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- The House of Representatives, through its committee on procurement, reminded Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala about the shortest way to Kuje Prison  - Okonjo-Iweala and her successor, Kemi Adeosun, were invited with others to the House for alleged breach of the Procurement Act

- MASSOB asked the government to conduct a referendum in the south east to determine the state of Biafra  - The group said if this is not done, no election will be conducted in the region  - It also claimed Kogi and some part of Benue are agitating to join the Biafra movement

Yes, the Nigerian Army confirmed some days ago that the soldier accused of assault is being interrogated . But now, it has come up with a punishment for the young soldier. According to the latest post on the social media account of the Nigerian Army, the young soldier has been sentenced to 28 days imprisonment with hard labour and his salary will be forfeited for those days.

- Senator Chris Ngige denied endorsing Igbo marginalisation because they did not vote for Buhari  - He insisted that Igbos however made a bad investment in voting Jonathan - The minister said the Buhari administration is carrying out projects in the region Senator Chris Ngige who is the minister of labour and employment has called on Igbos to be strategically positioned for 2019 saying he did not endorse Igbo marginalisation. 

- South East Assemby has asked Abuja Court to revoke Nnamdi Kanu’s bail  - Justice Binta Nyako of Abuja High Court had on April 25 granted Kunu bail  - It maintained that Kanu’s struggle for Biafra does not enjoy the support of right thinking Igbo people both at home and in diaspora IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu Vanguard reports that the group which is under the aegis of South East Peoples Assembly (SEPA) in a letter dated May 31 and signed by its President, Prince Chukwuemeka Okorie, urged the Chief Judge of the high court,  Justice Ibrahim Auta, to as a matter of urgency, revoke Kanu’s bail. NAIJAFINIX . com gathered that SEPA maintained that the IPOB leader has continued to conduct himself in a manner that is totally at variance with terms and conditions of his bail, among which included that he must not hold rallies, grant interviews or be in a crowd of more than 10 people. It said: “Obviously, the recklessness with which he made media statement...

Reports from Aso Rock villa in Abuja on Wednesday, May 3 are that for the third time in a row, President Muhammadu Buhari was absent at Federal Executive Council meeting. The Cable reports that in the president's place is Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

- Lagos attorney-general Kazeem says the government is working on de-congesting the prison facilities in the state by promptly executing those on death row  - Reverend King and all those who have been on death roll for long are among those set to have a date with the hangman's noose  - Kazeem notes that the government's decision is partly based on the concerns raised by prison officials about the congested state of the state's detention facilities The Lagos State Government is set to execute General-Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly Chukwuemeka Ezeugo aka Reverend King.  PM News reports on Tuesday, April 18 that barring last minute change King and others on death row in Lagos prisons would be hanged very soon. This was confirmed on Tuesday by the state's Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Adeniji Kazeem at a ministerial press conference.

- The ministers had gathered and were exchanging banters, laughing and discussing when Yemi Osinbajo suddenly called for the recitation of the national anthem  - This is the first time President Muhammadu Buhari would be absent from the FEC meeting since his return from London   It was a moment of surprise for ministers as President Muhammadu Buhari was absent at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting  today, Wednesday, April 12, 2017. NAIJAFINIX .com reports that this is the first time Buhari would be absent from the FEC meeting since March 10 when the president returned from London where he spent weeks on medical vacation. In his absence, the vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo took charge calling on the minister of Defense, Dan Ali Mansur, to say the Muslim opening prayer, while the Christian prayer was said by the minister of Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah.

- The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday reserved ruling on whether or not it will reverse its order on witness protection in the ongoing trial of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu  - Counsel to Kanu, Mr Ifeanyi Ejiofor told the court that he had filed an application asking the court to review its stand on protecting the identity of witnesses in the case  - Justice Nyako adjourned the matter until April 25 to rule on both the application to review the witness protection order and bail.

Beautiful Nollywood actress Ini Edo might just be having a bad time as recent reports claim that she has shut down her Lounge.

- Nollywood actress Modupe Oyekunle dies in the labour room during childbirth  - Oyekunle died while giving birth to her third child in Abeokuta

- Nigerians have been assured of a significant reduction in the price of rice as from June this year  - President of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria says a 50 kilogramme of the commodity will be sold at N10, 000  - He however says rice farmers in Nigeria still face the challenge of quality seeds.

- Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu berated the federal government for refusing to act in the face of the constant attacks by herdsmen  - He also expressed satisfaction with the panel of inquiry set up by the Osun state government to look into the recent clash between Hausas and Yorubas in Ile Ife   With the continued frustration and attacks experienced by Nigerians in the hands of marauding Fulani herdsmen and the seeming government refusal to act decisively, leaders in Yorubaland have warned their people to use whatever means at disposal to protect themselves.

- Some of the home- made weapons developed by Biafran engineers during the Nigerian civil war have been displayed  - The weapons included the multi-barrel ogbunigwe, anti-personnel land mines, improvised explosive devices, Ojukwu anti-mines  - Also displayed were long range rocket launcher, anti-aircraft missile, bunker cracker launch system, short range round steel ogbunigwe, Ojukwu air launch weapon system.

- The NNPC has issued an official statement regarding the rumors of a fuel price hike  - NNPC Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Mr Ndu Ughammadu, said it was a false report  - Mr Ughammadu said that rather than increase the pump price, the N1.0 increase in transporters’ allowance would be absorbed in the existing pricing template

BREAKING: Dog dies fighting teenage bomber at  Maiduguri wedding party - A dog had reportedly died saving lives of several people at a wedding party in Maiduguri after it attacked a teenage bomber, an official said - The dog was a dog owned by a resident in the locality The dog which belonged to a resident of the neighborhood where the wedding took place stopped the teenage bomber from detonating her explosives in the crowd l earnt that the dog which belonged to a resident of the neighbourhood where the wedding took place stopped the teenage bomber from detonating her explosives in the crowd.  Recall that NAIJAFINIX . reported that three persons, all suspected Boko Haram bombers, died in their own explosions in the early hours of Sunday April 2 when they attempted to invade Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, with explosive vests strapped around their bodies, an official said. According to the police, the teenage bomber was making her way into the gat...

- Adamawa state House of Assembly member, Alhaji Alhassan Umar has described Senate President Bukola Saraki as a threat to Nigeria's democracy  - He said Saraki’s plan is to frustrate Buhari’s government  -  He said rejection of Ibrahim Magu as EFCC chairman is a grand plan of Saraki  Adamawa state House of Assembly member,  Alhaji Alhassan Umar, representing Jada/Mbulo constituency, on Friday March 31, said that Senate President Bukola Saraki, was not only a threat to the future of the All Progressive Congress, APC, but also to the country’s democracy. Senate President Bukola Saraki Naijafinix.com gathered that Umar said this while speaking to newsmen in Yola where he alleged that Saraki had put in place multiple plans to frustrate the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to the detriment of Nigerians. According to Umar, the unnecessary crisis over the confirmation of Ibrahim Magu as the substantive Chairman of the Economic and Fi...

The federal government has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari  is hale and hearty and not seriously ill as some Nigerians have been speculating. 

Exposed: 3 tankers bombed in Maiduguri blast carried diverted petrol. The Borno Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC), today revealed that the three tankers destroyed by three female suicide bombers in Maiduguri on Friday, carried  petrol meant for  Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega stations.

By Levinus Nwabughiogu An account of President Muhammadu Buhari’s engagements in his first week in office after seven weeks in London on  medical vacation.