Author: Alex Enemanna
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WAEC releases 2020 SSCE results
The West African Examinations Council has released the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination on Monday, November 2, 2020. Head of the National office, Patrick Areghan, said a total of 1,549,740 registered for the examination. Areghan said 1,338,348 candidates representing 86.99 per cent obtained credit and above in a minimum of any…
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John Emaimo reappointed Rector, Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Dr. John Emaimo as Rector, Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu State for a second and final term of four (4) years with effect from 27th November, 2020. The approval was conveyed in a letter signed by the Honourable Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe…
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Police nab fleeing looters in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja Police Command has arrested 12 suspected looters while attempting to escape with looted items. Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yusuf Mariam, in a statement in Abuja in Sunday, said they were arrested during a joint patrol at an estate in Gosa. “In furtherance with its unswerving effort to protect…
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9 Nigerians running in Tuesday’s U.S. elections
No fewer than nine Nigerian Americans are on the ballot in Tuesday’s general elections in the United States, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Running mostly on the platform of the Democratic Party, the candidates are bidding for different offices at the federal, state, and local levels. NAN reports that besides the presidential election,…
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Two killed in Ivory Coast election clashes, says security source
At least two people were killed in clashes during Ivory Coast’s election which was marked by an opposition boycott over President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a third term, a security source said Sunday. One person was killed in central Tiebissou and another in Oume, northwest of Abidjan, during Saturday’s vote, the security source said. Tiebissou…
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AEDC effects revised service tariff Nov. 1
The Abuja Electricity Distribution (AEDC) says it has effected the revised Service Tariff with effect from Nov.1. AEDC General Manager, Corporate Communication, Mr. Oyebode Fadipe said in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. “This is to inform our customers that with effect from Nov.1, AEDC has effected a revised Service Reflective Tariff as approved by…
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We’ve failed our children, Finance Minister decries
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has urged parents to instill family values in their children as a way to save the country from degeneration. The minister made the call on Saturday in Kaduna during a stakeholders’ engagement with 77 district heads, religious and community leaders from the 23 Local Government…
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Sanwo-Olu lifts curfew in Lagos
Directs Levels 1-12 public servants to resume work Monday Lagos State Governor Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has totally lifted the curfew imposed on Lagos State after the hijack of the peaceful #EndSARS protests with immediate effect. This came barely 24 hours when the curfew was further relaxed from 10am to 6pm. Meanwhile, the 12 am to…
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Looting: NYSC seeks assistance to rebuild Cross River secretariat
The NYSC has appealed to Federal Government and other stakeholders to come to the aid of the Cross River State Secretariat in Calabar to rebuild the assets destroyed amid the #EndSARS protest hijacked by hoodlums. The Nation reports that the Cross River State Coordinator of NYSC, Alhaji Mohammed Nakamba on Friday inspected the vandalized Secretariat…
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US security forces rescue American days after abduction in Niger
US military forces rescued an American citizen in Nigeria the Pentagon said on Saturday, days after he was kidnapped by gunmen in the south of neighbouring Niger and apparently taken across the border. The hostage, Philip Walton, was abducted Monday night on the outskirts of Massalata, a village about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the…