Author: Alex Enemanna
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Aviation minister takes delivery of 3 aircraft for NCAT
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has received the first batch of three training aircraft for the Nigeria College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Kaduna State. Sirika, who disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Sunday, added that there was no better aviation safety than having well trained and proficient aviators. According to him, training will…
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Gbajabiamila meets newspaper vendors, assures adequate care for late colleague’s family
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday met with members of the Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association (ANDA) and the Newspapers Vendors Association, Abuja (NVAA) to condole with them over the death of their colleague, Ifeanyi Okereke. Okereke was shot by a member of Gbajabiamila’s security detail on Thursday. Gbajabiamila, who visited…
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Biden to start naming cabinet Tuesday as Trump resists
US President-elect Joe Biden will name on Tuesday the first picks to be part of his administration, his chief of staff said, even as Donald Trump continues to evoke unsubstantiated fraud and to insist he defeated the Democrat. That announcement underscored Biden’s preparations to assume the presidency in January despite Trump’s moves — efforts increasingly…
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Probe: I’m not scared, says Fayemi
Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi has said his administration is ready for probe over any of its action and programmes. He insisted due process was being followed in the execution of his projects. Fayemi said his administration has been complying with fiscal regulation via all-inclusive budgeting that will drive socio- economic policies for genuine and radical…
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APC charges police to fish out killers of Nasarawa state chairman
The All Progressives Congress APC has asked the Police and other security agencies to find those who killed the Nasarawa State APC Chairman, Philip Shekwo, who was reportedly abducted from his home in Lafia on Saturday and found dead on Sunday. This was contained in a statement titled, “APC To Police: Fish Out Killers of…
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Protesters burn Guatemalan Congress to demand president resign
Hundreds of Guatemalans partly burned the Congress building Saturday in a protest demanding the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, following the passage of a budget that has sparked outrage in the impoverished Central American nation. The flames in the legislative building could be seen from the street in Guatemala City, and a spokesman for the…
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Zamfara governor secures release of 11 abductees
A total of 11 kidnap victims were on Saturday night rescued from their abductors by officials of the Zamfara government, a statement issued by Jamilu Iliyasu, the Press Secretary to Gov. Bello Matawalle, has said. Iliyasu said the unconditional release of the victims, who hail from Bukkuyum local government area of the state, followed the…
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Recession: SERAP urges Buhari to cut governance cost
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to cut the cost of governance and implement bold transparency and accountability measures in response to Nigeria’s second recession in five years. The organisation said this in a letter dated November 21, 2020, and signed by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare. The organisation blamed the…
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Enugu govt moves to end touting, sets up taskforce
In a move to stamp out touting and other criminal activities in the state, the Enugu State Police Command, on Friday, inaugurated an anti-tout task force in Enugu. Inaugurating the task force known as Focus Initiative Against Tout, (FIAT) “Anti-Tout”, the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ahmed Abdulrrahman, charged members of the group to be…
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Court dismisses Trump lawsuit in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump’s claims of widespread electoral fraud there, dealing a new blow to the Republican’s bid to overturn his loss in the US presidential election. The decision — announced in a scathing judgment which excoriated the Trump team’s legal strategy — paves the way for Pennsylvania to certify…