News reaching Fox Channel indicates that the Senator representing Imo North Senatorial District, on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), Benjamin Uwajumogu, is dead. This was confirmed to journalists outside the Senate chamber on Wednesday by the Senator representing Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha. He was said to have slumped in the toilet
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Governor Nasir El-Rufai as the winner of the March 9, 2019, governorship election in Kaduna State. Details later
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On Tuesday dated the 17th day of December 2019, the Senate during the plenary session directed its Committees on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Investment to liaise with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to underscore the status of over 600 Nigerian shops and businesses in Ghana allegedly shut down by the authorities in that country. Speaking
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Petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from a street in central London in an innovative attempt to reduce pollution, local authorities said. Officials said Beech Street, which runs underneath the Brutalist designed Barbican Estate, would become Britain’s first “24-7 zero emission street”. During an 18-month trial starting next year, the area will be restricted
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Members of the House of Representatives have rejected an amendment to the Constitution seeking to make the tenures of president and governors only a single term of six years. Most of the Reps who spoke during the debate on the bill expressed their opposition to it. The sponsor of the bill Mr. John Dyegh (APC-Gboko/Tarka
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The Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of Ogun and Lagos State operations of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr Samuel Obayemi, has said from January till date, the command has recorded 143 cases of assaults, harassment, knockdowns, abductions and attacks on staff. He said that the incident of knocking down of the FRSC operatives rose
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President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians on Tuesday that he will not tolerate any electoral malpractice in the next general election. He asked politicians interested in contesting the 2023 general elections to work hard because he would not allow electoral malpractices. The President asked those who may be planning to use their offices or security
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Another violent clash erupted late on Monday between riot police and followers of Hezbollah and the Amal movement in central Beirut after a social media post critical of the Shiite community and leadership surfaced. The video shows a man insulting the Shiite community in Lebanon, Shia Imams and leaders of Hezbollah and the Amal movement.
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The National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, on Monday, released the 2019 National Security Strategy roadmap to tackle the emerging problems of Boko Haram’s alliance with the Islamic State West African Province. Monguno noted that the strategy document, which replaced the 2014 document, would serve as a blueprint to deal with the “myriad of security
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The Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders Foundation, has chided Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, for “spending N1.35bn on beautification of some cities in the state for the Yuletide. The leader of the group, Uzor Dede, in a statement accused governors of South-East states of extravagance, and calling on the Economic and Financial
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President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday, confirmed that the red chamber would approve the $29.96bn loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari. His position has therefore laid to rest, arguments by some Nigerians that the loan request would be rejected just like the 8th Senate did in 2016 when it was first submitted to the
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The Nigerian Army has redeployed 20 Major-Generals and more than 10 Brigadier-Generals in a major shake-up on Monday. The redeployment was said to have been approved by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, and took immediate effect, according to a release by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa. The Army
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has dismissed a bribery suit against the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for lack of evidence. The suit was filed by a Kano-based lawyer Bulama Bukarti. The lawyer asked the court to mandate the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate Ganduje for allegedly receiving a kickback
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Eight members of a family were reported killed in a gas explosion that rocked a house at Dan Musa, the headquarters of the Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to neighbours, the victims included three women and five children. They said the incident occurred on Saturday evening when one of the victims was
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Aggrieved senators have kicked against the N264bn added to the 2020 budget by the leadership of the National Assembly. President Muhammadu Buhari, had proposed a budget of N10.33tn for the 2020 fiscal year but the federal parliament increased it to about N10.6tn. Investigations revealed that some senators were not happy with the increment. Punch reports
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