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Senator Mustapha Bukar  Another Nigerian Senator is dead. This is coming barely a week after the death of a member representing Lokoja/Kogi/Koton Karfe, Umar Buba Jibril, another Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Mustapha Bukar, has died. On March 17, a senator representing Bauchi South, Ali Wakili, died at the age 58 after a brief illness. /script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Family sources said Mr Bukar, who represents...

A Dutch lawyer tied to former Donald Trump deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail and ordered to pay a $20,000 fine after admitting to lying to special counsel Robert Mueller's team. Alex van der Zwaan is the first person to be sentenced in Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. He pleaded...

Some Air Force staff on their way to Zamfara  Following the recent attack on Bawan Daji community in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State where some lives were lost, the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, directed that Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces be deployed to Gusau, as part of efforts to stop the incessant...

Speaker Ondo Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed nominees as members of the State Independent Electoral Commission ODIEC.  The confirmation took place at the plenary presided over by the speaker, Mr Bamidele Oleyelogun after the submission of the screening report by House Committee on Selection.  /script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); The ODIEC members approved are Professor...

Ondo Assembly Speaker, Bamidele Oleyelogun The Ondo State House of Assembly has dissolved the Caretaker Committees across the 18 local government areas of the state. This is coming upon the expiration of their term. /script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); The assembly instructed the chairmen and members of the committee to handover to directors of local government administration in their local governments. ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday demanded an immediate proscription of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for allegedly financing President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2015 campaign with looted funds. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola...

•Presidential Spokesman Femi Adesina The Presidency on Monday night said the administration of President Muhammad Buhari would not join issues with former President Olusegun Obasanjo...

Sokoto Gov Aminu Tambuwal Sokoto state government said it has increased access to immunization by more a thousand fold, from a meager 2.5% in 2014 to 25% in 2018. A statement issued by government's spokesman, Malam Imam Imam in Sokoto Monday, said Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal disclosed this during a review meeting on the progress of routine immunization in Sokoto. “The recent Lot Quality Assurance Survey (LQAS)...

  The State Department wants to require all U.S. visa applicants to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers, vastly expanding the Trump administration's enhanced vetting of potential immigrants and visitors.   In documents to be published in Friday's Federal Register, the department said it wants the public to comment on the proposed new requirements, which will affect...

Some members of the national assembly before plenary The Nigerian Senate in February 2018 complained that heads of Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) were delaying the passage of the 2018 budget.  The red chamber accused ministers and heads of MDAs of ill-preparedness and unwillingness to attend scheduled meetings, ignoring invitations and sometimes failing to provide relevant information for screening. Senate...