Author: Alex Enemanna
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Ikpeazu, family test negative to COVID-19 as two aides return positive
Following the release of results of their samples taken on Saturday, 30th May, 2020, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, his wife, Mrs Nkechi Ikpeazu, their children and all members of the governor’s family have tested negative to COVID -19. “Leading this battle from the front as your Governor, I and all members of the…
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Doctors embark on two-day warning strike over colleague’s abduction
In an effort to register their grievances over the abduction of their colleague, Dr. Wisdom Iboyitete, medical practitioners in Delta State have declared a two-day warning strike. Dr. Iboyitete is the Principal Medical Officer at the General Hospital, Ojobo in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. He was kidnapped by gunmen who disguised as…
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I never stole a dime belonging to IPOB, says Nnamdi Kanu
The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has maintained his innocence over allegations bordering on embezzlement of money belong to the group. He insists that he did not siphon the group’s defence fund raising for Biafra. In a release signed by the media and publicity Secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerfu, Nnamdi…
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Court orders release of Sen. Kalu from custody
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the release of the senator representing Abia North senatorial district, Orji Uzor Kalu, from from facility on Nigeria Correctional Service. Kalu was convicted for 12 years on December 5, 2019 on offences bordering on N7.1bn fraud alongside his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited, and a former Director…
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House of Reps Okays Buhari’s $22.79bn Loan Request
Ignoring public outcry over the Nigeria’s growing debt profile, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the request by the President Muhammadu Buhari for the Federal Government to borrow a fresh foreign loans amounting to $22.79bn. The Senate had earlier given a nod to the loan request. SGTV reports that the loans are part of…
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Affirm Sanda’s death sentence, Police tell Appeal Court
The Nigeria police, FCT Command has urged the Court of Appeal to affirm the death penalty imposed on Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death by the FCT High Court in Abuja for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello three years ago. Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High Court had held his judgment delivered on…
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FG reopens places of worship
The Federal Government on Monday announced the relaxation of the restriction placed on places of worship as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, announced this during the daily briefing of the panel. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary…
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Review ceding of Bakassi to Cameroon, Ayade charges Buhari
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfil his campaign promise of reviewing the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroon. The Governor while insisting that Nigeria has unfinished business with Bakassi on Sunday maintained that the ceding of the territory did not follow any known law in the country’s and amounts…
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Two cops arrested as Nigerians demand justice for slain Lagos girl
Many Nigerians on Friday via social media demanded justice for a 16-year-old girl, Tina Ezekwe, allegedly killed by a trigger-happy policeman in the Iyana Oworo area of Lagos on Tuesday. The cop was said to be from the Bariga Police Division. Reports indicated that the policeman was trying to arrest a bus driver for violating…
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Former NNPC GMD, Baru Passes on at 60
The immediate-past Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Maikanti Baru, is dead. He was 60. The current GMD of the corporation, Mele Kyari, confirmed the death on his verified Twitter handle, saying he died on Friday night. “My brother, my friend and my mentor, Dr Maikanti Kachalla Baru, immediate past GMD…