
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INEC: Yakubu Assumes Office For Second Tenure

INEC: Yakubu Assumes Office For Second Tenure

December 11, 2020 4:19 am

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Thursday, assumed office to commence his second tenure for a period of five year.

Speaking during a takeover ceremony at the commission headquarters in Abuja, Yakubu said that quick passage of the Electoral Act amendment remained a top priority.

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‘You will recall that I appealed to the Senate Committee on INEC during my screening two weeks ago to conclude work for the passage of the Electoral Act amendment by the first quarter of 2021.’

‘I am glad that in

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U.S. Senate Backs Arms Sales To UAE After Trump Veto Threat

December 11, 2020 3:41 am

The United States of America is to proceed with its plan to sell high tech weapons to UAE after an effort to stop President Donald Trump’s high-tech weapons deals with the United Arab Emirates failed to succeed on Wednesday in the U.S. Senate as Trump’s fellow Republicans opposed resolutions of disapproval seeking to block the sale of drones and advanced F-35 fighter jets.

The Senate voted 50-46 and 49-47, mostly along party lines, to stop consideration of the resolutions, killing them at least until President-elect Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20.

The Trump administration had issued a formal notice …

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