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Says It’s ‘Absolutely Fake News’ The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described as ‘absolute fake news’ the reports in the Social Media that the abducted Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, has died in captivity. “It’s absolutely fake news. There is nothing like that,” the Minister said at a press briefing in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Sunday He said the rumour of Miss Sharibu’s death, which surfaced just a few days to the presidential election, is another ploy by the political opposition to tarnish the image of…

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN has responded to the Freedom of Information request by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) saying that “the Ministry has searched for the requested information on details of alleged contractors and companies that collected money for electricity projects and failed to executive any projects, but we could not find it from our records.” Mr Fashola’s response followed SERAP’s suit number FHC/L/CS/105/19 filed last month at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos. The suit is seeking “an order for leave…

The Inspector General of Police has, with immediate effect, placed an embargo on the issuance of new licences for designated arms throughout the country. In a statement police spokesperson, ACP Frank Mba said: “Consequent upon intelligence indicating the presence of huge quantity of arms in unlawful possession of some Nigerians, the desperation of some citizens to acquire more arms, and the continued proliferation of illicit weapons in the polity, with the attendant negative and security implications, the Inspector General of Police, Ag IGP Mohammed  A. Adamu NPM, mni , has…

President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates newly elected President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on his victory and inauguration. The President commends the Government and people of DRC for their determination and commitment to democratic principles, which resulted in the first peaceful transfer of democratic power since independence in 1960. The Nigerian leader and ECOWAS Chairman, also salutes the Congolese people for peacefully exercising their franchise during the national elections in their country. Following the affirmation of President Tshisekedi’s victory at the December 30, 2018 polls, by…