Author: Alex Enemanna
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Photos: NAF graduates 123 in AFIT as Air Chief urges more technical innovations
The Chief of the Air Staff Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has tasked newly graduated personnel of specialized sundry courses at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna to be innovative, focused and bring the skills acquired during their training to bear in the discharge of their technical duties in support of air operations. This…
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Edo guber: Buhari hands over APC flag to Ize-Iyamu
President Muhammadu on Friday hosted the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The chairman of the party’s caretaker committee, Mai Mala Buni, led the candidate to the meeting. The meeting is holding amidst heightened tension in Edo State. Buni said the President has…
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Kogi commences fumigation of schools, to sanction non-compliance
The Kogi state government has commenced the fumigation of schools ahead of resumption. This is even as the government warns school proprietors to ensure a total compliance as a means of reducing the spread of coronavirus or risk sanctions. The commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones stated this at the commencement of…
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Beirut explosion: Buhari condoles Lebanese President
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday condoled with President Michel Aoun over the explosions that rocked Beirut. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists. The statement was titled “President Buhari sympathises with Lebanon over massive explosions.” The statement read, “President Muhammadu Buhari…
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Happening Now: North-East governors’ technical committee meets in Maiduguri
A Technical Committee meeting of North East Governors Forum (NEGF) is currently ongoing in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The technical committee of the NEGF is made up of all the Secretaries to the government of the six States in the north east region. Other members of the committee include Commissioners of Humanitarian Affairs and…
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Pope kicks, says Catholic baptismal wordings can’t be changed
Pope Francis has decreed there could be no changes to the baptismal wording used by the Catholic Church, the Vatican confirmed on Thursday. During a Catholic baptism, which marks a person’s entry into the Catholic community, the exact words of the formula have to be pronounced – even small changes are forbidden – the Vatican…
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How Rwanda uses robots to protect doctors treating COVID-19 patients — Minister
Rwanda uses robots to protect doctors, who treat COVID-19 patients through minimising contact, Health Minister Daniel Ngamije said on Thursday. Ngamije said this at a news conference in Moscow. “We have some health personnel who have been infected with COVID-19. “I think there are less than 10 because we deployed all the Personal Protective Equipment…
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Abuja concert: Naira Marley lands in court
Nigerian artiste, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, has been taken to the Lagos State Special Offences Court at Ikeja. The police had filed charges against him for violating the COVID-19 order banning interstate travels earlier put in place to curb the spread of coronavirus. The controversial artiste left Lagos for the Federal Capital Territory for…
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IPMAN pegs petroleum price at N150 per litre
MEMBERS of the Independent Petroleum Marketers’ Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have been directed to sell a litre of petrol at N150. The directive followed Federal Government’s approval of N138.62 as the ex-depot price for a litre. But, The Nation learnt that despite the ceiling, Private Depot Owners (PDO) sell the product to dealers for N139…
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Police take over Edo Assembly complex
Police operatives have taken over Edo House of Assembly complex in Benin City. Dozens of the security officials stormed the complex while patrol vehicles were stationed around the area. According to a report by The Nation, the move was to forestall alleged planned attack on the facility. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Operations), Ayoola Ajala, led…