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Appeal Court reduces Farouk Lawan jail term to 5 years
Court of Appeal in Abuja presided over by its President, Justice Monica Dongban Mensem, has reduced to five years the seven years jail term handed Mallam Farouk Lawan, a former House of Representatives member, by Mrs Angela Otaluka, a judge of Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja. The FCT High Court judge had on July 22, 2021, convicted the…
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President Buhari didn’t endorse Adamu Abdulahi as APC Chairman – Team Al-Makura
The campaign organisation of Senator Tanko Al-Makura have refuted reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed Senator Adamu Abdulahi as the next National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress. In a statement by the Director of Media, Segun Tomori, the campaign organisation said while the rumours were untrue, Al-Makura remained the best qualified to lead the party. They said President…
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Leaders who swear by Holy Book musn’t abuse public office – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned leaders against abusing the trust of leadership placed on them by the people after swearing with Holy Book while taking the oath of office. The President was speaking at the palace of the Emir of Lafia, Emir of Lafia, retired Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad 1, on Thursday. He was on a visit to the North…
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Buhari seeks stiffer EU sanctions against coup plotters in Africa
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Brussels, Belgium called on European leaders as partners in promoting democracy and good governance to lend their weight behind measures put in place by the African Union to stem the tide of unconstitutional leadership changes, rearing its head again on the continent. In his contribution to the roundtable discussion on Peace, Security and Governance at…
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APC will ensure women, youths get 50% appointments if I emerge National Chairman – Al-Makura
Former Governor of Nasarawa State and one of the aspirants for the position of national chairman of All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has said one of his priorities will be to empower youth if given the mandate. Al-Makura, stated this while playing host to a group known as Progressives Youth Movement (PYM), at his office in…
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FG hands over 5G spectrum allocation to NCC
The Federal Government has handed over the spectrum allocation for Fifth Generation, 5G, deployment in the country to the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC. The handing over was done by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, on Thursday, who presented the official documents on the 3.5GHz spectrum allocation to the NCC. The handing…
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