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Month: January 2016

Nigeria’s Judiciary is my main headache in corruption war – Buhari

FREEPRESS – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said ongoing fight against corruption in Nigeria could be effectively tackled with the strong support of the judiciary. A statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the President’s Special…

Edo pays N2bn gratuities to pensioners

FREEPRESS –  Edo State Government has paid out a total N2 billion gratuity to 539 pensioners from the 2010, 2011 batch in the state, even as the state workers have got their salaries for January, 2016. The payment of the…

Only Mad People Will Respond To Aluko – Fayose’s Aide Over $37M Allegation

FREEPRESS – Lere Olayinka, Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, has described the expelled former State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Temitope Aluko, as a new distraction from the All…

Supreme Court Did Not Sack Me, Others – Stella Oduah

FREEPRESS – Senator Stella Oduah On Friday in Abuja, described as “a misinterpretation”, media reports which quoted a Supreme Court judgment to have sacked her and other federal lawmakers from Anambra. Reports in the media said that the apex court…

Army Reveals Latest Tactics Used By Boko Haram To Launch Attacks

FREEPRESS – The Nigerian army has alerted members of the public particularly those in the troubled North-east to be wary of people dressed as “mad men”, saying they could be suicide bombers waiting to detonate their explosive devices. The acting…

I’ve Been Transferred From Where I lived In Duplex To One Room – Mbaka Laments

FREEPRESS – Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka formally handed over Christ the King Parish, GRA, Enugu, to his successor, Rev. Fr. Theodore Ozoamalu, lamenting to his followers that he will suffer in his new…

How Boko Haram attacked Dalori Village, killed scores – Nigerian Military

FREEPRESS – The Boko Haram attack on Dalori Village, which killed scores of people, was carried out using multiple methods, the Nigerian military has said. In its first reaction since the attack that occurred on Saturday night, the military quoted…

DasukiGate: Nigeria workers union, NLC, declares “unalloyed support” for Buhari administration

Nigeria’s main workers’ union has declared its support for the anti-graft war of the federal government, describing corruption as a “national malaise that afflicts virtually every fabric of our national life.” In a communiqué issued at the end of its…

INTERVIEW: My Father Not Involved In October 1 Bombing – Charles Okah’s Daughter

The leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, Charles Okah, has been held at the Kuje Prison for the past five years for allegedly masterminding the October 1, 2010 bombings which resulted in the death…

Seven months after inauguration, Buhari achieves one of 222 Campaign Promises – Report

FREEPRESS – Seven months after taking over the government, the Muhammadu Buhari administration has succeeded in achieving only one out of the 222 campaign promises made to Nigerians, according to a report by Buharimetre, a civil society monitoring report tracking the implementation…