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Atiku Fires Back At APC On His Citizenship

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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said his citizenship as a Nigerian is not in doubt. He said this in a statement issued on Saturday by his media adviser, Paul Ibe. It should be recalled that the All Progressives Congress, in its defence at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal had insinuated that Atiku is not a Nigerian but from Cameroon. In reaction, Atiku said he would not dignify APC with a response, adding that his lawyers will do the needful in court. He said,   “The position of the APC is so pedestrian and shows such straw-clutching desperation on their part, that I shall not dignify it with an answer. Our lawyers would, of course, do the needful in court. “But the point I want to draw the attention of Nigerians to is that both the APC and its candidate have by this infantile logic admitted to the fact that they trampled on the will of Nigerians and that their only defenc
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The Proposed Ogun, Lagos Joint Development Commission, Pitfalls to Avoid

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Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Ogun state Governor-elect, held a strategic meeting with the state chapter of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and other members of the Organised Private Sector at the factory of the Flour Mills in Agbara, Ado-Odo-Otta local government of the state on Friday 12 April, 2019. That day, he revealed that his administration and that of his counterpart in Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo – Olu, had plans to establish a “Joint Development Commission” to drive the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of both states. Residents of the communities on the borders of the two states (Magboro, Akute, Olambe, Matogun, Ope Ilu, Ota, Sango, Agbara, Arepo, Mowe, Ibafo, Ofada and others) received the promise with eclat. They set the social media aglow with optimism. Thank God it was a Friday. That revelation culminated in the puff of cigarette smokes, squadrons of pepper soup and bottles of beer at different watering holes in those communities. They had every rea
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Stop panic buying, there Is enough fuel in circulation – NUPENG

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The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has advised Nigerians to stop panicking on rumours of fuel subsidy and an increase in the pump price.   A statement released a signed by the NUPENG South West Chairman, Tayo Aboyeji, states that Nigeria has enough petrol and diesel circulating in every state. “Nigerians should stop spreading and listening to rumours of government removing fuel subsidy and increasing the pump price of fuel. We are not aware of such move, there is enough fuel in circulation and no increase has been made so far,” Aboyeji said The NUPENG boss cautioned Nigerians of the impending dangers of storing and stockpiling fuel at homes and shops, especially during this hot weather. “Careless storage of fuel can lead to fire disaster both in the house and in the car,” Aboyeji advised. Most fuel stations in many parts of the country have been thronged by anxious Nigerians buying petroleum products to store at home.
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Police Woman 'Tears Up Her Own Uniform' To Get Arrested Nollywood Film-Maker Sent To Jail

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Lanre Adediwura, Nigerian Nollywood movie producer and director, found himself behind bars after having an altercation with the Police. In a four-part video he shared on his Instagram handle on Friday, Adediwura narrated how he was arrested while he was offering to give his friend and his colleague a lift. In the first video posted by Adediwura, some police officers could be seen and one of them in his cars. He also showed his torn shirt, the pregnant woman whose eyes was cut from an attack by one of the officers and the windscreen of his car that was damaged by the Police. Witnesses could be heard accusing the officers of removing their name tags when Adediwura started recording with one of the officers identified as Omolara. Narrating how the incident happened in the second video, the movie producer said: “I woke up this morning and left my home. I got to a particular bus stop and saw this friend of mine who happened to be an old friend from university. I pulled
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EFCC Secures Conviction of Bizman for N3.3m Fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office has secured the conviction of a businessman, Haruna Aliyu, who was arraigned before Justice Darius Khobo of a Kaduna State High Court on a one-count charge bordering on cheating. The count reads: "That you, Haruna Aliyu and Abdullahi Abdulhamid sometime between the month of April and May 2017 in Kaduna within the judicial division of this Honourable Court with intent to defraud, did obtain the sum of N3,300, 000 from Yusuf Babajo under false pretence that you have five plots of land for sale located at BarkaAllah village, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State; a claim you knew to be false, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1(1)(a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offence Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1(3)of the Same Act". Upon his arraignment on May 2, 2018 he pleaded "not guilty" and the case was adjourned to July 2, 2018 for co
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Man Apprehended In Lagos For Stealing Female Underwear

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An unnamed was apprehended by residents of Ikeja area of Lagos on Thursday when he was allegedly caught stealing female underwear. According to eyewitnesses, the man was allegedly seen when he was picking the underwear from where it was and he was challenged by residents of the area to reveal what was in the bag he was holding. He refused to open the bag and instead hurled insults threatening his accusers. Not wanting to give in to the man's threat, the locals took the man's bag forcefully and it was discovered that the man was in possession of female underwear. Mayo Ojo, an eyewitness who spoke with Punch newspaper said: "We were upstairs and all of a sudden, one of us, Tunde, saw a man picking up bras, pants and some clothes that were spread outside. “When he was done, he looked in different directions to ensure that nobody saw him. As he began walking away with those items, we came down and alerted other residents, who stopped him. “Rather than be
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Breaking News: National Council Of State Approves N27,000 As New Minimum Wage

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The National Council of State has approved N27,000 as the minimum wage for the country. The council approved the amount at its meeting in Abuja today, Tuesday 22 nd January 2019. Following the Council’s approval, a minimum wage bill is expected to be sent to the National Assembly on Wednesday. According to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, the Federal Government is topping the approved amount by N3,000 to 30,000 for its workers. He said the states are at liberty to augment the new agreement as they see fit. The amount approved by the Council of State is N3,000 short of the N30,000 that the Tripartite Committee on Review of National Minimum Wage recommended. The committee, chaired by a former Head of Service of the Federation, Ms Ama Pepple, had submitted the report, which contained the recommended figure, to President Muhammadu Buhari on November 6, 2018, after many months of deliberations. Prior to the committee’s recommendation, in Oct
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