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Goodluck Jonathan Ex-President of Nigeria has denied allegations of withdrawing Billions of Naira from the Nations treasury while he was in office. Goodluck Jonathan who spoke at a meeting organised by the Anglican Community in Abuja on Friday described the allegation has false and misleading. Goodluck Jonathan expressed sadness at what he described as ‘low’, […]
Senator Ademola Adeleke has been granted a bail of two million naira by the Abuja High Court today following his arrest and detention yesterday by the Police after he honoured an invitation and was subsequently arraigned before Mpape Magistrate Court, Abuja. According to Nathaniel Oke (SAN), one of Adeleke’s lawyer, he was arraigned on five count charges relating […]
Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, believes it is easy to end godfatherism in Lagos and other states in Nigeria if enough people in the business world are committed to it. While speaking at an event in Ikoyi, Lagos on Saturday, May 4, 2019, the governor said godfathers only exist on paper or in the minds of […]
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal is set to issue the notice for the pre-hearing session on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The tribunal will, during the pre-hearing session which the Electoral Act provides must be completed within 14 days, fix “clear dates” for the hearing […]
![Wife of the President Aisha Buhari [dailypost]](https://naijanewsportal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Wife-of-the-President-Aisha-Buhari-dailypost.jpg)
She disclosed this on Saturday during a townhal meeting in Yola organized by her in collaboration with concern indigenes of Adamawa. Aisha, who did not however reveal when or where the university would be sited, explained that the university would be established in collaboration with partners from Sudan and Qatar. Aisha who lamented the challenges […]
Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled the inauguration committee that will usher in his administration on May 29, 2019, Pulse can report. Alongside Deputy Governor-elect Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Sanwo-Olu presented the committee members to the media at his campaign office on Awolowo Road in Ikoyi on Thursday, April 18. In a statement […]
According to Punch, the directive to the ministers was contained in a presidency statement released in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, The directive according to Punch is said to be part of the winding down of the first tenure of the Buhari administration. “These […]
![Atiku Abubakar believes he won the 2019 presidential election [AFP]](https://naijanewsportal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Atiku-Abubakar-believes-he-won-the-2019-presidential-election-AFP.jpg)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) crowned President Buhari winner of the February 23 election with 15,191,847 of the total votes cast while Atiku gained 11,262,978 votes. However, in a petition filed before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal last month, Atiku claimed that he actually won the election with 1.6 million more votes than Buhari […]
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The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sagir Musa, said in a statement on Monday, April 15 that the terrorists were killed at the northern part of Wulgo, Tumbuma, Chikun Gudu and Bukar Maryam villages in Borno. Col. Musa said “27 terrorists were sent to permanent discomforting sleep”, with no casualties recorded for the […]
![Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen [NAN]](https://naijanewsportal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Suspended-Chief-Justice-of-Nigeria-Justice-Walter-Onnoghen-NAN-.jpg)
Onnoghen is facing six charges of non and fraudulent declaration of assets relating to his failure to declare a series of bank accounts, denominated in local and foreign currencies, as required by law. CCT chairman, Justice Danladi Umar, announced the date for the judgement during the resumption of hearings on Monday, April 15 after both […]