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circumstances. Instead of hoping for commodity prices to rise, African countries should seize the opportunities that these times present — not least here at today’s U.S.-Africa Business Forum — to lay a foundation for the kind of economic growth that transforms the lives of our people

Idris made the disclosure at a meeting with Commanders of the Police Mobile Force, Special Protection Unit and the Counter Terrorism Unit in Abuja

The group accused the EFCC of witch-hunting Dame Jonathan, asking it to lift the No Debit Order imposed on her Skye Bank accounts

The Sector’s Head of Operations, Salisus Galadunci, said the accident occurred around 11pm on Tuesday

Speaking during a bilateral meeting with the UN scribe on the sidelines of the 71st UN General Assembly in New York, President Buhari said the Nigerian government was willing to bend over backwards to get the Chibok girls released from captivity

This was contained in a statement Jibrin issued on Wednesday after the House resolved to investigate him over his allegations against four principal officers of padding the 2016 budget

Saarki had in welcome address to senators on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to sell some national assets, including refineries and the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas Limited, to enable the country to come out of recession

The Force Spokesman, Deputy Commissioner of Police Don Awunah, who addressed newsmen, said the suspects were arrested between September 1 and 14 in Bauchi, Enugu and Benue States respectively

The affected communities are Ikpokpo, Tebujor, Okpeleama, Opuede, Opude-Zion, Opuedebubor, Meka-Ama, Oto-Gbene, Atanba and Okerenkoko-Gbene, all communities of Gbaramatu Kingdom

The CNPP, in a statement jointly signed by its National Chairman, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, and the Secretary General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, at the end of the meeting, vowed “to mobilise Nigerians to occupy the National Assembly if the Speaker and his accused colleagues refuse to listen to the voice of reason”

He said there was great need for community leaders to assist security agencies to address the menace of cultism, kidnapping, miscreants, vandalism and hoodlums by providing timely information

This followed a point of order brought under Matters of Privilege by the Chairman, House Committee on Rules and Business, Emmanuel Oker-Jev.
It would be recalled that former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin (APC-Kano), accused the Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, and some principal officers of padding the 2016 budget

In the report on the incident in which several members of the IMN, also known as Shiite group, were killed, the NHRC recommended the trial of those found culpable

The aviation regulatory body gave the directive in a statement signed by its General Manager, Public Relations, Sam Adurogboye

Adeosun made the disclosure while addressing a news conference on the outcome of the Federation Account Allocation Committee

Obama made the commendation when he met with Buhari on the sidelines of the ongoing 71st UN General Assembly in New York

The Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced this in Abuja during a news conference on the outcome of the MPC meeting

Alhaji Usman Abdullahi, the Commissioner of Police in the state, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday

Information about the move was revealed in a joint press conference held by Senator Ben Obi, the Secretary of the PDP National Caretaker Committee, and Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, the Deputy National Chairman of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction, in Abuja.
Ojougboh, who read the press statement, said Makarfi and Sheriff met on Tuesday morning

The passage of the bill is sequel to the adoption of the report of the Committee on Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters and State Honours