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A NIGERIA Governors' Forum (NGF) committee, headed by Governor Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday proposed increase in price of petrol to N385 per litre. The committee which was set up by Vice…
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Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rive State has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ayade announced his decision…
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Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans' death, tweeting:…
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AIR France-KLM flew a biofuel-powered Airbus A350 from Paris to Montreal on Tuesday, demonstrating the airline's readiness to adopt low-emissions fuel despite deep industry divisions…
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A BILL that seeks to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined has been proposed and considered by the…
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GOVERNOR Nasir el-Rufai says none of his officials will attend the Federal Government's proposed meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja today. The governor, who made…
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THE Federal Government has ruled out accommodating Delta State in the spending of £4.2 million recovered looted funds associated with the family members of former governor, James Ibori.…
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THE Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Governor Nasir el-Rufai to recall the sacked nurses in the state. The governor had on Tuesday…
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ABIDEMI Rufai, the suspended aide of Governor Dapo Abiodun has been denied bail by a federal magistrate in New York. Rufai is accused of $350,000 employment fraud in the United States.…
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ATTORNEY-GENERAL of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AbubakarMalami, has likened the open grazing ban by southern governors to prohibition of spare parts trading in the north.…
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