Nigeria Headlines:Nigeria imports $5.8bn worth of Petrol to tackle fuel crisis

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has imported 9.8 million metric tons of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) worth $5.8 billion to combat the fuel crisis that resurfaced...

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Governor of Abia State Okezie Ikpeazu wins ‘Governor of the Year Award’ yesterday

Mercy Lank Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State was yesterday pronounced Governor of the year 2017 by the Editors of Verbatim Magazine, a bi-weekly Abuja-based publication. Governor Ikpeazu, according to a press release jointly signed by Tobs...

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2019 ELECTION-Yunusa Tanko:Security services Should stop Creating fear to Nigererians and wake up to their responsibilities of protecting them

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The National Chairman of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Yunusa Tanko has asked Nigeria’s security services to stop creating fear in Nigerians but wake up to their responsibilities...

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JUST IN: APC leader shot dead in Edo state by unknown gunmen

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); An APC leader in Edo state has been murdered in the Jattu area of Edo state on Wednesday. PoliticsNGR gathered that Samson Sedi, an APC leader in Etsako West local government area of...

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FirstBank apologises for Buhari’s Lagos visit tweets

Mercy Lank First Bank of Nigeria has apologised to its Twitter followers after the bank posted series of tweets that appeared to be mocking Thursday’s visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Lagos. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});...

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Gov. Bello speaks on death of Kogi Reps member, Buba Jibril

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello has expressed “deep shock” over the demise of a member of the House of Representatives from the state, Hon. Buba Umar Jibril. He described the late...

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Chelsea star says it would be a pleasure to depart Stamford Bridge

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea attacker Kenedy has described the possibility of joining Newcastle United on a permanent basis as a ‘pleasure’. Speaking UOL, Kenedy talked up the chances of joining the club...

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ELECTION 2019: INEC to sanction erring political parties, election defaulter

Mercy Lank Current report as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will sanction any political party, individual or corporate organisation that commits electoral offence during the 2019 general elections. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle...

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BREAKING: PDP chieftain and Reps Member is Dead

Mercy Lank The member, representing Lokoja/Kogi Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Umar Baba Jibril is dead. Aged 58 years, Jibril, a three time member of the house, died in the early hours of Saturday in Abuja, one of his political...

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Military aiding herdsmen against us, Taraba residents allege

Mercy Lank On a day mixed reactions continued to trail the advice of former Defence Minister, Lt. General T.Y. Danjuma (retd), to Nigerians to defend themselves against herdsmen to avoid what he described as ethnic cleansing, some Taraba residents,...

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Northern politicians should quit, they’ve failed the test of leadership

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ABUJA—A coalition of 18 Northern groups and associations, led by former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Professor Ango Abdullahi, yesterday passed a vote of no confidence...

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Manchester United Boss Jose Mourinho 'contacts Samuel Umtiti over move' as Manchester United prepare to meet €60m release clause

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Manchester United are reportedly ready to meet Samuel Umtiti's release clause at Barcelona. And Jose Mourinho has contacted the French defender personally over a move to Old Trafford....

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Nigeria: Northern leaders score Buhari low, reject him for 2019

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (AhlulBayt News Agency) - Elders, leaders of socio-political organisations and key stakeholders from the northern part of Nigeria have scored the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari...

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Breaking News:Governor Akeredolu loses at Supreme Court

Mercy Lank The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, for lack of merit.Akeredolu had, by the appeal, challenged a July 20017 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which upheld an order by...

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Stella Oduah: Igbos Deserve The South East Development Commission

Mercy Lank Making a National case for my regional development bill at the Senate The truth is — that every part of Nigeria suffers one form of neglect or the other but some are more unequally yoked than the others. A case in point are the Igbo people...

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National Assembly members 'Harassing' for bribes to pass budgets--Federal Agencies

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Some Nigerian federal lawmakers are demanding bribes as conditions for passing the 2018 budgets of federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), some heads of these agencies...

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Chevron 2018 July – December Internship Placement for young Undergraduates

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) provides temporary employment to university, polytechnic and high school students required to participate in mandatory learning programs to gain work experience...

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Breaking: 149 Nigerians deportees return from Libya

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 149 Nigerians who voluntarily returned from Libya. Newsmen report that the returnees arrived Murtala Muhammed International...

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Jack Wilshere has a contract offer on the table from Arsenal, After almost being thrown out of the squad last summer

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Dominic Fifield of the Guardian, Arsenal has extended a contract offer to Jack Wilshere worth around £80,000 a week plus “significant incentives.” Although Wilshere prefers...

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11 soldiers killed in Kaduna by Bandits

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A group of well-armed bandits have stormed a military post at Doka community in Kaduna state, killing 11 soldiers on the spot in what was believed to be a reprisal attack for the recent...

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Liverpool Player pulls out of Germany squad after sustaining injury in training

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Liverpool star Emre Can was forced to pull out of Germany’s training session ahead of the side’s clash with Spain. Can started Liverpool’s match against Watford last weekend but the 24-year-old...

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Manchester United Coach Jose Mourinho told De Gea £80m deal for Real Madrid is already done

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has told David de Gea that a deal is in place to sign a Real Madrid star, a report claims. According to Spanish outlet Don Balon, Mourinho has told...

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The Archbishop of Nigeria has slam the political 'incompetence, greed and insecurity' in letter to president Buhari

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A Catholic cardinal and archbishop in Nigeria has hit out at government corruption in the country in a letter to the nation's president. He described 'negligence, incompetence, greed and...

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Breaking News:National Assembly have declared the date for passage of 2018 budget

Mercy Lank The National Assembly has announced that the 2018 budget will be laid before both chambers on April 19 and subsequently passed on April 24. This was contained in an announcement made by speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu...

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Nigeria: Govt Request for $15b Loan as to Complete Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Project

Mercy Lank (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Abuja — The Federal Government is negotiating a $15 billion loan to complete the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail project. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this yesterday...

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