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Villa shooting: Aisha’s ADC, escort commander, riot cops may face panel this week
• Security breach to top IG, management team’s meeting today • DSS operative attached to Buhari’s nephew fired shots – Source Olalekan Adetayo, Eniola Akinkuotu and Adelani Adepegba The shooting at the Presidential Villa involving Usman Shugaba, the Aide-de-Camp to the First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, and other security agents attached to her will top …
Concerns as China sentences Australian to death for drug trafficking
Australia’s prime minister expressed concern Monday after an Australian man was sentenced to death, in a case that could further inflame tensions between Beijing and Canberra. A Chinese court revealed on Saturday that Karm Gilespie, a Sydney-based actor turned investment coach, had been condemned to death earlier in the week on drug smuggling charges – …
Resident doctors begin nationwide strike
Dayo Ojerinde The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria on Monday commenced a nationwide strike after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum. The National President of NARD, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, had in a circular last week said the association found it necessary to take “the painful decision” following the inability of the Federal Government …
Traditional rulers in Buhari’s state sponsoring banditry — Presidency
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Presidency says some traditional rulers in the home state of the President, Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), are sponsoring banditry hence the spike in violent attacks in Katsina State. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on …
We won’t share revenue with Australian media, Facebook insists
Facebook on Monday rejected calls from the Australian government and news companies that it share advertising revenue with the media, suggesting it would rather cut news content from its platform. The US tech giant said in a submission to Australia’s competition watchdog that news represents a “very small fraction” of the content in an average …
Darkness persists, generation falls to 2,943MW, 10 plants idle
’Femi Asu Darkness persisted across several parts of the country on Sunday as 10 power plants sat idle. Total power generation fell to 2,943.4MW as of 6am on Sunday from 3585.6MW on Saturday, data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity System Operator showed. The number of plants shut down increased from eight as of 6am on …
France won’t forget history, tear down statues – Macron
President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Sunday that France would not seek to erase elements of its history or take down statues of controversial public figures, despite growing global scrutiny of former colonial powers in the wake of worldwide protests. In an address to the nation, Macron said France would be “uncompromising” in its fight against …
FG defaults in pension remittance for six years
Workers have continued to suffer decline in their retirement benefits over the Federal Government’s delay in implementing the mandatory 18 per cent monthly emolument remittance into employees’ pension accounts, NIKE POPOOLA reports. The Pension Reform Act 2014 mandates all employers under the Contributory Pension Scheme to raise the contribution of their workers’ pensions from 15 …
PDP blames ‘APC mercenaries’ for incessant killings
John Alechenu, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party has again decried the failure of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and his ruling All Progressives Congress to contain the incessant killings of vulnerable Nigerians by bandits in Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Kaduna, Kogi and Taraba states and other parts of the country. The National Publicity …
One dies, two missing as car plunges into Kwara river
Tunde Oyekola, Ilorin One person has been confirmed dead, while men of the Kwara State Fire Service are still searching for two others, who were in a Toyota Avensis car that plunged into the Oko-Erin River in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent gathered that five passengers, believed to be …
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