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Nigeria’s Assets Management Agency Takes Over Buhari’s Houses For Defaulting On Loan

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The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria has taken over assets belonging to Senator Abdulfatai Buhari from Oyo North Senatorial District for defaulting on a loan of N600 million. The agency accused the lawmaker of unwillingness to repay his N600 million loan The corporation said it took the action after securing a court order to sell the assets to recover the loan. Buhari, elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, represents Oyo North. Senator Abdulfatai Buhari The unpaid loan was taken by a Buhari-linked company, Abadat Ventures Limited, from a major bank, the Nation reports.  It was classified as a Non-Performing Loan (NPL) and purchased by AMCON from the bank during the second phase of eligible bank asset purchases this year. AMCON alleged that Buhari had

FG, States, LGAs Share N605.958 Billion For Month of May 2021

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The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N605.958 billion as Federation allocation for May, 2021 From this amount, inclusive cost of collection to NCS, DPR and FIRS, the Federal Government received N242.120 billion, States received N194.195 billion, Local Government councils got N143.742 billion while the oil producing states received N26.901 billion as derivation (13% of Mineral Revenue). The communique by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) at the end of the meeting indicated the Gross Revenue available from the Value Added Tax (VAT) for May, 2021 was N181.078 billion as against N176.710 billion distributed in the preceding month of April, 2021, resulting in an increase of N4.368 billion. The distribution is as follows: Federal Government got N25.260 billion, the States received N84.202

BREAKING: Fear Grips FCT Residents As Gunmen Storm Abuja Hotel, Kidnap Hon. Makama, Prince Adejoh, Others

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Rampaging gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, in the early hours of Thursday, June 24, stormed the Hilltop Hotel in Tunga Maje, on the outskirts of Abuja, kidnapping Honourable Friday Sani Makama, Prince Frederick Adejoh, and an unconfirmed number of people. While Hon Makama was a former lawmaker in the Kogi State House of Assembly who recently defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Adejoh is the Oma Onu Aya of Igala land. The gunmen shot sporadically into the air, scaring away the security guards guiding the hotel before proceeding to kidnap and whisking the victims away. Decency Global News gathered that one of the abductees, Prince Adejoh is the owner of the hotel located

African Richest Man Dangote Announces Plans To Invest In Cameroonian Oil And Gas, Expand Cement Production

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Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote has announced plans to expand his group’s operations in Cameroon, starting with the nation’s oil and gas sector. Bloomberg reports that Dangote made the disclosure on Wednesday after a meeting with Cameroon’s President, Paul Biya in the capital, Yaounde. He also said that Dangote Group will increase cement production from its 1.5 million-ton cement grinding facility in Cameroon. “We have plans to expand our investment to other sectors beginning with oil and gas,” Africa’s wealthiest man said. Recall Nairametrics reported earlier this week that Dangote Group has concluded plans to begin the export of its first shipment of fertilizer from its $2.5 billion new fertilizer plant at the Lekki Free Zone in Lagos, to the US and Brazil.

Igbos Are The Richest Ethnic Group In Nigeria, You Will See For Yourself If They Leave Nigeria- Dokubo Issues A Stern Warning

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Some people support the creation of another country by the Igbo people, Nnamdi Kanu is one of them, all of us know who Nnamdi Kanu is, and how he's been fighting for the creation of Biafra. Asari Dokubo is also another person who supports the creation of Biafra. He supports the separation of Nigeria into different countries so that everyone will go their separate ways. It was reported that some of the Nigerian northerners boasted of being the richest ethnic group in Nigeria. They boasted saying they have all the treasures and resources in the country. Some of the prominent Igbo people have reacted to what they said, especially those who support the creation of Biafra. Dokubo reacted to the statement and

NIN Enrolment: National Identity Management Commission Seeks N25bn To Procure Storage Servers

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The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it requires N25 billion to procure more servers for the storage of National Identity Number enrolment records. The Director-General, NIMC, Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, disclosed this while appearing before Senate Public Accounts Committee, which is probing the agency over alleged non-compliance with Public Procurement Act on award of N229 million contract. Aziz in his presentation said 57 million persons have, so far, been registered, adding that 90 servers were needed to register 100 million Nigerians. “For us to reach 100 million, we will need 90 servers. We have enrolled 57 million as of today. We will ask for N25 billion at FEC tomorrow to buy more server to take the whole of population,” he said

Massive Bullets Hits Buratai As 44 Civil Societies Write Benin Republic President Over His Appointment, List 19 Massacres Under Him As Army Chief

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No fewer than 44 civil society organisations from Nigeria have written to the President of Benin Republic, Patrice Athanase Talon, and Beninese key ambassadors asking them to reject the appointment of Nigeria’s former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai (retd.). The civil groups listed 19 massacres and human rights violations under the former army chief, adding that he should be made to answer for his war crimes, rather than be given diplomatic immunity. SaharaReporters exclusively obtained the letter written by the civil societies, which was copied to Jean-Claude Felix, the Head of Mission, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Benin to the United Nations, Eusebe Agbangla, Head of Mission, the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Benin to the United

Tragedy Struck As Family Of Ten Dies After Consuming Herbal Mixture In Kwara State

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Tragedy struck in Biogberu village via Gwanara in Baruten local government area of Kwara State after a family of 10 died after consuming a local herbal mixture on June 18. Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the state police command, SP. Ajayi Okasanmi, said on June 22, one Ibrahim Bonnie of Fulani camp Biogberu, via Gwanara, reported the case at the police station, The Cable. He said that one Okosi Musa and Worugura Junlin, came to his mother, Pennia Bonni of the same Fulani camp, who was having a foot infection, with a local herbal mixture purported to be the cure for her ailment. “She was also told to ensure that all her family members take some of the mixture to prevent the spread of the disease

You lack jurisdiction to criminalize Twitter suspension- Nigerian Government Hits Back At ECOWAS Court

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The federal government of Nigeria has told the ECOWAS court that it lacked the jurisdiction to criminalise the suspension of Twitter in Nigeria as the suspension of the operations of Twitter in Nigeria is not a right recognised under any treaty enforceable by the ECOWAS court.  The Federal government stated this in a preliminary objection filed to challenge the suit by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians over its directive to prosecute those violating the suspension. The Federal government argued that the court lacks the jurisdiction to “determine the criminalisation of an act under Nigerian laws”. It said Twitter is a microblogging site, and not “an organisation of any member state”. Part of the Federal government's objection reads “The right to freedom

JUST IN: Bandits Only Kidnaps For Ransom But But IPOB Kills People – Sheikh Gumi Spits More Fire

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Nigerian Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has said that bandits who terrorize residents of northern Nigeria cannot be compared to South-East’s separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). According to Gumi, bandits only kidnap people for ransom while IPOB members allegedly kill people and attack government institutions. The cleric gave his own interpretation about activities of bandits, herdsmen and IPOB during an interview on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’, which was monitored by Decency Global News on Wednesday. He also denied supporting the activities of bandits and herdsmen. Gumi said that his allegiance lies with the Nigerian people and government, but noted that he was against criminality from anywhere, whether in the government or from terrorists. Asked why he had not disclosed the location of

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