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Nigeria may lose 24 councils to new UN state

Nigeria may lose 24 councils to new UN state

‘Obasanjo, Biya ceded territories in 2003’ By July 10 this year, Nigeria may lose 24 local councils, by way of ceding, to a new country to be known as the United Nations Organisation (UNO) State of Cameroon at its borders with la Republique du Cameroun. The Guardian learnt that the withdrawal of his country’s soldiers by President Paul Biya from the southern part of the planned UNO State of Cameroon has set the stage for the creation of the new state being spearheaded by the UN. The withdrawal of troops by Biya was formally demanded by the former President of…
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Kogi bank robbery: IGP orders manhunt for perpetrators

..Deploys IRT, STS, FSARS crack detectives to state The Inspector-General of Police has ordered a full-scale manhunt for the perpetrators of the attack on Isanlu Police station and a commercial bank in Yagba East LGA of Kogi State on 4th June 2020. The IGP while condemning the incident, has deployed a team of crack detectives from the Intelligence Response Team (IRT), the Special Tactical Squad (STS) and Federal-SARS to Kogi State to ensure that the criminals are apprehended and brought to book. In a statement yesterday by Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, the IGP has also directed the…
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SP, Ministers, Others Visit Orji Kalu in Aso Villa

SP, Ministers, Others Visit Orji Kalu in Aso Villa

Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Thursday night led a delegation of Senate leadership to visit the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in his Aso Villa residence, Abuja. ‘The Nigeria Daily’ gathered that Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonna Onu; Hon. Nkiru Onyeojecha, and Chief George Muoghalu were part of the early callers. Ahmed Lawan and senate principal officers arrived at the Aso-Villa residence at about 7 pm after which they proceeded to a private meeting with Orji Uzor Kalu. Kalu who was Lawan’s classmate at the University of Maiduguri was released…
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Insecurity: President Buhari told to sack service chiefs immediately

Insecurity: President Buhari told to sack service chiefs immediately

A rights group, Nigeria Arise Against Crime (NAAC), has written President Muhammadu Buhari, asking him to without further delay, sack the current Service Chiefs. NAAC said that dismissing these security chiefs would rescue Nigeria and the current government from the embarrassment of losing several lives to insurgents and bandits on a daily basis. Yusuf Kazeem, the National Coordinator of the group, made the call at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. The group insisted that sustaining the security chiefs who have exhausted their wit is a disservice to the nation’s security architecture. The group vowed to stage a nationwide…
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Buhari Govt: 2,900 payments worth N51bn paid into personal accounts – BudgIT

Buhari Govt: 2,900 payments worth N51bn paid into personal accounts – BudgIT

BudgIT has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the payment of government funds into personal accounts. This call was made after a study of the Open Treasury Initiative of the Federal Government. The Buhari administration on December 9, 2019, launched the Open Treasury Portal. The purpose is to increase transparency in government spending. On Thursday, BudgIT released its report titled Open treasury “OpenTreasury.gov.ng Nigeria’s Spending Platform: Review, Gaps and Recommendations”. It noted that the sums were paid into personal accounts, including several records with vague descriptions. BudgIT discovered over 5000 payments without descriptions to the tune of N278 billion. It found…
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