Author: Alex Enemanna
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Despite disengagement, NBET boss remains in office
In defying order of Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, Marilyn Amobi, has continued her official duties on Tuesday Mamman had on Monday named a successor after ordering for the second time the sack of Amobi as NBET MD. Amobi, who was replaced by the company’s…
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Suspected Internet fraudsters nabbed
A female social media influencer, Adedamola Adewale, popularly known as @adeherself on the social media, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for alleged Internet fraud. Adewale was arrested alongside one Lamina Ajibola in a four-bedroom duplex in the Agungi area of Lagos State. The apartment is said to belong to two…
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Kogi Assembly delegates to pay condolence visit to CP over his men’s death
As part of efforts to sympathise with the State Commissioner of Police over the death of his men killed in arm robbery attack recently, the Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Prince Mathew Kolawole has set up a 7-man panel to pay a condolence to the number one cop in the state. Recall that no…
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Suspected cultists kill thirty-year-old man in Ibadan
The people of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Saturday were thrown into mourning following the murder of a 30-year-old man, Lanre Ahmed, by suspected cultists. Yetunde Ahmed, the deceased’s elder sister, said Lanre was killed on Saturday evening by members of a cult group who were said to be on the trail of some…
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In 5 months, Borno records 500 sexual abuse cases — NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Borno, says it has recorded about 500 cases of sexual abuse and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the past five months. Mrs Jummai Mshelia, NHRC’s Coordinator in the state, made the disclosure at a rally to drum support for the campaign against rape and other forms of sexual abuse,…
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JAMB announces new admission guideline
The 20th Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria has approved 160 and above as the national minimum benchmark for admission for the year 2020 into public universities. The meeting held virtually, on Tuesday, also approved 140 as minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination score for admission into private universities. For public polytechnic, 120…
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NBET boss fired, new MD takes over
The Federal Government has again sacked Marilyn Amobi from office as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc. Amobi, who was replaced by the company’s General Counsel and Secretary, Nnaemeka Eweluka, was in December 2019 removed from office after the Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, ordered her to vacate the position. But…
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#BREAKING: Obaseki dumps APC, set to join new party
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Kogi deputy governor inaugurates community policing, vows to achieve crime free Kogi
Kogi State Deputy governor, Edward Onoja has in response to security challenges inaugurated the State Community Policing Advisory Committee (SCPC) and the State Community Policing Committee (SCPC). Setting up the committees on Monday, Chief Edward Onoja who represented Gov. Bello at the event expressed the governor’s preparedness to nip in bud the security challenges the…
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Insecurity: Produce bandit leader, get N5m – Katsina police
Katsina state police command have placed a N5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest of a suspected bandit, Adamu Aliero Yankuzo. He is being wanted for complicity in the murder on May 31 of the District Head of Yantumaki in Dan-Musa, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Maidabino. Describing the suspect as ‘a notorious gang leader’…