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Nigerian Senate to spend ₦5.5b on official cars for members

Senate still kicks against sale of National Theatre, TBS

April 25, 2019 7:45 pm

The Senate has reaffirmed its commitment to the non sale of the National Theatre, Tafawa Balewa Square and other national monuments.

This is sequel to the adoption of the report of its Committee on Culture and Tourism at plenary on Thursday.

Presenting the report, the chairman of the committee, Sen. Fatimat Raji-Rasaki said the committee was instructed to examine monuments across the country and report back.

According to her, the committee traveled to Lagos and other parts of the country to assess the monuments and recommends that, given their historic and monetary value, they should not be disposed of.

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Mafia don Frank Cali’s murder reminds US the mob still live

March 17, 2019 10:51 pm

Cigar-chomping Mafia bosses in dapper suits once dominated perceptions of organized crime in the United States. While the dons are less flamboyant now and shun the spotlight, their work continues in the shadows, experts say.

The killing of Gambino family boss Frank Cali brought back memories of mobsters getting whacked in brazen hits that stunned the nation decades ago. Cali was found gunned down Wednesday night outside his home in New York, leading to initial speculation on whether the killing was related to a Mafia feud.

The last time a Mafia boss was assassinated in the city was 34 years

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Jubril to PDP : You still owe Nigerians explanations

March 7, 2019 11:28 pm

Jubril Al-Sudani masquerading as President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) still owes Nigerians explanations for the huge oil receipts it accessed between 1999 and 2014.

Receiving the leadership of organised labour, who were on a congratulatory visit yesterday to the State House, Abuja, the president restated that the current administration met a country with dilapidated infrastructure in 2015. He insisted that the situation calls for a serious probe of what the humongous funds were used for by the opposition party that was then in power for 16 years.

BREAKING: Emefiele still in office, says CBN

March 4, 2019 2:06 pm

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has dismissed claims that the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele has been sacked.

Responding to enquiries from The Nation on Monday, the Director Corporate Communications of the CBN Mr. Isaac Okorafor told The Nation that “the governor is in his office working. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Another official of the CBN also told The Nation Correspondent that “there is nothing like that, the governor is here, his tenure expires in June.

“In fact he has functions to attend to tomorrow, one of which is to meet with stakeholders in the cotton value …

Ogun APC still in crisis as Jubril, Oshiomole fled rally

February 12, 2019 12:42 am

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally held yesterday at the MKO Abiola International Stadium, Abeokuta, Ogun State, witnessed tremendous violence which compelled security operatives to shield the impostor, Jubril Al-Sudani being paraded as President Muhammadu Buhari from being pelted.