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President Buhari withholds assent to PIGB
President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld assent to the Petroleum Industrial Governance Bill (PIGB). The decision is coming after 17 years of rigorous consultations and legislative hassles on the document.
Governor Umahi suspends commissioner over ‘gross misconduct’
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Thursday suspended his Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Chief Francis Orji, indefinitely for gross misconduct.
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About 40 people remain trapped in Liberian gold mine
Fellow miners have been using their bare hands to remove debris in an effort to free some 40 gold miners who have been trapped for a week, a spokesperson for Liberia's disaster management agency said on Sunday.
APGA alleges plot by PDP to rig Abia elections
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia says it has uncovered the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) grand plot to rig the general elections in the state.
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa: Movement restriction during elections is illegal
Activist lawyer, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has warned the police against restricting human and vehicular movements on election days, saying it is unconstitutional.
Election: PDP, APC trade words over withdrawal of INEC sensitive materials
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti, on Sunday accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), of alleged plan to rig the Presidential and National Assembly elections in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC).
NCDC: Nigeria exceeds emergency threshold for Lassa fever
With 136 confirmed cases of Lassa fever, 31 death and 22.8 percent fatality rate, the Nigeria Center Disease Control (NCDC), said that Nigeria has exceeded the emergency threshold for Lassa fever.
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Borussia Dortmund’s Roman Burki demands improvement in defence
Borussia Dortmund are in danger of losing the Bundesliga title race and crashing out of Europe with goalkeeper Roman Burki demanding improvements in defence after their Champions League battering at Wembley.
Official: 76% of TB cases in Nigeria undetected
Dr Adebola Lawanson, the National Coordinator, National Tuberculosis Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme, has disclosed that out of every estimated 100 persons with Tuberculosis, only 24 are detected in Nigeria.
Election postponement: It’s more time for onslaught of PDP – APC chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Dr Rex Olawoye, says the postponement of the general elections by a week would give the ruling party another opportunity to intensity its preparations ahead of the new rescheduled dates.
Mohamed Diame confident of Newcastle United’s Premier League stay
Mohamed Diame has expressed his confidence in Newcastle United’s Premier League stay at the end of the season.
APC, PDP bicker over alleged plan to buy votes with Abacha loot
The All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State yesterday exchanged verbal invectives over PDP’s allegations that the ruling party reserved recovered loot for vote-buying.