Author: Alex Enemanna
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WTO job: We’re with you, ECOWAS tells Okonjo-Iweala
The Heads of State and Governments of the 15 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have endorsed the candidature of Nigeria’s two-term former minister and erstwhile Managing Director (Operations) of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the position of the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The West African leaders made…
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Edo APC commences primary election
The All Progressives Congress has kicked off its primary election ahead of the September 19, 2020 governorship election in the state. During the election, members of the party were seen putting on their face masks in compliance with the COVID-19 regulations in Edo. In some of the wards, it was also observed that they limited…
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Lagos tanker explosion kills 4
No fewer than four persons were on Sunday, feared dead after three petroleum tankers and an articulated truck exploded on Kara Bridge, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The explosion occurred at about 1:30a.m. following collision of two tankers laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and gas on the outward Lagos lane. Apart from the two tankers, the fire…
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Vulcaniser in Police net for stealing customer’s pant in Ogun
A 22-year-old vulcanizer, Dele Ope is currently in the police net for allegedly stealing a pair of pants belonging to a female customer in Ogun State. Ope was invited to render a home service to the customer on Sunday when he stole the pants for reasons not known. The Police Public Relations Officer in the…
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Fashola mourns Ibidunni, extolls her decorative prowess
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has join millions across Nigeria to mourn late Ibidunni Ighodalo, businesswoman and wife of Lagos-based preacher, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo. In a statement on Sunday, the former Lagos governor reminisced about sweet memories of the departed ex-Beauty Queen, saying she lit up Lagos State with beautiful decorations during…
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Kogi state Customary Court of Appeal President dies (updated)
President of the Kogi State Customary Court of Appeal, Justice Ibrahim Shaibu Atadoga, is dead. He died on Sunday after a brief illness. The Chief Information Officer of the state Ministry of Justice, Shaheed Saqeeeb, confirmed the death to our correspondent on the telephone. “Yes it is true, but I have no further details as…
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Many feared dead Lagos tanker explosion
Many lives have been reportedly lost in a multiple accidents involving two truck conveying 33,000 litres of petroleum product each and other articulated vehicles in Kara-Berger bridge along the Lagos-Ogun boundary. Also involved in the Sunday early morning crash which has brought traffic in and out of Lagos to a standstill were an articulated truck…
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Hoodlums shoot man dead, dispossess him of his car in Abuja
Suspected car thieves on Friday shot one Sunday Ike in his head and made away with his car, a Toyota Camry with registration number, BS 286 KWL in Gwarinpa area of the city. The incident happened at the victim’s shop located at 3rd avenue Gwarinpa, about 11pm on Friday. Following the development, the police in…
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Suspected gunmen demolish apartments after invading Nigeria Embassy in Ghana
Some yet-to-be-identified armed men broke into the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana, on Friday, destroying some apartments under construction. TheCable reports that the affected buildings were being constructed to house staff and visitors. A Ghanaian businessman had accused the commission of encroaching on his land. He was said to have visited the property penultimate…
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Northern governors appoints Yahaya Bello head of security committee
The Northern Governors Forum NGF under the leadership of Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has appointed the Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to head its security standing committee as part of efforts to checkmate banditry in the region. This is contained in a statement issued by Plateau State Governor’s Director of Press and…