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CCT trial: Saraki’s legal team finally wins adjournment battle

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) finally yielded some ground for the 90 man legal…

US offers to help Nigeria overcome petrol scarcity

The U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Ms Samantha Power, on Thursday promised that the U.

FG, states, 774 councils share N299.7 billion

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday in Abuja said that N299.7 billion…

Burial rites for Ooni Ogunwusi’s grandmom begin Friday

The remains of Olori Mariam Ogunwusi, the late grandmother of Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi,…

Patrick, Patricia, Frederica and Frederick

By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi I was in Harare, Zimbabwe for the African Feminist Forum (AFF) which…

Buhari halts deductions from state allocations

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the  suspension of deductions from state allocations on the N689.5 billion salary…

IGP Arase faces Reps quiz over Kogi Assembly

The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Kogi Assembly crisis on Thursday met with Mr…

More money trouble for Nigerian states, revenues plunge further

The financial crisis of Nigeria's Federal Government and the states has worsened,  with a fall…

Shell, Agip, Chevron tax evaders, Gov Dickson writes Buhari

Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The face-off between Bayelsa State government and multinational oil companies deepened on Thursday…