Month: July 2016

APC: Impeachment Plot Against PMB Laughable, A Huge Joke

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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday said reports of a plot to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari by some senators during a closed session of the senate on Tuesday is laughable and a joke taken too far. A statement signed by Mai Mala Buni, national secretary of the APC, advised the senators in question to stop the huge joke and concentrate on their primary constitutional responsibilities of lawmaking and discharging of their legislative mandates to their constituents. “The attention of the national secretariat of the APC has been drawn…

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Cameron Bow Out, Says Its My Greatest Honour To Serve As UK PM

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Out going British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said serving as Prime Minister was his greatest honour. Mr Cameron made the statement while addressing a crowd outside 10 Downing Street, before heading to Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the Queen. The outgoing Prime Minister urged his successor, Theresa May, to keep Britain close to the European Union, even as she embarks on the monumental task of ending four decades of membership. Cameron is stepping down after Britons rejected his entreaties and voted to leave the EU in…

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North-West PDP Solidly Behind You, Kazaure Tells Makarfi

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The leadership of the state chapters in the North West Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by the National Vice Chairman (NW), Amb. Senator Ibrahim Kazaure,  on Wednesday, assured the Ahmed Makarfi-led PDP National Caretaker Committee of its unflinching and unalloyed support, saying ‘we are solidly behind you’. Kazaure, who stated this led a delegation of the party’s zonal leaders met with Makarfi an others at its temporary headquarters in Abuja. The delegation includes: Chairmen and Secretaries of Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kano, Katsina and Kebbi states. While declaring…

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IPMAN Partners FG To End Pipeline Vandalism, Fuel Scarcity

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The Chief Lawson Obasi-led Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) yesterday said it will work closely with relevant agencies of the federal government to stamp out pipeline vandalism and end scarcity of petroleum products once and for all. The IPMAN national president, Chief Obasi, who gave the assurance at the inauguration of the association’s National Executive council (NEC) in Abuja, also said the group would be collaborating with federal government in order to realize the full potentials of the deregulation policy, and also ensure that the recurring scarcity of petroleum…

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38-year-old Macron Wants To Replace Hollande As France President

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France’s rising political star Emmanuel Macron dropped more strong hints of his presidential ambitions on Tuesday, saying he wanted to lead his new political movement “to 2017 and to victory”. The 38-year-old economy minister set up “En marche” (On the move) in April to the consternation of many of his Socialist Party colleagues, who see it as a challenge to the authority of embattled President Francois Hollande. While Macron stopped short of declaring himself a candidate for next year’s presidential race, he told supporters at a meeting late Tuesday, “We…

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Relief As PENGASSAN Suspend Week Old Strike

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The Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its nationwide one week old strike with immediate effect, reports the News Agency of Nigeria. The oil workers union suspended the strike at the end of its National Executive Council Meeting, which was called to review offers made by government during days of negotiations. The union had earlier met with the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige. Details of the agreements reached by the parties are sketchy at this time. The unions had on July 7 declared a…

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Brutal Killing Of Female Preacher: CAN Reacts Urges Christians To Defend Themselves

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The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)  has reacted to Saturday’s brutal murder of a female Christian preacher by suspected fanatics, urging Christians to prepare to defend themselves. Eunice Elisha, a Redeemed Christian Church of God’s pastor, was hacked to death at the Gbazango area of Kubwa, Abuja, by suspected Muslim fanatics, while conducting an early morning preaching. Shocking photos of the attack show her badly-battered body lying in the pool of blood, next to her megaphone. No group has claimed responsibility for the murder, but the FCT police said they…

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PMB Submit Budget Of 38 Agencies To NASS For Passage

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President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the House of Representatives to expeditiously pass the 2016 budget proposal of 38 federal government agencies and corporations to enable them to effectively execute their mandates. The president’s request was contained in a letter dated June 30, 2016, addressed to the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, which was read on the floor of the House on Tuesday in Abuja. In the letter, Mr. Buhari sought the House’s approval for the 2016 budget proposals of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Oil and…

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Edo Guber: INEC Endorses Makarfi Faction, Accepts Ize-Iyamu As PDP Candidate For Election

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Osagie Ize-Iyamu, is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Edo Sept. 10 governorship election, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Nick Dazang, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Deputy Director for Voter Education and Publicity, disclosed this in an interview with NAN on Tuesday in Abuja. Mr. Dazang said the decision to accept Mr. Ize-Iyamu, candidate of the PDP National Caretaker Committee, led by Ahmed Makarfi, was informed by the court’s decision on the matter. “The commission collected the nomination from Makarfi-led faction because he has a…

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