The Etsu Nupe and Chairman, Council of Traditional Rulers, Niger State, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar has said that the sacrifices by former Chief of Army Staff, General Muhammad Wushishi to the country would never be forgotten. Describing him as a dutiful and committed soldier who served Nigeria passionately, Abubakar said the death of Wushishi was shocking, […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the suspension of the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC). He approved a new interim governing board appointed to oversee the day-to-day operations of the electricity distribution company. His actions followed the recent industrial action embarked on by its members of staff over non-payment of arrears of pensions, allowances, […]
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Foreigners coming into the country through Lagos State must adhere to the COVID-19 travel protocols or face possible deportation, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu warned yesterday. The governor also reiterated that all-inbound passengers for international flights must perform a Day 2 test within 48 hours of arrival into the country, as well as an additional Day 7 […]
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Senate President Ahmad Lawan yesterday called for punitive measures against indigenous oil companies responsible for oil spillages that devastate host communities where they operate. He made the assertion in his contribution to a motion titled: “The extremely urgent need to stop the continuous crude oil and gas blow out spill at Santa Barbara well 1, […]
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The dispute between Hardy Oil Nigeria Limited and Halkin Exploration and Production Limited, over Atala Marginal Oil Field (OML 46), took a new dimension yesterday. One of the parties in the dispute, Halkin Exploration, has sued the Senate for N10billion. This is as the Senate, through its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, threatened […]
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a notification to airlines stating that they will pay a penalty of $3,500 per passenger if they flout the newly revised COVID-19 provisional quarantine protocols. Besides, the regulator said extreme violation by any carrier would lead to an outright ban. An All Operators Letter (AOL) issued on […]
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Seeks custody of 3 children The Customary Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja yesterday adjourned till today to hear an application by a beauty queen Precious Chikwendu seeking access to the four children she bore for a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. She filed the application through her counsel, Mr Abiodun E. […]
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Police confirmed yesterday that five pupils and three housemasters of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos have been arrested over the death of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr. Spokesman, Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the development in a statement, adding that investigation was ongoing. “I can confirm to you that five of the students involved are being held in custody and […]
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The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the sacked National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, to serve all processes in his case on the respondents through the party’s national secretariat. A panel of the court, led by Justice Musa Dattijo Mohammed, ordered Secondus to serve all the defendants through substituted means by […]
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The National Industrial Court (NIC) in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Army Council to immediately reinstate Brig.-Gen. Abubakar Hanafi Saad, who was compulsorily retired in 2016. The military officer was among the 38 Army officers that were compulsorily retired on June 9, 2016, without any cogent reason. The court ordered that Saad be paid all […]
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