Saraki and Dogara obtain injunction forcing National Assembly staff to call off their strike

SENATE president Senator Bukola Saraki and the speaker of the House of Representatives Hon Yakubu Dogara have taken legal action against striking workers at the National Assembly obtaining an injunction forcing them to call off their industrial action.

 

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Three Nigerian Navy men dismissed for stealing equipment at jetty they were supposed to be guarding

THREE Nigerian Navy soldiers have been dismissed after being found guilty of theft when a court martial ruled that they stole equipment stored at the Mieka Jetty in Warri belonging to Niger Delta militant Government Ekpemupolo while they were on guard duty.

 

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Iwobi adjudged to be the fourth best passer of the ball across Europe's five major leagues

SUPER Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi has been adjudged to be the fourth best passer of the ball in Europe's five major leagues this season by football analyst Ray Hamill  following a survey of box-to-box possession.

 

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Nigerians in the UK remit more money back home than any other diasporan community

NIGERIAN diasporans are the largest remitters of funds from the UK according to the latest survey by the World Bank which showed that they sent home £3.27bn ($4.1bn) in 2017 topping every other migrant community in Britain.

 

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PDP alleges that APC intends to forcefully remove Saraki using police and DSS operatives

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) leaders have raised fresh fears that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is planning to forcefully remove senate president senator Bukola Saraki from office using the police and security forces.

 

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Lagos police arrest three Islamic clerics in the possession of human body parts used for rituals

DETECTIVES from the Lagos State Police Command have arrested three Islamic clerics and two other persons in possession of fresh human heart and body parts believed to be used for ritual sacrifices.

 

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West Brom's Yusuf Ojebode shuns England and pledges his international future to Nigeria

WEST Bromwich Albion (WBA) teenager Yusuf Ojebode has opted to shun England and focus on playing for Nigeria in the future despite missing out on the recent West African Football union (Wafu) tournament earlier this month.

 

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Nigerian Air Force issues statement on death of former chief of defence staff Marshal Badeh

NIGERIAN Air Force (Naf) commanders have confirmed that former chief of defence staff Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh was killed yesterday by hired assassins yesterday along the Abuja-Keffi highway while on his way back from his farm.

 

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Anti-corruption panels asks Nigeria Immigration Service to prevent 39 officials from travelling abroad

NAMES of 39 politicians including former senate president Senator David Mark and ex-speaker of the House of Representatives Dimeji Bankole have been submitted to the Nigeria Immigration Service (Nis) to prevent them travelling abroad over corruption allegations.

 

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Tinubu sets himself the target of delivering a minimum of 3m votes for Buhari in Lagos State

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has set himself a target of delivering 3m votes for President Muhammadu Buhari in next year's presidential elections.

 

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