Author: Alex Enemanna
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Group donates hygiene equipment to FG
A private sector organisation, Procter & Gamble Nigeria Limited (P&G) has made a donation of hygiene equipment to the Federal Government. Presenting the items to the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora, the leader of the delegation, Mrs. Temitope Iluyemi, a Senior Director (Africa), Global Governance, Relations and Public Policy stated that P&G…
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Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary celebration to last for one year — FG
Nigerian Government on Wednesday said that Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary celebration will be observed for a whole year, ending September 30th, 2021. This came as President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the logo and theme for the 60th independence anniversary celebration. The brief ceremony was conducted just before the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at…
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Fayemi appoints two principals as Tutors-General
Ekiti State Governor Dr. Kayode Fayemi has approved the appointment of two principals as Tutors-General into the State Teaching Service. The Tutors-General are : Mrs Omogbemi Margaret Adejoke for Ekiti Central and Mrs. Ojo Olufunke Rhoda for Ekiti South. Until their respective appointments, Mrs. Omogbemi was the Principal of Mary Immaculate Girls’ Grammar School, Ado…
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FG moves to create agency for management of crime proceeds
The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a bill that seeks to, among other things, create an agency that will be saddled with the responsibility of managing proceeds of crime in Nigeria. With the approval of the bill titled ‘Proceeds of Crime Recovery and Management Agency Bill,’ the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN),…
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COVID-19: Senate seeks reduction in testing cost
The Senate on Tuesday called on the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to ensure a drastic reduction in the cost of testing for the virus by private- owned laboratories. Chairman of the Senate Joint Committee on Health and Aviation Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe (Kwara Central) made the appeal during an interview session with members of…
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US Visa ban: Group carpets PDP, says party master in electoral manipulations
A civil society group, Progressives Media Organization (PMO) has berated the PDP, saying party needs not jubilate over the visa ban placed on certain Nigerians by the United States. The US had recently announced a visa ban on some Nigerians said to have had a hand in undermining the fidelity of the country’s electoral process.…
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Suspected kidnappers kill DSS officer after receiving ransom
A 33-year-old operative of the Department of State Services, Sadiq Bindawa, has been murdered by suspected kidnappers in Katsina State. The kidnappers reportedly collected N5 million ransom from his friends and relatives before killing him. According to sources, Bindawa’s corpse was discovered at Kurfi town on Sunday morning. Bindawa, who worked at the Abuja office…
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Akeredolu working against my campaign, Ondo deputy governor decries
Twenty-five days to the October governorship election in Ondo State, the candidate of the Zenith Labour Party, Mr Agboola Ajayi, on Tuesday accused the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, of frustrating his campaign move. He alleged that the governor refused to approve the venue to kick off his campaign in Akure, the state capital. Ajayi,…
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4 persons nabbed for beating policeman to death
The Ogun State Police Command on Monday said it arrested some hoodlums who allegedly beat a yet-to-be-identified police constable to death in Dalemo, Sango, in the Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of the state. The hoodlums were reportedly hired by a truck driver who had an argument with the deceased and his colleague The Police Public…
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Troops eliminate bandits at Doumbourou Forest Zamfara
Troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI have neutralised another armed bandits’ camp in the Doumborou Forest area of Zamfara State. The air strike, which was executed on Sunday, 13 September 2020, was part of a new subsidiary Operation, tagged WUTAN DAJI 2. A release on Monday signed by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John…