Abuja The upper chamber of the National Assembly yesterday put modality in place to override President Muhammadu Buharis veto on the Budget Timeline Bill. The move to override the President followed the adoption of the report of a technical committee set up to study the bills rejected by the president. The upper chamber, which adopted []The post Senate Begins Move To Override Presidents Veto On Budget Timeline Bill appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Senate Begins Move To Override President's Veto On Budget Timeline Bill
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Man City Will 'Stand Up And Fight' For EPL Title After UCL Exit ' Pep
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that his team would 'stand up' and fight for the Premier League title after their dreams of a quadruple were ended by Wednesday's dramatic exit from the Champions League. City went out on the away goals to rule after their 4-3 win at the Etihad Stadium left the []The post Man City Will Stand Up And Fight For EPL Title After UCL Exit Pep appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Breaking! Justice Ajumogobia Arraigned Over Alleged Money Laundering
Titilope Joseph Lagos The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday re-arraigned a former judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia over allegation of money laundering. The embattled former judge was arraigned before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, Nigeria. As of []The post Breaking! Justice Ajumogobia Arraigned Over Alleged Money Laundering appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Bayelsa Guber Poll: 'Dickson, PDP Days In Office Are Numbered
Yenagoa The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State on Wednesday asked Governor Seriake Dickson to stop being obsessed with the party and its leaders and members. The APC in a statement in Yenagoa signed by the state publicity secretary, Doifie Buokoribo, stated that the days of Dickson and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in []The post Bayelsa Guber Poll: Dickson, PDP Days In Office Are Numbered appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Fernando Llorente Admits To Handballing UCL Winning Goal At Man City
Fernando Llorente ADMITS to handballing Champions League winning goal at Man City TOTTENHAM hero Fernando Llorente admits he thought his tie-winning goal against Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-final went in off his hand, according to Dailystar.co.uk reports. Spurs edged out Man City in a European thriller last night, with the north London side []The post Fernando Llorente Admits To Handballing UCL Winning Goal At Man City appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Ajeromi-Ifelodun Rep Election: INEC To Hold Supplementary Poll April 27
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, on Wednesday, announced that supplementary poll in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Federal Constituency would hold on April 27. The commission fixed the date after complying with a court order directing it to announce results of the Feb. 23 election in the constituency at a stakeholders meeting held at the []The post Ajeromi-Ifelodun Rep Election: INEC To Hold Supplementary Poll April 27 appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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UNICEF Launches 'Vaccines Work' Campaign To Inspire Support For Immunisation
TOYIN ADEBAYO Abuja Robin Nandy, UNICEF's Chief of Immunization said Vaccines save up to 3 million lives yearly, protecting children from potentially deadly, highly infectious diseases such as measles, pneumonia, cholera, and diphtheria, hence the need to emphasize the powrwe and safety of vaccine. He hinted that, fewer people died from measles between 2000 []The post UNICEF Launches Vaccines Work Campaign To Inspire Support For Immunisation appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria
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France To Hold Daylong Tribute To Notre Dame Firefighters
France is paying a daylong tribute Thursday to the Paris firefighters who saved the internationally revered Notre Dame Cathedral from collapse and rescued its treasures from encroaching flames, according to Stripes.com reports. French President Emmanuel Macron will host the firefighters for a special gathering to share words of thanks, according to his office. Top government []The post France To Hold Daylong Tribute To Notre Dame Firefighters appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Group Alleges Plan By INEC To Backdate Delta Form Submission Date
Ughelli A group, Delta Central Truth Movement has called on the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and INEC Director of Legal Services to check alleged move by its officials to back-date the date of submission in favour of Delta APC National Assembly candidates from 18th October, 2018. It would be []The post Group Alleges Plan By INEC To Backdate Delta Form Submission Date appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Pakistan's Finance Minister Quits Amid Criticism
Pakistans finance minister says he will step down amid a wave of criticism over the governments handling of a financial crisis that has sent prices soaring, according to Miamiherald.com reports. Asad Umar tweeted Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan offered him the energy portfolio in the Cabinet but he refused. He defended Khans leadership, calling []The post Pakistan's Finance Minister Quits Amid Criticism appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Estonia Once Again Tops Emerging Europe For Press Freedom
For the third year in a row, Estonialeads emerging Europe in the latestWorld Press Freedom Indexcompiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), according to Emerging-europe.com reports. Ranked 11th globally, Estonia is a long way ahead of the next emerging European nation, Latvia, ranked 24th and is the only country in the region where freedom of the []The post Estonia Once Again Tops Emerging Europe For Press Freedom appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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We'll Not Be Surprised If CCT Finds Justice Onnoghen Guilty 'Coalition
Abuja A coalition of civil society group has stated that it would not be surprised should the Code of Conduct Tribunal ( CCT ) finds the suspended former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen guilty of allegations of false declaration of assets tomorrow. The group revealed this at a press conference to condemn the executive []The post Well Not Be Surprised If CCT Finds Justice Onnoghen Guilty 'Coalition appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Women Benefit From Over N200m Micro-Credit Scheme In Three Months, Says Ogun Commissioner
Abeokuta Ogun State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development said it has disbursed a sum of N200m to a total of 7, 350 women in the 7th Phase of her micro-credit scheme in the last quarter. The Commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Mrs Abiola Kufile-Okonji, represented by the Permanent Secretary in the []The post Women Benefit From Over N200m Micro-Credit Scheme In Three Months, Says Ogun Commissioner appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Buhari Taunts Atiku, Asks Him To Tender His Academic Credentials
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged Atiku Abubakar, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate to tender his educational certificates, indicating the schools he (Atiku) attended with dates. The challenge was one of the planks of Buhari's response to Abubakar's petition at the Presidential Election Tribunal. In the filing by a team of lawyers led by Wole []The post Buhari Taunts Atiku, Asks Him To Tender His Academic Credentials appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nig
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Breaking: CCT Dismisses Onnoghen's Objections
PASCHAL NJOKU Abuja The Code of Conduct Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, challenging the validity of the 6-count charge instituted against him by the Federal Government over allegation of non declaration of assets. Chairman of the tribunal, []The post Breaking: CCT Dismisses Onnoghens Objections appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Russia Bans Export Of Petroleum, Related Products To Ukraine
The Russian Federation places a ban for export of petroleum and petroleum products to Ukraine as TASS reported citing Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, according to 112.international reports. 'The ban on the export of the petroleum and petroleum products to Ukraine is established,' Medvedev said. He also reported about the extension of the ban for []The post Russia Bans Export Of Petroleum, Related Products To Ukraine appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Arsenal To Hand Emery 75m Transfer Kitty If UCL Football Is Secured
Unai Emery will have just 75million to spend in the summer even if Arsenal manage to secure Champions League football, reports say, according to Metro.co.uk reports. Arsenal are currently in fourth place in the Premier League and remain in with a shot of winning the Europa League. Qualifying for next season's Champions League would serve []The post Arsenal To Hand Emery 75m Transfer Kitty If UCL Football Is Secured appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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UPDATED: CCT Delivers Judgement In Ex-CJN Onnoghen's Trial
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has delivered judgement in a case involving former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen on charges of breach of code of conduct for public prosecution. The CCT said that it has the power to try the ex-CJN, noting that it was trying Onnoghen as a public officer, []The post UPDATED: CCT Delivers Judgement In Ex-CJN Onnoghens Trial appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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North Korea Hints It Wants Pompeo Removed From US Talks
North Korea suggests that it wants US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo disengaged from stalled negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington, blaming the top American diplomat for the derailment of bilateral talks, according to Presstv.com reports. In a statement run by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Thursday, Kwon Jong-gun, a North Korean []The post North Korea Hints It Wants Pompeo Removed From US Talks appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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Enugu CP Assures Residents Of Adequate Security At Easter
The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Sulaiman Balarabe, has assured residents of his command's readiness towards a hitch-free Easter celebration. Balarabe told newsmen on Wednesday in Enugu that modalities had been mapped out to ensure that the celebration was without any hitch. 'We have put modalities and contingency plans in place, which will cover []The post Enugu CP Assures Residents Of Adequate Security At Easter appeared first on Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
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