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Fuel price to revert to N97 as FG plans gradual removal of fuel subsidy in 2016

The Federal government has indicated plans to gradually remove fuel subsidy by 2016. This was made known by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu while appearing before the Joint National Assembly Committee on Finance, Appropriation and National Planning yesterday Dec. 14. During his interaction with the senators, Kachukwu, stated that the subsidy regime which was at over N1 trillion in 2015 was no longer be sustainable. He said the plan was to gradually remove the subsidy by first reverting to the old pump price of N97 per litre. (more…)

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Listen to Muslim leader Zakzaky’s phone call with Iran during deadly Nigerian military siege

By Dr. Perry Brimah. This phone call allegedly was made to the Zaria Islamic Movement leader, Sheikh Zakzaky during the 13th-14th December 2015 military siege on his residence in Zaria. The Nigerian army claimed the faithfuls attempted to kill the Chief of Army Staff, Buratai, a claim the Muslim leader denies. Listen to it after the cut... The call starts from the 4.30 mark. Listen below... (more…)

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How I Escaped Shiite Assassination Attempt – Buratai

Tukur Buratai, the chief of army staff said it was the will of God that saved him from being assassinated on Saturday by members of the Shiites Muslim sect. Speaking to newsmen yesterday, December 14, at the National Assembly complex, shortly after an interactive meeting called by the Senate committee on defence, for service chiefs, Buratai said the sect were violent and heavily armed, Vanguard reports. He said: “You want to know how I escaped? It was by the will of God that I was able to escape from the place.” The convoy of the number one army officer in the

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