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Hillary Clinton By Zacheaus Somorin with agency report Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton has worn Dixville Notch midnight vote, according to CNN. She had 4, Donald Trump 2, Gary Johnson 1. With residents voting and five times as many reporters watching, Dixville Notch has spoken. On a frigid night in the largely forgotten region about halfway between the Maine and Canadian borders, the small northern New Hampshire town came alive for several minutes of kitschy democratic conflict. This latest round of wee hours voting extends a tradition that traces back more than a half-century. With the results in from Dixville Notch this long-awaited Election Day is officially underway, and sure as the Earth turns on its axis, the end of the 2016 presidential contest seems impossibly closer. The Granite State’s tight Senate race will enter Election Da...

President Muhammadu Buhari   Buratai weeps as soldiers are laid to rest Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari monday said the gallantry and high sense of professionalism displayed by the fallen soldiers contributed to the restoration of peace in the North-eastern part of the country. The president, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Abba Kiyari, made this known in Abuja at the burial ceremony of Lt. Col. Abu Ali and six other soldiers killed on November 4, 2016, in the on-going fight against Boko Haram insurgents. The president however said the sacrifice of the soldiers would spurred the military to clear out the remnants of Boko Haram insurgents. According to him, “Nigerians will continue to remember your outstanding efforts as securing the territorial integrity of the country. Undeniably, the gallantry and hig...

Fresh N’ Assembly Reform Stipulates Conclusion of Budget Process Every December Senate Leader, Ali Ndume Omololu Ogunmade in Abuja The National Assembly has proposed a budget calendar that will ensure that every budget process begins in July and end in December every year ahead of the commencement of the next fiscal year. This proposal, which is one of the 15 key reform strategies being proposed by the federal legislature, is designed to commence with the submission of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) by the executive in the second week of July every year while the president is expected to sign the Appropriation Bill into law by third week of December every year. The reform agenda contained in a report submitted to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, by the Chairman of Technical Committee on the Ref...

Those calling us Saraki’s boys unfair-Ndume — 8th November 2016 From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri The independence of local governments has been a subject of debate for a long time now with many looking onto the National Assembly to address the problem through a review of the existing law in the constitution. But Senate Leader, Sen Mohammed Ali Ndume said some powerful governors who prefer to continue to control the Joint Account, were blocking efforts to achieve autonomy for local government administration in the country. Ndume who represents Borno South in the senate in this interview with some journalists spoke on various issues. How would you react to the criticism against the 8th National Assembly that it is promoting bills that seek to protect members’ interest?  There are two issues that could make some Nigerians feel this way. One is the issue of pen...

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, the Benue command of the Nigeria police has arrested members of the kidnapping gang responsible for the murder of the Venerable Father John Alex Adeyi, the Vicar General of the Otukpo Diocese. The members of the gang numbering about four were arrested in three locations; Bauchi, Benue and Enugu. According to police sources who spoke to IPN on conditions of anonymity, based on the express instructions of the IGP on the discovery of the corpse of Father Adeyi in Otukpa, the police intensified efforts to fish out the hoodlums responsible for kidnapping and murder. This search took the police to the nooks and crannies of Nigeria until it yielded fruit with the arrest of Suleiman Gina, the 30 years old leader of the gang, Saidu Abdullahi the 28 years old second in command, 26 years old Aliyu Garba and 27 old years old Haruna Idi in Bauchi, Enugu and Benue States. As at the time of filing this report, all of the suspects have confessed to the kidnapping and killing of the reve...

The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), has urged the Federal Government to immediately halt its plan to concession the four major airports in the country. The union made this known in an eight-point communique issued at its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Ilorin, Kwara. A copy of the communique which was signed by NUATE’s General Secretary, Mr Olayinka Abioye, was made available to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday. The Minister of State for Aviation, Capt. Hadi Sirika, had on Sept. 6, told newsmen that there was no going back on the concession of the Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt Airports. Sirika had argued that the move would ensure that the airports were properly managed, while the government would still retain their ownership. Abioye’s communique faulted the plan to concession the four airports which it described as the cash-cow out of the 22 airports owned by the Federal Government. “The NEC in-session therefore calls for immediate ...