Author: Alex Enemanna
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#EndSARS: Buhari receives Lagos destruction report
The Lagos State governor. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented a report on properties destroyed by hoodlums in Lagos to President Muhammadu Buhari. The presentation was done in the President’s office in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday, The Nation reports. A tweet on the Presidency’s verified Twitter handle, @NGRPresident, revealed the reason for Governor…
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Okonjo-Iweala: WTO shifts meeting to pick new DG
The World Trade Organisation has postponed a meeting where members are expected to pick a new Director-General after the United States blocked the favoured candidate, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The WTO earlier announced that the meeting would hold next week. But a communication seen by AFP showed that the meeting has been postponed indefinitely. “It has come…
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WTO: Abia community holds prayer session for Iweala
Umuda Isingwu Community in Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia, on Friday prayed for the final declaration of Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Director-General (D-G) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The one-day prayer summit tagged “God’s Sovereignty to Over Rule’’, which held at the village square, was attended by many members of the community,…
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Conference of speakers gets new leadership as Obasa bows out
Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria has elected the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman as its new chairman, replacing his Lagos counterpart, Mudashiru Obasa. A press statement on Friday stated that he was elected as the new chairman after the expiration of Obasa’s tenure. The statement by Speaker…
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Omoluabi leads Kabba/Bunu APC Campaign, promises to deliver not only on election but LGA reconnaissance
Senior Special Assistant to Kogi State Governor on Political Matters, Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi has been appointed to lead the campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kabba/Bunu ahead of the December 12, 2020 local government election in the state. Omoluabi in interaction with correspondents on Friday in Lokoja, the state capital expressed gratitude…
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N1.3bn for villa clinic not enough — Perm Sec insists
The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijani Umar, has said the N1.3bn approved for Villa clinic was too small. He spoke in an interview with journalists on Thursday after defending 2021 budget estimate before the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs State. The Permanent Secretary who promised to put necessary arrangements in…
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Nigeria gets 8 new Supreme Court justices
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has sworn in 8 new Justices of the Supreme Court, pushing the number of Justices of the court from 12 to record 20. The CJN presided as the eight of them, in turn, took their oath of office and oath of allegiance to the Nigerian Constitution, a…
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UN to hold special General Assembly session over COVID-19
The UN General Assembly moved Thursday to hold a special session focused on international coordination in response to the coronavirus pandemic from December 3-4 in New York. Discussed since June, the meeting is intended to bring together heads of state and government according to a resolution adopted by 150 of the 193 General Assembly members.…
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China bars Nigeria from entry over COVID-19
The Chinese authorities have temporarily suspended entry into China by Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The PUNCH learnt that the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, Philippines and a few others were also affected by the policy. It was gathered that the decision was…
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Kosovo President quits, set to face war crimes prosecution
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigned Thursday to face trial in a war crimes court in The Hague, a dramatic downfall for a politician who has dominated the former Serbian province for over a decade. The 52-year-old said he would step down to appear before the court after it confirmed an indictment against him dating back…