Author: Alex Enemanna
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I can’t be sacked, Magu reacts to Salami’s panel report
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry led by Justic Ayo Salami (retd) set up by President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has submitted an interim report to the President. The report was said to have recommended Magu’s dismissal, a PUNCH report says. A report…
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COVID-19: Omotola recounts ordeal after recovery
Barely a week after she revealed on her Instagram page that she has tested positive for coronavirus screen diva Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has recovered from the deadly disease. The 42-year-old actress made this known on Friday, on the popular filmmakers’ WhatsApp group, Filmic, while reacting to the debate on how Nollywood can adhere strictly to the…
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(PHOTOS) My achievements in one year satisfactory, says Police Affairs Minister
Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi has said the Ministry has recorded a significant milestone within one year after its re-establishment August 2019. While noting that the Ministry is committed to keying into President Muhammadu Buhari’s vision of frontally dealing with myriads of insecurity bedevilling the country, Dingyadi stated that a new internal security…
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How jet crashed in fence after alleged brake failure in Lagos
An aircraft in the fleet of a chartered carrier – Jedidiah Air, on Friday, hit a fence at General Aviation Terminal (GAT), local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The aircraft, King Air 200, with registration number 5N-HIS, was parking when it rammed into the fence at the tarmac close to a facility used…
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Aheregbe, Amole festivals: Deji of Akure orders closure of markets
The Deji of Akure, Oba Aladelusi Ogunade, on Friday ordered the closure of markets and shops in the Ondo State capital over the celebration of 2020 Aheregbe and Amole festivals. The festivals will take place on Monday, August 24 and Wednesday, September 9, respectively. The Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Deji, Michael Adeyeye, said…
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US halts military aid to Mali over coup
The United States on Friday suspended military aid to Mali after a group of rebel military officers seized power and placed the West African country’s president under arrest. There will be “no further training or support of the Mali armed forces — we have halted everything until we can clarify the situation,” the US special…
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Edo guber: Kabaka, nine other APC leaders to appear before DSS Saturday
The Department of State Services has invited 10 leaders of the All Progressives Congress for a meeting on Saturday at its Benin City office in Edo State. Although the agenda of the meeting was not disclosed, it will not be unconnected to the September 19 Edo State Governorship Election. The DSS in a letter…
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El-Rufai carpets NBA over invitation reversal
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has berated the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for withdrawing his invitation to its annual conference. He was earlier invited to speak at the 2020 Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference. The governor described the development as an “unfortunate embrace of injustice”. El-Rufai, in a statement by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye, vowed…
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BoT to Adesina: We can’t cancel NBA election
The Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association that was petitioned by a presidential candidate in the association’s July 2020 election, Mr. Dele Adesina (SAN), says it cannot advise the cancellation of the widely criticised poll. The NBA BoT in a reply to Adesina noted that his petition dated August 2, 2020 raised issues…
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NDDC probe: Investigation must be indepth, Akpabio demands
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has criticized what he described as the limited scope of the National Assembly’s inquest into the financial activities of the Niger Delta Development Commission. According to him, the probe should not be restricted to between February and July 2020 that is currently the mandate of the…