Armed policemen on Monday cordoned off the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, against perceived troublemakers. Secretary of the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator John Akpanudoedehe, said the presence of the Policemen was a proactive measure for protection based on a security report. As early as 9 am on Monday, […]
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A Yaba Magistrates’ Court has remanded Chidinma Ojukwu, prime suspect in the murder of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, for 30 days. Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo made the order following an application by the police. She also remanded Ojukwu’s co-defendant Adedapo Quadri on the same terms. Police counsel Cyril Ejiofor […]
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A Nigerian politician, Abidemi Rufai, facing fraud charges in the United States, will be languishing in jail for the remaining months of the year, with his trial postponed to 2022. Mr Rufai, a suspended aide of Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, is accused of defrauding the U.S. government to the tune of $350,000 in COVID-19 […]
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In an effort to boost medicine security in hospitals in the country, all Federal Health Institutions have been granted permission to establish manufacturing/compounding units in their pharmacy. The immediate past chairman of the Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN), Dr Kingsley Amibor, disclosed this while presenting his valedictory address at a dinner […]
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National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Uche Secondus has declared he will not resign. He said the minority calling for his resignation should come clean on his offence. The PDP National chairman broke his silence in a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Ike Abonyi The statement reads: […]
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Members of the Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the House of Representatives have asked the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, to resign from office. In a communique signed by its leader, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) and Deputy Leader, Chukwuka Onyema (PDP, Enugu), made the call after a virtual meeting on Saturday. They blamed the […]
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The leader of the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination group, Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof Banji Akintoye, on Sunday described as untrue, media reports that he has left Nigeria to escape the plots of the Nigerian government to arrest him. Confirming that he is truly in the Republic of Benin to solidarise with the Yoruba nation […]
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The Federal Government has mandated all chief medical directors in teaching hospitals across the country to open attendance registers with a view to stopping salaries of doctors taking part in the strike called by the National Association of Resident Doctors. The order, which was revealed by a senior health official, was also confirmed by the […]
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Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, was shut down on Monday as residents heeded the call for a sit-at-home protest by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group had called for the exercise to protest the arrest and detention of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu by the Federal Government. Schools, shops, banks and other businesses in […]
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To make the police responsive, pro-active and effective in the face of a breakdown of internal security, the Senate Committee on Constitution Amendment is considering a proposal that will tinker with the structure of the police. The committee resorted to adjustment of the structure because the members failed to agree on the proposal for state […]
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