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Amotekun Controversy Resolved -Presidency
Full statement : Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, met today with South West Governors, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Inspector General of Police . The meeting was at the instance of the Governors who had asked to see President Muhammadu Buhari over the controversy surrounding the Amotekun Initiative. However due to the […]
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FG to Disburse N72b Vessel Financing Fund-Amaechi
… ‘Only Contributing Shipowners Eligible’ Ahead of a planned commencement of the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), the Federal Government has set up a committee to develop guidelines for the distribution of the fund. Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, established the committee at a meeting on Thursday in Lagos […]
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Brexit bill Becomes Law, Allowing Britain to Leave the EU
(dpa) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit legislation was given royal assent on Thursday, paving the way for Britain to begin the formal withdrawal from the European Union on January 31. The formal approval from Queen Elizabeth II followed final passage of the EU Withdrawal Bill through the British parliament late Wednesday. Johnson said the […]
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OpEd: The Rise and Fall of Alassane Quattara-Foreign Policy
By Jessica Moody Arresting and expelling opposition politicians and seeking an unconstitutional third term in office are moves typically associated with the types of authoritarian leaders who have little regard for the rule of law, freedom of speech, or human rights and who often come under fire by Western democracies and international aid agencies. But […]
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Transparency International : FG Kicks as PDP Jubilates
A major blow was done to the Nigerian government as the nation has dropped two places on the 2019 corruption perception index published by Transparency International. According to the report which was released on Thursday, Nigeria is now ranked 146 out of the 180 countries considered. The country scored 26 out of 100 points, a […]
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FG,Malami Right on Amotekun-AGF office
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said the U-turn made by legal icon, Mr Femi Falana, justified Federal Government’s stance that the establishment of operation “Amotekun” was illegal. A statement issued on Thursday by Dr Umar Gwandu, Malami’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Relations, reiterated that Nigeria’s constitution does […]