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A bill that seeks to strip Nigeria's anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission., EFCC control over the existing Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU has passed the second reading in the Senate. The NFIU is currently under the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday has finally passed the peace corps bill to make the Peace Corps a para-military agency. The parliament adopted the conference report on the bill to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps, after it was so advised by its committee on judiciary, human rights and legal...

For the past 79 days that he has been in Britain for an undisclosed ailment, Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari has taken up a responsibility and accepted nomination as the leader of the “2018 AU theme on the fight against corruption”. The nomination took place during the 29th session of...

Tunde Bakare, the senior pastor of Latter Rain Assembly has said Nigeria's minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has not also been able to deliver with the current structure Bakare, who ran on the same ticket with Nigeria's President, Buhari in 2011, said his generator still...

President of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Comrade Chinonso Obasi has re-affirmed that ailing President Muhammadu Buhari – who's currently in the UK, will return to the country soon. The NANS President in a statement Monday said he had a conversation with the Presidency in...

Nollywood (Yoruba) actor, Olurotimi Isaiah Ayinde popularly known as Abu Olododo died Sunday at the age of 51. He is survived by his wife and four children. Waheed Ijaduade, an actor, announced his death in a Facebook post on Monday. Ijaduade told PUNCH that he had a brief telephone...

More than a month ago that Nigeria's supreme court sacked the lawmaker representing Vandeikya/Konshisha Federal Constituency, Benue State, Hon Iorwase Herman Hembe, and ordered his replacement with Hon. Mrs Dorathy Mato, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon.Yakubu Dogara has refused...

Below are the headlines in some selected Nigerian newspapers for today, 25 July, 2017. Punch PDP governors, others to visit President Buhari Despite agitations, Nigeria won’t break up, says Gowon With Biafra, Igbo’ll remain in Nigeria, says Nnamdi Kanu TSA fund: FG serves forfeiture order on...

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''Kill am! Kill am!! Kill am!!!'' …and he is of a vanished sight. Just like two lovers in an sex romp, their clothes disappear in split seconds. The crowd multiplies and everyone wants to have a share in the feast picking and throwing pebbles at them, some who couldn’t dine at the table set...

Veteran Nollywood Actor, Adebayo died Sunday at the age of 86 at his Ibadan residence. Tributes have continued to pour in for the iconic elder statesman. Adeniyi Faleti, one of the deceased son said his father observed the early morning devotion, thereafter told them that he had prayed to God...

The Senate President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, Salam Oyejide, has escaped death in a fatal accident on his way to Kwara state polytechnic to mediate in the reinstatement of a Student’ Union leader who was recently expelled without lawful justification by the Management of...

Below are the headlines in some selected Nigerian newspapers for today, 24 July, 2017. Punch APC governors, Oyegun met Buhari in London — Presidency Alleged N13.6bn diversion: Court freezes ex-COAS Minimah’s accounts Forgery: 84 immigration officials report to ICPC today NHIS: Reps demand...

Media mogul, and publisher of Ovation magazie, Dele Momodu has revealed that he spoke with Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi about their emergency meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday. Amaechi visited the ailing President in the Abuja House, London along with Kaduna state...

Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, over the weekend could not control his emotions and broke down in tears during the launch of a foundation in memory of his late daughter, Yasmin - whom he described as a wonderful child, who had passion for the less-privileged in the society...

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Below are the headlines in some selected Nigerian newspapers for today, 23 July, 2017. Punch Freed Chibok girls speak: Boko Haram holding many other girls, Sambisa full of sorrow APC sweeps Lagos LG polls Rain, violence, low turnout mar Lagos council election Nigeria’s biggest oil buyer...

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Below are the headlines in some selected Nigerian newspapers today, 22 July, 2017. Punch Abuja-Kaduna Road: Senate summons service chiefs over kidnappings 4,000 Nigerians may be forced into prostitution in Italy –IOM Police arrest three IPOB supporters as Kanu visits Rivers Nnamdi Kanu...

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