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Would it not have been lovely if the Nigerian Governors Forum agreed on this housing policy at its recent meeting in Abuja?
By Ayo Akinfe (1) Given that there are 200m Nigerians out there with about 50% of them being 18 and over, we should have a plan to build 40m housing units over the next 20 years (2) Of these 40m units, the federal government will...
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Kogi police arrest six suspects over the murder of PDP women's leader Salome Abu
MEN of the Kogi State Police Command have arrested six men in connection with the recent murder of Salome Abu former councillor and women's leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who was burnt to death during the recent gubernatorial...
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Court rules that formers Customs boss Dikko cannot be prosecuted because he returned stolen funds
FORMER comptroller-general of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Abudullahi Dikko won a high court injunction today barring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from pursuing its case against him because he has reached a deal with the...
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Dino Melaye denies rumours he is planning to boycott next Saturday supplementary elections
SENATOR Dino Melaye has denied rumours that he intends to boycott the scheduled election run-off in Kogi West Senatorial District due to take place on Saturday November 30 in protest of polling irregularities. On Saturday November 15,...
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EFCC amends its case against Diezani dropping 14 charges before Lagos high court
ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have withdrawn 14 charges against former petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke and five of her associates opting to condense the allegations against her into four. Oil...
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Macban pledges to work with security forces to apprehend Fulani criminals in Nasarawa
FULANI herdsmen's body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has pledged to cooperate with the security forces in Nasarawa State to expose criminals masquerading as livestock producers. Like many states...
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10 resolutions the Arewa Consultative Forum must pass at its December 2019 summit
By Ayo Akinfe (1) By 2025, every one of our 19-member states must generate enough revenue to at least meets its running costs (2) Every state in northern Nigeria must be twinned with a state in the south as part of our education policy. By...
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Nigerians need to look across the Pacific to Hong Kong if they are serious about creating a better society
By Ayo Akinfe Our people are always quick to look to China when it comes to purchasing consumer goods but alas, we seldom pick up the more important lessons about building society from there. Trust my people to be quick to buy Chinese...
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