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Dasuki and Nduka Obaigbena “I collected N670 million from Dasuki as compensation for Boko Haram attack”

Dasuki matters....  The Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of ThisDay newspaper, Nduka Obaigbena, has said he collected N670 million from the immediate past National Security Adviser (NSA) Sambo Dasuki, as compensation for attacks on his newspaper’s offices in Abuja and Kaduna in 2012.   He said he also received compensation for the illegal seizure of newspapers by men of the armed forces. Mr. Obaigbena made the disclosure while responding to an invitation by the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) in connection to the ongoing probe into the usage of $2.1 billion arms

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Bayelsa election: Install Timpreye Sylva and this country will go up in flames- Asari tells Buhari

In a statement he released today December 7th, Asari accused the Federal government of trying to rig the state governorship election to install APC governorship candidate Timpreye Sylva, an action he described as against the will of the people. He stated that any action in this direction will lead to a crisis that will make Boko Haram be described as a child's play. (more…)

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INEC Deploys 8,000 Ad-Hoc Staff Ahead Of Bayelsa State Gubernatorial Elections

In an interview with the News Agency for Nigeria (NAN) Mr. Baritor Kpagih, the Bayelsa State Resident Commissioner for the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), announced that INEC will be deploying 8,000 ad-hoc staff during the gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa State. It will be recalled that on Friday SaharaReporters detailed the acrimonious debate between Governor Seriake Dickson and Mr. Timipre Sylva both of whom are candidates for the Bayelsa State governorship. Mr. Kpagih informed NAN that the ad-hoc staff members received their training at Local Government Are

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Nigerian wins World Scrabble game, Pres. Buhari congratulates him

Nigerians are record breakers and title holders! 36yr old Nigerian man, Wellington Jighere won the World Scrabble championship held in Perth, Australia. Wellington, from Delta state defeated Lewis Mackay of Cambridge, England, by 448 points to 426 to win the championship which was competed for by 450 players from around the world. Jighere is the first Black African to win the Championship.  (more…)

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