"I am scared of going to rehab' - Majek Fashek says

Reggae star, Majek Fashek who is currently struggling with drug addiction says he is scared of going to rehab after his last experience in America. According to the singer who spoke with Encomium magazine, rehab weakens a person's mind. He said his first contact with Rehab in the US really helped him "Yeah, America really helped me. Most American superstars go to rehab because they take cocaine, heroin and the likes which makes them "too high". So...

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Buhari sacks service chiefs

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday relieved the nation’s service chiefs of their appointments. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said this while speaking to State House correspondents on Monday. Adesina, who did not give more details, added that the Presidency was preparing a statement on the sacking, which would be made available to newsmen. Their replacements had neither been named as of the time of writing...

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Governor Kashim Shettima insists on Amnesty for Boko Haram

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, yesterday once again asked that the federal government grant pardon through a programme of amnesty to Boko Haram members According to Thisday , Shettima's support for an amnesty programme for the terrorist group was re-emphasised at an interactive session organised by his Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, Mallam Isa Gusau, with selected journalists in Abuja. Gusau said Shettima's call was scientific...

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SERAP seeks probe of N’Delta amnesty programme

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has raised the alarm over alleged corruption being perpetrated within the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme. The organisation, which said complaints of corruption within the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme had come to its notice, is seeking an urgent probe of the programme by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a petition dated July 10, 2015 and addressed to the President, SERAP said based on the complaints that it received, the organisation was concerned that accrued allowances to some of...

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You’re ingrates, PDP tells defectors

The Peoples Democratic Party, Bayelsa State chapter, has described the decision of Chief Alex Ekiotenne and his followers to dump the party for the All Progressives Congress, as not only embarrassing, but disgraceful. The PDP said such defection was motivated by greed, stressing that Ekiotenne and his supporters were people who had benefitted immensely from the Seriake Dickson administration in the state. However, the party in a statement by its Publicity Secretary, Mr. Osom Makbere, described Ekiotenne as a self-centred politician. He stated...

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President Buhari recalls ambassadors

President Muhammadu Buhari has recalled Nigerian non- career ambassadors in foreign countries. It was learnt that the ambassadors were recalled as part of efforts to reposition the country’s foreign policies. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, confirmed the recall. Adesina said only non-career ambassadors are affected in the recall. “Yes, I can confirm to you that non-career ambassadors have been recalled...

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Nigerian embassy in Saudi Arabia snubs president Buhari's family?

That is what Leadership newspaper is claiming. According to the report, the Nigerian embassy in Saudi Arabia this week side-stepped protocol by giving preference to former Vice President Namadi Sambo and his entourage of 15 family members over that of President Buhari when both arrived for the lesser Hajj (Umrah) in Saudi Arabia. The Umrah is performed by Muslims from all over the world who converge on the holy city of Mecca to observe the ritual,...

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EFCC arrest former Gov. Sule Lamido and his two sons

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, for alleged money laundering-related offences. Investigations revealed that operatives of the anti-graft agency picked up the former governor and his two sons, Mustapha and Aminu in the early hours of Tuesday in Abuja. It was learnt that the EFCC leadership ordered a crack team of detectives to fly them to Kano by 2.30 pm to...

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20 killed in bomb blast at government lodge in Zaria, Kaduna state

There was a bomb explosion at the government lodge in Sabon Gari, Zaria, Kaduna state this morning. There was a verification exercise for civil servants going on at the lodge when the bomb exploded. Most of the people killed were civil servants. According to the state governor, Mallam El Rufai, at least 20 people were killed in the terrorist attack. Sad! ...

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We may negotiate with Boko Haram, says Presidency

The Federal Government has said that it is open to negotiations with the Boko Haram sect in order to find a lasting solution to the security crisis in the country, if the group is willing. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Friday, in an interview with the BBC . In the interview, which was monitored by our correspondent, Adesina said the Federal Government was not ruling out negotiations with the sect if it would put an end to the activities of the group. He lamented...

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Aregbesola pays workers December salary

The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, said on Tuesday, that Governor Rauf Aregbesola has approved the payment of December, 2014 salary for workers in the state. Adekomi, who said this at a press conference he addressed after a meeting with the government delegation led by Chief of Staff, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, added that the governor also approved the payment of the 30 per cent balance of November salaries of...

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